EPA Final Rule for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Nicotine Exemption
Duration : 60 Minutes
Dr. Marge McFarlane, PhD, MT (ASCP), CHFM, CJCP, CHSP, HEM, MEP,
Marge McFarlane, PhD, MT (ASCP), CHFM, CJCP, CHSP, HEM, MEP, brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in the environment of care, life safety, emergency management and infection prevention for construction. McFarlane has authored handbooks on the GHS update to the OSHA Hazard Communication Read more
The Hazardous waste regulations enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the late 1970s have always provided challenges for healthcare. The rules were written for the industry with several major waste streams whereas healthcare has multiple smaller waste streams from multiple departments.
The updated EPA rules create regulations that are a better fit for the healthcare sector. The rules eliminate the intentional sewering of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by all covered/newly defined “healthcare entities,” including among others, medical clinics, long term care facilities, ambulance services, retail pharmacies, dental, chiropractic clinics, and veterinary clinics/hospitals.
The rules reduce overlapping regulations (e.g., Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The goal is to provide regulatory clarity and national consistency on how the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) applies to reverse distribution and reverse logistics. Sub Part P of the EPA rule will provide regulatory relief to healthcare facilities that are strictly regulated as large quantity generators even when generating small amounts of nicotine replacement therapies.
Course Objectives:
Join this session by expert speaker Marge McFarlane, where she will outline the goals of the new pharmaceutical rule and dates for adoption. We will identify the facilities that are now included in the” healthcare facility” definition and describe the elements of Part 266 Subpart P of the RCRA rules.
Why Should You Attend:
The webinar will provide updated information on the nicotine exemption proposed by the revised EPA rules, timelines for adoption of the new rules and discussion of the hazardous waste sewer ban that will be effective in all states on August 21, 2019.
Course Outline:
• Identify the goals of the new pharmaceutical rule
• List effective dates and states the timeline for adoption
• Discuss the adoption for change in nicotine listing
• Describe the sewer ban for all hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
• Define elements of Part 266 Subpart P" including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) definition of "healthcare facilities"
• Review key online resources
What You Get:
• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points
Who Will Benefit:
• Pharmacy directors
• Regulatory Managers
• Compliance Managers
• Legal Professionals
• Supply chain personnel
• EPA Professionals
• Quality Managers
• Wholesale distributors
• All healthcare managers of RCRA hazardous waste, accreditation specialists, senior leaders responsible for the environment of care. Managers of all clinics, long term care, pharmacies and ambulance services as these entities are all included in the new definition of 'healthcare facilities.'
Please reach us at 1-888-844-8963 for any further assistance or if you wish to register
