NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 19, 2012, the Department of Health, received a petition for Variance from subparagraph 64E-16.004(2)(d)3., Florida Administrative Code, from Kelly Roberts, Petitioner, on behalf of Stericycle, Inc. This rule prescribes that reusable sharps containers shall be emptied into a treatment cart or directly into the treatment unit. The Petitioner requests a variance from the rule to allow the Petitioner to open reusable sharps containers that contain recyclable medical devices from operating rooms and empty the contents onto a tray so that the recyclable medical devices can be retrieved. Upon completion of the recyclable medical device retrieval, the tray will be emptied directly into a treatment cart. Comments on this petition should be filed with: Erin Levingston, Agency Clerk, Department of Health, Office of General Counsel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN #A02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1703, within 14 days of publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Gina Vallone-Hood, Bureau of Community Environmental Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN #A08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1710 or by calling (850)245-4277.