# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 06 — Diseases

### Chapter 06 — Communicable Disease Prevention — Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Special Medical Waste

#### Regulation .05 Treatment of Sharps Before Disposal.

*COMAR 10.06.06.05*

A person shall treat sharps:

A. Before disposal; and

B. By one of the following methods:

  (1) Encapsulation;

  (2) Incineration;

  (3) Mechanical destruction after decontamination; or

  (4) An alternative method that meets the criteria of Regulation .06 of this chapter.