Q-2, r. 12 - Regulation respecting biomedical waste

Section 1 Disposition versions

2023-12-18

1. This Regulation applies to the following types of biomedical waste:

(1)  human anatomical waste consisting of body parts or organs, but excluding teeth, hair, nails, blood and biological liquids;

(2)  animal anatomical waste consisting of carcasses, body parts or organs, but excluding teeth, hair, claws, feathers, blood and biological liquids;

(3)  non-anatomical waste consisting of any of the following:

(a)  a sharp or breakable object having been in contact with blood or with a biological liquid or tissue and having been used in medical, dental or veterinary care or in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory, or such an object used in thanatopraxy hereinafter called “sharp medical object” ;

(a.1)  a sharp object having been in contact with blood or with a biological liquid or tissue from a person or an animal, from household activities or non-medical beauty care, such as an injection, provision of care, tattooing, piercing or electrolysis, hereinafter called “sharp household object” ;

(b)  biological tissue, cell culture, microbial culture, or material in contact with such tissue or culture, used in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory;

(c)  live or attenuated vaccine from a medical or veterinary biology laboratory and the material that has come into contact with such vaccines;

(d)  a blood container or material that has been saturated with blood and used in medical, dental or veterinary care, in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory or in thanatopraxy;

(4)  biomedical waste from outside Québec, including any of the types of biomedical waste referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3;

(5)  biomedical waste referred to in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 contaminated by cytotoxic agents or medications.

O.C. 583-92, s. 1; O.C. 871-2020, s. 1; O.C. 996-2023, s. 1.

2020-12-31

1. This Regulation applies to the following types of biomedical waste:

(1)  human anatomical waste consisting of body parts or organs, but excluding teeth, hair, nails, blood and biological liquids;

(2)  animal anatomical waste consisting of carcasses, body parts or organs, but excluding teeth, hair, claws, feathers, blood and biological liquids;

(3)  non-anatomical waste consisting of any of the following:

(a)  a sharp or breakable object having been in contact with blood or with a biological liquid or tissue and having been used in medical, dental or veterinary care or in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory, or such an object used in thanatopraxy hereinafter called “sharp medical object” ;

(a.1)  a sharp object having been in contact with blood or with a biological liquid or tissue from a person or an animal, from household activities or non-medical beauty care, such as an injection, provision of care, tattooing, piercing or electrolysis, hereinafter called “sharp household object” ;

(b)  biological tissue, cell culture, microbial culture, or material in contact with such tissue or culture, used in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory;

(c)  live vaccine;

(d)  a blood container or material that has been saturated with blood and used in medical care, in a medical biology laboratory or in thanatopraxy;

(4)  biomedical waste from outside Québec, including any of the types of biomedical waste referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3.

O.C. 583-92, s. 1; O.C. 871-2020, s. 1.

2012-09-01

1. This Regulation applies to the following types of biomedical waste:

(1)  human anatomical waste consisting of body parts or organs, but excluding teeth, hair, nails, blood and biological liquids;

(2)  animal anatomical waste consisting of carcasses, body parts or organs, but excluding teeth, hair, claws, feathers, blood and biological liquids;

(3)  non-anatomical waste consisting of any of the following:

(a)  a sharp or breakable object having been in contact with blood or with a biological liquid or tissue and having been used in medical, dental or veterinary care or in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory, or such an object used in thanatopraxy;

(b)  biological tissue, cell culture, microbial culture, or material in contact with such tissue or culture, used in a medical or veterinary biology laboratory;

(c)  live vaccine;

(d)  a blood container or material that has been saturated with blood and used in medical care, in a medical biology laboratory or in thanatopraxy;

(4)  biomedical waste from outside Québec, including any of the types of biomedical waste referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3.

O.C. 583-92, s. 1.