Classifications of Medical Waste Montana* (term used, definition): Medical Waste is defined as Infectious Waste. “Infectious waste” means waste capable of producing infectious disease.

waste includes but is not limited to: (a) cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals; (b) human pathological waste, including tissues, organs, and body parts removed during surgery or an autopsy; (c) free-flowing waste human blood and products of blood, including serum, plasma, and other blood components and items soaked or saturated with blood; and (d) sharps that have been used in patient care, medical research, or industrial laboratories.

Management standards — procedures for storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal. (1) Infectious waste must be separated from ordinary waste at the point of origin and stored until the waste is rendered noninfectious in separate, distinct containers with biohazard warning labels in compliance with the following procedures: (a) Sharps must be contained for storage, transportation, treatment, and subsequent disposal in leakproof, rigid, puncture-resistant containers that must be taped closed or capped securely to prevent loss of contents. (b) Infectious waste other than sharps must be contained in moisture-proof disposable containers or bags of a strength sufficient to prevent ripping, tearing, or bursting under normal conditions of use. The bags must be securely tied to prevent leakage or expulsion of solid or liquid wastes during storage, handling, and transportation.