Kentucky
Covered by our Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Branch
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Covered by our Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Branch
211 Hayes RdThe state of Kentucky does not have specific medical waste regulations or a single agency with jurisdiction over medical waste.
However, state regulations do reference how medical waste should be treated, handled, labeled, stored, transported and disposed of. Within Kentucky's Department for Environmental Protection, the Division of Waste Management provides requirements for the permitting and registration of waste facilities, transfer stations, and haulers, while the Division for Air Quality has set forth regulations for medical waste incinerators. Medical waste disposal regulations vary by facility type, per regulations from KY's Cabinet for Health & Family Services and Department for Public Health. Furthermore, regulations on several aspects of medical waste management come from the Kentucky Labor Cabinet (under the Kentucky Safety and Health Program); these include requirements for sharps, medical waste containers, labeling, and employee training.
Despite Kentucky's medical waste regulations coming from multiple agencies, BioServ has a strong knowledge of the requirements to keep your practice compliant.