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SAN JOAQUIN <br />-C0UNTY <br />Environmental Health Department <br />Medical Waste Permit Application <br />Please review these guidelines, complete the forms and obtain a permit (if required) before generating <br />medical waste. <br />1. Review the California Health & Safety Code (HSC) §§ 117690, "Medical Waste" and 117700, "Not <br />Medical Waste" to determine if your facility is generating regulated medical waste. A copy of these <br />sections is included with these forms. The complete California Medical Waste Management Act, <br />HSC §§ 117600-118360, can be found here: https:/Ileqinfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtm] . <br />2. If your facility does not generate or store regulated medical waste, then complete the Certification <br />Statement for operators not required to register with the EHD. Submit the document to the EHD <br />for review and filing. <br />3. If your facility generates less than 200 pounds per month of regulated medical waste, do not treat <br />any amount of waste, and do not store waste for other facilities, then complete the Certification <br />Statement for Operators not required to register with the EHD. Submit the document to the EHD <br />for review and filing. <br />4. Review the treatment regulations to determine if your facility is treating regulated medical waste. <br />Treatment means to make the medical waste suitable for disposal as solid waste. A common <br />treatment method is steam sterilization. If your facility treats any amount of regulated medical <br />waste, apply for a permit. Complete the Registration form, Service Request form and a Medical <br />Waste Management Plan. See the included Plan guidelines to assist with completing the Plan. <br />Pay the Plan Check fee and submit all documents to the San Joaquin County Environmental <br />Health Department (EHD) for review. <br />5. If your facility generates 200 pounds or more per month of regulated medical waste and do not <br />treat the waste, then apply for a permit. Complete the Registration form, Service Request form <br />and a Medical Waste Management Plan. See the included Plan guidelines to assist with <br />completing the Plan. Pay the Plan Check fee and submit all documents to the San Joaquin <br />County Environmental Health Department (EHD) for review. <br />6. Review the common storage facility regulations in the California Medical Waste Management Act <br />to determine if your facility is a common storage facility. A common storage facility means an <br />onsite medical waste accumulation area used by small quantity generators otherwise operating <br />independently. If your facility is a common storage facility, then apply for a permit. Complete the <br />Registration form and the Service Request form. Pay the Plan Check fee and submit all <br />documents to the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) for review. <br />7. EHD staff will review the submitted information and issue a permit if the application is complete, <br />correct and registration is required. <br />8. Contact the EHD staff at (209) 468-3420 with any questions. <br />1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjgov.org/ehd <br />