MEDICAL WASTE TRANSPORTER FEE SYSTEM

SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section

1450.100

Definitions

1450.101

Applicability

1450.102

Exemptions from PIMW Transporter Fee System

1450.103

Retention of Records

1450.104

Certification of Documents

1450.105

Certification of Weight

1450.106

Severability

SUBPART B: PROCEDURES FOR MAINTAINING REPORTS

Section

1450.200

Daily PIMW Report

1450.201

Monthly PIMW Report

1450.202

Quarterly PIMW Report

1450.203

Supplemental PIMW Report

SUBPART C: PROCEDURES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PIMW TRANSPORTER

FEES

Section

1450.300

Quarterly Submission of Payment of PIMW Transporter Fee

1450.301

Manner of Payment

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 56.6 of the Environmental

Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111 1/2, par. 1056.6, including P.A. 87-1097,

effective January 1, 1993) [415 ILCS 5/56.6].

SOURCE: Adopted at 17 Ill. Reg. 20268, effective November 15, 1993.

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Section 1450.100 Definitions

Except as stated in this Section, the definition of words or terms in this Part shall be the

same as those used in the Act.

a) "Act" means the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch.

111 1/2, pars. 1001 et seq., including P.A. 87-1097, effective

September 15, 1992) [415 ILCS 5].

b) "Designated facility" means a facility that treats, stores, transfers or

disposes of PIMW.

c)

"Potentially infectious medical waste" ("PIMW") means the following

types of waste generated in connection with the diagnosis, treatment

(i.e., provision of medical services), or immunization of human beings or

animals; research pertaining to the provision of medical services; or the

production or testing of biologicals:

1)

Cultures and stocks. This waste shall include but not be limited

to cultures and stocks of agents infectious to humans, and

associated biologicals; cultures from medical or pathological

laboratories; cultures and stocks of infectious agents from

research and industrial laboratories; wastes from the production

of biologicals; discarded live or attenuated vaccines; or culture

dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, or mix cultures.

2)

Human pathological wastes. This waste shall include tissue,

organs, and body parts (except teeth and the contiguous

structures of bone and gum), body fluids that are removed during

surgery, autopsy, or other medical procedures; or specimens of

body fluids and their containers.

3) Human blood and blood products. This waste shall include

discarded human blood, blood components (e.g., serum and

plasma), or saturated material containing free flowing blood or

blood components.

4)

Used sharps. This waste shall include but not be limited to

discarded sharps used in animal or human patient care, medical

research, or clinical or pharmaceutical laboratories; hypodermic,

intravenous, or other medical needles; hypodermic or intravenous

syringes; pasteur pipettes; scalpel blades; or blood vials. This

waste shall also include but not be limited to other types of

broken or unbroken glass (including slides and cover slips) in

contact with infectious agents.

5)

Animal waste. Animal waste means discarded materials,

including carcasses, body parts, body fluids, blood, or bedding

originating from animals inoculated during research, production

of biologicals, or pharmaceutical testing with agents infectious to

humans.

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6)

Isolation waste. This waste shall include discarded materials

contaminated with blood, excretions, exudates, and secretions

from humans that are isolated to protect others from highly

communicable diseases. "Highly communicable diseases" means

those diseases identified by the Board in rules adopted under

subsection (e) of Section 56.2 of this Act.

7)

Unused sharps. This waste shall include but not be limited to the

following unused, discarded sharps: hypodermic, intravenous, or

other needles; hypodermic or intravenous syringes; or scalpel

blades. Potentially infectious medical waste does not include:

8)

Waste generated as general household waste;

9)

Waste (except for sharps) for which the infectious potential has

been eliminated by treatment; or

10)

sharps that meet both of the following conditions:

A)

The infectious potential has been eliminated from the

sharps by treatment; and

B)

The sharps are rendered unrecognizable by treatment.

(Section 3.81 of the Act).

d) "Tare weight" means the weight of a reusable shipping container that is

not permanently disposed of with the PIMW.

e) "Transporter" means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of

PIMW by highway or water.

Section 1450.101 Applicability

The regulations of this Part apply to:

a) Transporters of PIMW required to have a permit under Section 56.1(f)

of the Act and transporters of PIMW not required to have a permit under

Section 56.1(f)(1)(A) of the Act if the PIMW is transported to a site or

facility not owned, controlled, or operated by the transporter; and

b) PIMW storage sites or treatment facilities receiving PIMW if the fee has

not been previously paid by a transporter.

Section 1450.102 Exemptions from PIMW Transporter Fee System

The PIMW transporter fee payment provisions in this Part shall not apply to:

a) transporters of PIMW not required to have a permit under Section

56.1(f)(1)(A) of the Act if the PIMW is transported to a site or facility

owned, controlled, or operated by the transporter; or

b) noncommercial transportation of less than 50 pounds of PIMW at any

one time; or

c) transporters when the fee has been paid by another transporter who

previously transported the PIMW; or

d) the U.S. Postal Service; or

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e) a person transporting PIMW to a hospital when the person is a member

of the hospital's medical staff.

Section 1450.103 Retention of Records

Copies of all records required to be kept under this Part shall be retained by the

transporter for three years and shall be made available at the transporter's principal

place of business in Illinois or corporate headquarters during normal business hours for

inspection and photocopying by the Agency.

Section 1450.104 Certification of Documents

a) All records and reports retained by or submitted to the Agency as

required by this Part shall be signed by a person responsible for

preparing and reviewing such documents as part of his or her duties in

the regular course of business.

b) Any person signing a report submitted to the Agency as required by this

Part shall make the following certification:

I certify under penalty of law that this report and all attachments were

prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system

designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate

the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons

who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for

gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of

my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. I am aware that

there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including

the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

Section 1450.105 Certification of Weight

a) Although PIMW may be measured in other units, the transporter is

responsible for accurately weighing any load of PIMW in pounds.

b) The PIMW shall be weighed with a device for which certification has

been obtained under the Weights and Measures Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991,

ch. 147, pars. 101 et seq.) [225 ILCS 470].

Section 1450.106 Severability

If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part shall be adjudged

unconstitutional, void, invalid or otherwise unlawful, such adjudication shall not affect

the validity of this Part as a whole or any Section, subsection, sentence or clause

thereof not adjudged unconstitutional, void, invalid or otherwise unlawful.

SUBPART B: PROCEDURES FOR MAINTAINING REPORTS

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Section 1450.200 Daily PIMW Report

a) The Daily PIMW Report shall be maintained at the transporter's

principal place of business in Illinois or corporate headquarters.

b) The Daily PIMW Report shall be either on a form provided by the

Agency or on another form that records the same information.

c) The Daily PIMW Report shall include, but not be limited to, the

following information for each load of PIMW transported:

1) the date received;

2) the PIMW transport company name;

3) the permitted medical waste hauler number;

4) the PIMW manifest number;

5) the generator name and location (city/state);

6) the designated facility name and location (city/state);

7) the gross weight in pounds of PIMW subject to the PIMW

transporter fee;

8) the gross weight in pounds of PIMW exempt from the PIMW

transporter fee and the reason for the exemption;

9) the tare weight in pounds;

10) the net weight in pounds of PIMW subject to the PIMW

transporter fee;

11) the net weight in pounds of PIMW exempt from the PIMW

transporter fee;

12) the grand totals of gross and net weight of PIMW and the grand

total of tare weight;

13) the page subtotal, if applicable; and

14) the authorized name, signature and date.

d) Upon written or oral request of the Agency, the transporter will submit

copies of the Daily PIMW Reports covered by the quarter to the Agency

with the Quarterly PIMW Report.

e) Entries on a Daily PIMW Report shall be made contemporaneously with

the receipt of each load unless the transporter uses a different method of

recording the required information which assures that required

information can be entered on the Daily PIMW Report by the end of

each business day, in which case the information must be entered in the

Daily PIMW Report by the end of each business day. When an

alternative method of contemporaneous recording is used, that record

must be maintained in accordance with the records retention provisions

of Section 1450.103 of this Part.

Section 1450.201 Monthly PIMW Report

a) The Monthly PIMW Report shall be submitted to the Agency on a form

provided by the Agency.

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b) Entries on the Monthly PIMW Report shall be completed within 10

calendar days after the end of each month.

c) The Monthly PIMW Reports covered by the quarter shall be submitted

with the Quarterly PIMW Report to the Agency.

d) The Monthly PIMW Report shall include, but not be limited to, the

following information on a daily basis:

1) the month and year received;

2) the PIMW transport company name;

3) the permitted medical waste hauler number;

4) the designated facility name and location (city/state);

5) the date PIMW was received;

6) the total number of PIMW manifests used;

7) the net weight in pounds of PIMW subject to the PIMW

transporter fee;

8) the grand totals of subsections (d)(6) and (7) of this Section;

9) the certification according to Section 1450.104; and

10) the authorized name, signature, date and telephone number.

Section 1450.202 Quarterly PIMW Report

a) The Quarterly PIMW Report shall be submitted to the Agency on a form

provided by the Agency.

b) The Quarterly PIMW Report shall include, but not be limited to, the

following information:

1) the quarter and year received;

2) the PIMW transport company name and address;

3) the permitted medical waste hauler number;

4) the designated facility name and location (city/state);

5) the total number of PIMW manifests used for each of the three

months;

6) the net weight in pounds of PIMW subject to the PIMW

transporter fee for each of the three months;

7) the total PIMW transporter fee due for each of the three months;

8) the summation of net weight in pounds of PIMW subject to the

PIMW transporter fee for the current quarter and for the calendar

year;

9) the total PIMW transporter fee due for the current quarter and for

the calendar year;

10) the supplemental PIMW transporter fee due or credited for the

previous reporting period(s);

11) the PIMW transporter fee due or credited from the previous

quarter;

12) the total PIMW transporter fee paid for the quarter;

13) the certification according to Section 1450.104; and

14) the authorized name, signature, date and telephone number.

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c) The Quarterly PIMW Report shall be received by the Agency on or

before April 15, July 15, October 15 and January 15 of each calendar

year and shall cover the three calendar months preceding the receipt

date.

d) The PIMW transporter fee required to be paid under Subpart C of this

Part shall be included with the submission of the Quarterly PIMW

Report. The weight in pounds of PIMW subject to the PIMW

transporter fee is required to be listed on each PIMW manifest.

e) The PIMW Quarterly Report, including the payment of the PIMW

transporter fee and the applicable Monthly PIMW Reports, shall be sent

to the following address:

Fiscal Services Section

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

2200 Churchill Road

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

Section 1450.203 Supplemental PIMW Report

a) When errors in the amount of PIMW or the amount of the PIMW

transporter fee due by month or quarter under this Part are discovered in

any of the records required to be kept under this Part, a Supplemental

PIMW Report showing the relevant corrections shall be completed by

the transporter and submitted to the Agency. The transporter shall show

the adjustment on the next Quarterly PIMW Report.

b) The Supplemental PIMW Report shall be submitted to the Agency on a

form provided by the Agency.

c) The Supplemental PIMW Report shall include, but not be limited to, the

following information:

1) the PIMW transport company name and address;

2) the permitted medical waste hauler number;

3) the PIMW manifest number;

4) the date PIMW was received;

5) the generator name and location (city/state);

6) the designated facility name and location (city/state);

7) the correct net weight in pounds of PIMW;

8) the incorrect net weight in pounds of PIMW previously reported;

9) the difference in weight in pounds of PIMW;

10) the total PIMW transporter fee due or for credit;

11) the grand totals for subsections (c)(7) through (11) of this

Section;

12) the page subtotal, if applicable;

13) the certification according to Section 1450.104; and

14) the authorized name, signature, date and telephone number.

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SUBPART C: PROCEDURES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PIMW

Section 1450.300 Quarterly Submission of Payment of PIMW Transporter Fee

a) Payment of the $0.015 per pound of PIMW transporter fee required by

Section 56.6(a) of the Act shall begin on July 1, 1992. The payment

shall be made on a quarterly basis with the submission of the Quarterly

PIMW Report. Such payment shall be received by the Agency on or

before April 15, July 15, October 15 and January 15 of each year and

shall cover the three preceding calendar months.

b) If the calculation of fees under this Section results in an overpayment,

the Agency shall credit this overpayment against the PIMW transporter

fees due during the next quarter. The Agency shall issue no refunds.

c) If the calculation of fees under this Section results in an underpayment of

greater than $10.00, the amount is due to the Agency within 10 calendar

days from receipt of an underpayment notice from the Agency.

d) Each transporter shall notify the Agency if it intends to permanently

cease transportation of PIMW. This notification shall be received by the

Agency within 30 calendar days after ceasing the transportation of

PIMW and include:

1) the name and address of the transporter;

2) the date by which PIMW will cease to be transported; and

3) a fee payment schedule to assure submission of fees in

accordance with this Part.

e) In the event that a transporter does not transport any PIMW for any

quarter, the transporter shall submit the Quarterly PIMW Report to the

Agency at the times indicated in subsection (a) of this Section and shall

indicate "none" in the appropriate spaces on the quarterly PIMW Report

Section 1450.301 Manner of Payment

Payment shall be made by money order, cashier's check or certified check payable to

the Treasurer, State of Illinois. Payment shall be mailed to the Agency at the following

address:

Fiscal Services Section

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

2200 Churchill Road

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276