# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 13 — Disposal of Controlled Hazardous Substances

### Chapter 10 — Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

#### Regulation .37 Standards for Healthcare Facilities Managing Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals — Applicability.

*COMAR 26.13.10.37*

A. This regulation and Regulations .38—.48 of this chapter apply to a healthcare facility that:

  (1) Meets the criteria specified in Regulation .32E(1) of this chapter or is identified in Regulation .32E(2) of this chapter as being subject to these requirements; or

  (2) Is identified in Regulation .32D(1) of this chapter and has voluntarily elected to comply with this regulation and Regulations .38—.48 of this chapter, as provided in Regulation .32D(1)(b) of this chapter.

B. A healthcare facility identified in §A of this regulation shall:

  (1) Manage the following in accordance with the provisions of Regulations .38—.45, and .47 of this chapter:

    (a) Non-creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals; and

    (b) Potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are not destined for a reverse distributor; and

  (2) Manage potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are destined for a reverse distributor in accordance with the provisions of Regulations .38, .46 and .48 of this chapter.