Medical and Infectious Waste Administrative Codes and Statutes

The Wisconsin Administrative Codes pertaining to Medical and Infectious Waste

• Chapter 500 - General solid waste management requirements
• s.NR 500.03 - defines the terms used in NR 526
• Chapter 502
• s.NR 502.05 - Requirements for obtaining a license for a solid waste storage facility
• s.NR 502.05 - Contains the requirements for obtaining a license for an infectious waste storage facility
• s.NR 502.08 - Requirements for obtaining a license for a solid waste treatment facility
• Chapter 520 - Solid waste management fees and financial responsibility requirements
• Chapter 526 - Medical Waste Management

The Wisconsin State Statutes pertaining to Medical and Infectious Waste

(The Wisconsin Legislature offers the state statutes online.)

• ss. 227.11 (2) (a), 287.03 (1) (a) and 289.06, Stats.- General authority for writing rules.
• ss. 287.07 (7) and (8), Stats. - Medical Waste Reduction.
• s. 299.51 (3), Stats. - Medical Waste Management.
• s. 285.63 (10), Stats. - Medical Waste Incinerators.