Montana Title 75. Environmental Protection § 75-10-1003. Definitions

(1) “Disposal” or “dispose” has the meaning provided in 75-10-203.

(2) “Generate” or “generation” means to produce infectious waste.

(3) “Infectious” means capable of producing disease. To be infectious, the following four factors simultaneously must be present:

(4) “Infectious waste” means waste capable of producing infectious disease. Infectious waste includes but is not limited to:

(5) “Intermediate point” means a place where infectious waste is not treated or disposed of.

(6) “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, company, association, corporation, city, town, local government entity, federal agency, or any other governmental or private entity, whether organized for profit or not.

(7) “Sharps” means any discarded health care article that may cause punctures or cuts, including but not limited to:

(8) “Steam sterilization” means a treatment method for infectious waste using saturated steam within a pressure vessel (known as a steam sterilizer, autoclave, or retort) at a time, for a period of time, and at a temperature sufficient to kill infectious agents within the waste.

(9) “Storage” or “store” means to hold for a temporary period.

(10) “Transport” or “transportation” means to move infectious waste from the point of generation to any intermediate point or to the point of ultimate treatment or disposal.

(11) “Treat” or “treatment” means to apply a method, technique, or process, including incineration, designed to render infectious waste sterile.