Medical Waste Management Rulemaking Open Participation Meeting Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Waste Permits Division August 18, 2015, Austin Texas

Our Goal Bring representatives from medical waste community together for participation in the rulemaking process. What are the requirements of House Bill 2244 The TCEQ rulemaking process and schedule A new medical waste management chapter How to provide comments Slide #1

House Bill (HB) 2244 Filed by State Rep. Zerwas - 84th Legislature Signed by the Governor -June 10, 2015 and effective immediately Section 5 - No later than June 1, 2016, the TCEQ shall adopt rules to implement the changes made by this Act. The rules must be adopted in the form of a new chapter of the Texas Administrative Code that includes all rules of the commission relating to medical waste regulation. Also states that rules adopted to implement the change must minimize the effect on other rules regulating municipal solid waste facilities. Slide #2

Scope of HB 2244 Requires: Extracting rules from Ch. 330 regarding:  water pollution control and water quality aspects;  air pollution control and ambient air quality aspects; and  the protection of human health and safety as they relate to medical waste Adopting rules relating to Ch. 330, Subchapter E and other portions that apply to medical waste facilities, such as:  buffer zones  storage times, and  container labeling requirements Slide #3

Scope of HB 2244 (cont.) The new rules must address:  procedural requirements for applications  site development  notice  duration and limits for authorizations Existing authorizations not required to comply unless they choose to modify and/or seek new authorization Slide #4

Rule Timeline Proposal – December 9, 2015 Public Comment Period: December 25, 2015 thru January 25, 2016 Adoption – April 27, 2016 Effective – May 19, 2016 Slide #5

Current Structure of Medical Waste Rules Primary Location – 30 TAC Chapter 330, Subchapter Y- Medical Waste (MW) Management § – Purpose § – Applicability § – Definitions § – Generators of MW § – Storage of MW § – Transporters of Untreated MW § – Transfer of Shipments of MW § – Interstate Transportation § – MW Collection Stations § – Treatment & Disposal of MW § – On-site Treatment Services on Mobile Treatment Units Slide #6

Current Structure (cont.) Rules that apply to medical waste facilities are also found in other parts of Ch. 330: Subchapter A – General Information Subchapter B – Permit and Registration Application Procedures Subchapter E – Operational Standards Subchapter G – Surface Water Drainage Subchapter L – Closure, Post-Closure, and Corrective Action Cost Estimates Subchapter M – Location Restrictions Subchapter P – Fees and Reporting Slide #7

Outline of the Proposed New Chapter General Information Packaging, Labeling, & Shipping Exempt Medical Waste Operations Operations Requiring a Notification Operations Requiring a Registration by Rule Operations Requiring a Registration Fees and Reporting Slide #8

How to Comment Taking Comments - till August 26 th (next Wednesday) by:  using “MSW Permits”  United States mail to the following address: Mario Perez, MC 124 TCEQ, P.O. Box Austin, TX  “Contact Us” at (512) Be sure to include “Medical Waste Rule Revisions” in the subject line. Slide #9

OpenDiscussion Open Discussion Mario Perez, Project Manager   Phone: (512) Gulay Aki, Program Lead   Phone: (512) To receive s or text messages when new information on this project is released “sign up for updates” on “Medical Waste Rule Revisions” webpage. dvgroups/med-waste.html Slide #10