The purpose of reading the Regulations on the Management of Medical Wastes in the State Council is to strengthen the safety management of medical wastes, prevent the spread of diseases, protect the environment and safeguard human health. It is forbidden for any unit or individual to transfer, buy or sell medical wastes, mail medical wastes and transport medical wastes by rail or air.
The medical wastes in the Regulations on the Management of Medical Wastes refer to wastes with direct or indirect infectivity, toxicity and other hazards generated by medical and health institutions in medical treatment, prevention, health care and other related activities. Medical waste can be divided into five categories: infectious waste, pathological waste, destructive waste, pharmaceutical waste and chemical waste.
The full text of the Regulations on the Management of Medical Wastes in the State Council.
Document number: the State Council DecreeNo. 10No. 380th.
Execution time: 200306 16
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Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II General Principles of Medical Waste Management
Chapter III Management of Medical Waste in Medical and Health Institutions
Chapter IV Centralized Disposal of Medical Wastes
Chapter V Supervision and Administration
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Interpretation of laws and regulations
Answers to related questions
Chapter I General Principles
Article 1 In order to strengthen the safety management of medical wastes, prevent the spread of diseases, protect the environment and safeguard human health, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes.
Article 2 The term "medical waste" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the waste that is directly or indirectly infectious, toxic and other harmful in medical treatment, prevention, health care and other related activities produced by medical and health institutions.
The classified catalogue of medical wastes is jointly formulated and published by the health administrative department and the environmental protection administrative department of the State Council.
Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to the collection, transportation, storage, disposal, supervision and management of medical wastes.
Domestic garbage generated by patients with infectious diseases or suspected patients with infectious diseases admitted by medical and health institutions shall be managed and disposed of according to medical wastes.
The management of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, radioactive drugs, toxic drugs and related wastes abandoned by medical and health institutions shall be implemented in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations and relevant state regulations and standards.
Article 4 The State promotes the centralized and harmless disposal of medical wastes and encourages the research and development of technologies for the safe disposal of medical wastes.
Local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for organizing the construction of centralized medical waste disposal facilities.
The state gives appropriate support to the construction of centralized medical waste disposal facilities in remote and poor areas.
Article 5 The health administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall exercise unified supervision and management over disease prevention and control in the activities of medical waste collection, transportation, storage and disposal; The competent administrative department of environmental protection shall exercise unified supervision and management over the prevention and control of environmental pollution in the collection, transportation, storage and disposal of medical wastes.
Other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of medical waste disposal within their respective functions and duties.
Article 6 Any unit or individual has the right to report, complain, report and accuse the illegal acts of medical and health institutions, centralized medical waste disposal units, supervision and management departments and their staff.
Chapter II General Principles of Medical Waste Management
Article 7 Medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall establish and improve the responsibility system for medical waste management, with its legal representative as the first responsible person, and earnestly perform their duties to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and environmental pollution accidents caused by medical waste.
Eighth medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall formulate relevant rules and regulations and emergency plans for the safe disposal of medical waste; Set up a monitoring department or full-time (part-time) staff to be responsible for inspection, supervision and implementation of medical waste management in this unit, and prevent violations of these regulations.
Article 9 Medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall train the personnel and management personnel engaged in the collection, transportation, storage and disposal of medical wastes in relevant laws and professional knowledge, safety protection and emergency treatment.
Article 10 Medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall take effective occupational health protection measures, equip personnel and management personnel engaged in the collection, transportation, storage and disposal of medical wastes with necessary protective articles, and conduct regular health checks; When necessary, the relevant personnel shall be immunized to prevent their health from being damaged.
Eleventh medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall, in accordance with the provisions of the law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid waste, implement the management system of hazardous waste transfer.
Article 12 Medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall register medical waste, and the registration contents shall include the source, type, weight or quantity, handover time, disposal method, final destination and the signature of the disposer. Registration materials shall be kept for at least 3 years.
Thirteenth medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units should take effective measures to prevent the loss, leakage and spread of medical waste.
In case of loss, leakage and diffusion of medical waste, medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units shall take emergency measures to reduce the harm, and provide medical aid and on-site rescue for the sick; At the same time, report to the health administrative department and environmental protection administrative department of the local people's government at the county level, and inform the units and residents that may be harmed.
Article 14 No unit or individual may transfer or buy or sell medical wastes.
It is forbidden to discard medical wastes during transportation; It is forbidden to dump or pile up medical wastes in non-storage places, and medical wastes shall not be mixed with other wastes and domestic garbage.
Article 15 It is forbidden to mail medical wastes.
It is forbidden to transport medical wastes by rail or air.
Where there are land passages, it is forbidden to transport medical wastes by water; If there is no land passage and medical waste needs to be transported by water, it shall be approved by the competent administrative department of environmental protection of the people's government at or above the municipal level, and strict environmental protection measures shall be taken before it can be transported by water.
It is forbidden to carry passengers on the same vehicle to transport medical wastes. It is forbidden to transport medical wastes on water bodies in drinking water source protection areas.
Chapter III Management of Medical Waste in Medical and Health Institutions
Article 16 Medical and health institutions shall collect the medical wastes generated by their own units in time, and put them in special packages or closed containers to prevent leakage and sharp instrument penetration.
Special packages and containers for medical wastes should have obvious warning signs and instructions.
The provisions on the standards and warning signs of special packages and containers for medical wastes shall be jointly formulated by the administrative departments of health and environmental protection of the State Council.
Seventeenth medical and health institutions shall establish temporary storage facilities and equipment for medical wastes, and shall not store medical wastes in the open air; The temporary storage time of medical wastes shall not exceed 2 days.
Temporary storage facilities and equipment for medical wastes should be far away from medical areas, food processing areas, personnel activity areas and domestic garbage storage places, and obvious warning signs and safety measures such as leakage prevention, rat prevention, mosquito and fly prevention, cockroach prevention, theft prevention and child contact prevention should be set up.
Temporary storage facilities and equipment for medical wastes shall be disinfected and cleaned regularly.