(a) A limited services rural hospital (LSRH) shall comply with the requirements set forth by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in Texas Administrative Code Title 30 (30 TAC) Chapter 326 (relating to Medical Waste Management).
(b) An LSRH shall dispose of all sewage and liquid wastes in a municipal sewerage system or a septic tank system permitted by TCEQ in accordance with 30 TAC Chapter 285 (relating to On-Site Sewage Facilities).
(c) An LSRH shall comply with 25 TAC Chapter 1, Subchapter K (relating to the Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste from Health Care-Related Facilities).
(d) An LSRH shall make waste receptacles conveniently available in all toilet rooms, patient areas, staff work areas, and waiting rooms. The LSRH shall ensure receptacles are routinely emptied of their contents at a central location or locations into closed containers.
(e) An LSRH shall properly clean waste receptacles with soap and hot water, followed by treatment of inside surfaces of the receptacles with a germicidal agent.
(f) An LSRH shall ensure all containers for other municipal solid waste are leak-resistant, have tight-fitting covers, and are rodent-proof.
(g) An LSRH shall ensure non-reusable containers are of suitable strength to minimize animal scavenging or rupture during collection operations.

Source Note: The provisions of this §511.71 adopted to be effective October 5, 2023, 48 TexReg 5668