23476151, 64E-16.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 23476151

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Environmental Health

Chapter:

BIOMEDICAL WASTE

Overview

RULE:

64E-16.001	General
64E-16.002	Definitions
64E-16.003	Facility Policies and Procedures
64E-16.004	Storage and Containment
64E-16.005	Labeling
64E-16.006	Generator Requirements
64E-16.007	Treatment
64E-16.008	Biomedical Waste Transport
64E-16.009	Registration of Biomedical Waste Transporters
64E-16.010	Inspections
64E-16.011	Permits
64E-16.012	Fees

PURPOSE:

To update rules to be consistent with section 381.0098, Florida Statutes, incorporate fair and consistent verbiage to standards of practice and disciplinary guidelines, eliminate duplicative language, and incorporate necessary technical changes and modifications which will make it current with industry changes.

SUBJECT:

Areas to be discussed include but are not limited to: Requirements for biomedical waste facilities that generate, transport, store, or treat biomedical waste; definitions; facility policy and procedure requirements; treatment process requirements; registrations; permits and exemptions; and fees.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

381.006 FS, 381.0098 FS.

LAW:

381.006, 381.0098, 395.002(13), 395.1011 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/29/2020 Vol. 46/147

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

381.006 FS, 381.0098 FS., 381.006, 381.0098, 395.002(13), 395.1011 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=64E-16.001&PDate=7/29/2020&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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