South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 93 - Infectious Waste Management

Section 44-93-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Infectious...

Section 44-93-20. Definitions. - (A) "Infectious waste" or "waste" means: (1) sharps; (2) cultures...

Section 44-93-30. Regulations, procedures, and standards. - The department shall promulgate regulations, procedures, or standards necessary to...

Section 44-93-40. Department administrative and public health emergency infectious waste management powers. - (A) To carry out the provisions and purposes of this...

Section 44-93-50. Powers of commissioner. - The director, upon receipt of information that an aspect of...

Section 44-93-60. Storage of infectious waste. - (A) Storage of infectious waste must be in such a...

Section 44-93-70. Transportation of infectious waste. - (A) Infectious waste must be transported in such a manner...

Section 44-93-80. Treatment and disposal of infectious waste. - (A) Infectious waste treated must be treated at a facility...

Section 44-93-90. Registration of infectious waste generators; identification of generator on waste labels and containers. - (A) All in-state generators of infectious waste shall register with...

Section 44-93-100. Generators exempt from provisions of chapter. - All in-state generators that produce less than fifty pounds of...

Section 44-93-110. Waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility prohibited from accepting certain infectious waste. - It is unlawful for a person who owns or operates...

Section 44-93-120. Permit requirements. - Upon promulgation of regulations as specified in Section 44-93-30, no...

Section 44-93-125. Permit to expand or construct facility; exceptions. - No person may expand or construct a new facility without...

Section 44-93-130. Refusal to issue or renew registration to transport, or permit to operate; rehabilitation. - (A) The director may refuse to issue or renew a...

Section 44-93-140. Unlawful to fail to comply with statute or regulations. - Following the promulgation of the regulations required pursuant to Section...

Section 44-93-150. Enforcement; penalties. - (A) Whenever the department finds that a person is in...

Section 44-93-160. Fees on commercial treatment of infectious waste; reports; penalties. - (A) There is a fee on the treatment of infectious...

Section 44-93-165. Infectious Waste Program Fund; establishment; funding. - The department shall establish an Infectious Waste Program Fund to...

Section 44-93-170. Infectious Waste Contingency Fund. - The department shall establish an Infectious Waste Contingency Fund to...

Section 44-93-180. Inspection of treatment facilities; fees. - The department shall assign as may be necessary a health...

Section 44-93-190. Chapter inapplicable to treatment or disposal of hazardous waste. - This chapter does not apply to the treatment or disposal...

Section 44-93-210. Annual estimate of amount of infectious waste; infectious waste treatment facilities. - (A) Annually the department shall estimate and publish the amount...

Section 44-93-220. Monthly incineration limits for infectious waste from July through December, 1990. - From July through December, 1990, no more than fifteen hundred...

Section 44-93-230. Construction of infectious waste provisions. - The provisions of Sections 44-93-210 and 44-93-220 must be construed...

Section 44-93-240. Fines for exceeding infectious waste incineration limits; disposition of money collected. - In the event the infectious waste tonnage limitations in any...