Michigan § 333.13811 - Storage, decontamination, and disposal of medical waste.
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§ 333.13811. Storage, decontamination, and disposal of medical waste.
A producing facility shall store, decontaminate, and dispose of medical waste pursuant to the following:
Cultures and stocks of material contaminated with an infectious agent shall be stored in closed, puncture-resistant containers, decontaminated by autoclaving or incineration, and disposed of in a sanitary landfill.
Blood and blood products and body fluids shall be disposed of by 1 or more of the following methods:
Flushing down a sanitary sewer.
Decontaminating by autoclaving or incineration.
Solidifying.
If not in liquid form, transferring to a sanitary landfill.
A process approved by the department.
Pathological waste shall be disposed of by 1 or more of the following methods:
Incineration or cremation.
Grinding and flushing into a sanitary sewer.
Burial in a cemetery, if transported in leakproof containers of sufficient integrity to prevent rupture.
Grinding until rendered unrecognizable, stored in closed, puncture-resistant, properly labeled containers, and, if not in liquid form, disposed of in a sanitary landfill.
A process approved by the department.
Sharps shall be disposed of by 1 of the following methods:
Placement in rigid, puncture-resistant containers that are appropriately labeled and transported to a sanitary landfill in a manner that retains the integrity of the container.
Incineration or decontamination and grinding that renders the objects unrecognizable. Ground sharps shall be placed in a sealed, rupture-resistant container and transported to a sanitary landfill.
A process approved by the department.
Animal waste contaminated with organisms infectious to humans shall be disposed of by incineration or by burial in a sanitary landfill in properly labeled, double containers that are leakproof and puncture-resistant and are tightly sealed to prevent escape of fluids or material. Contaminated animal organs disposed of separately shall be rendered unrecognizable.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 333.13811 ("Storage, decontamination, and disposal of medical waste.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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