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2019 Indiana Code
Title 16. Health
Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease
Chapter 16. Communicable Disease: Treatment of Infectious Waste
16-41-16-3. Effective treatment
Universal Citation: IN Code § 16-41-16-3 (2019)
IC 16-41-16-3 Effective treatment
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "effective treatment" means treatment that meets the following conditions:
(1) Reduces the pathogenic qualities of infectious waste to a point where the waste is safe to handle.
(2) Is designed for the specific waste involved.
(3) Is carried out in a manner consistent with rules adopted by the state department under section 8 of this chapter.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) Incineration.
(2) Steam sterilization.
(3) Chemical disinfection.
(4) Thermal inactivation.
(5) Irradiation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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