2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-19.12 - Generation - Transportation - Storage - Treatment - Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste
Section 23-19.12-12 - Registration for generators.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 23-19.12-12 (2017)

§ 23-19.12-12. Registration for generators.

(a) No person or legal entity shall engage in the generation of regulated medical waste unless that person or legal entity has registered with the director of the department of environmental management upon a form prescribed by the director. The director of the department of environmental management is empowered to charge an annual registration fee according to the following fee schedule. For the purpose of these registration requirements, a person is considered to be a single generator, even if it utilizes more than one site in the course of its operation.

Generator Category Waste Generated Per Generator Per Year Annual Registration Fee
1 Less than 25 lbs. $30 per generator
2 25 lbs. to 100 lbs. $40 per generator
3 101 lbs. to 500 lbs. $60 per generator
4 501 lbs. to 2,000 lbs. $160 per generator
5 more than 2,000 lbs. $200 per generator

(b) The director will provide generators with registration applications upon request.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1992, ch. 497, § 1.)

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