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IL HB0702
Bill
Status
Passed
8/16/2013
Primary Sponsor
Rita Mayfield
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AI Summary
- Amends the Environmental Protection Act to redefine and clarify what constitutes "potentially infectious medical waste" under Illinois law
- Establishes seven categories of potentially infectious medical waste including cultures, human pathological waste, blood products, used sharps, animal waste, isolation waste, and unused sharps
- Excludes certain treated sharps from the definition of potentially infectious medical waste if they meet specific conditions including treatment, rendering unrecognizable, and Agency certification
- Allows treated sharps to be disposed of at permitted landfills accepting municipal waste if managed through an Agency-permitted treatment facility with proper certification, packaging, and transportation protocols
Legislative Description
SAFETY-TECH
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0366
8/16/2013
Committee Referrals
Environment4/30/2013
Assignments4/22/2013
Executive2/25/2013
Rules1/25/2013
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