A. A producer of infectious waste shall arrange for removal of its infectious waste with a hauler or transporter for off-site disposal who holds a special waste hauling permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, under its regulations Title 35, Subtitle G., Ch. 1, Subch. h, Part 809, et seq.
B. No person other than a hauler or transporter holding a special waste hauling permit shall transport infectious waste off-site; provided, however, that a licensed physician or nurse may personally transport off-site medical waste not to exceed a total of six pounds to an approved infectious waste treatment or storage facility within the City of Chicago or county of Cook provided that all infectious medical waste is properly contained and identified while in transport and that such transport shall be completed within 12 hours from the time the waste was generated.
C. No person except a physician or nurse as noted in subsection B shall transport infectious waste to any off-site facility for storage, treatment or disposal in any vehicle that does not display a registration number and seal as required by the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and applicable Illinois law and statutes.
D. Each vehicle except vehicles used by a physician or nurse as noted in subsection B shall comply with the regulations adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation, the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Environmental Protection Agency, whichever has jurisdiction, if applicable.
E. Each vehicle, except vehicles used by a physician or nurse as noted in subsection B, used to transport infectious waste off-site for storage, treatment or disposal shall be labeled, marked and shall display placards or the standard biohazard symbols indicating that infectious medical waste is contained in the vehicle. This identification is for informational purposes only, and does not constitute an independently enforceable regulation with respect to labeling, marking and placarding requirements.
The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of these requirements.
(Added Coun. J. 9-12-90, p. 20461)