Medical waste is waste considered likely to be infectious by virtue of what it is or how it may have been generated in the context of health care or health care like activities.

Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals, including cultures from medical and pathological laboratories, from research and industrial laboratories. -human pathological wastes including tissue, organs, body parts and fluids removed during surgery or autopsy. -human blood, human blood products, blood collection bags, tubes and vials. -sharps used or generated in health care or laboratory settings. -bandages, diapers, blue pads and other disposable materials if they have covered infected wounds or have been contaminated by patients isolated to protect others from the spread of infectious disease. -any other refuse which has been mingled with potentially infectious biomedical waste.

Potentially infectious medical wastes must be stored in a secure manner. Compactors shall not be used for storage. Except for small quantities (defined as a single package containing less than 11 pounds of waste other than sharps or less than 2.2 pounds of sharps), wastes can be transported off the site where they were generated only by transporters permitted by the State Health Officer.