Chapter X
ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
Article 31. Responsibilities for management of medical wastes
1. Heads of medical establishments:
a/ To manage medical wastes from the time they are generated to the time they are finally destroyed.
b/ To possibly contract the transportation, treatment and destruction of medical wastes to organizations or individuals having the legal person status.
c/ To formulate plans on management of medical wastes and work out schemes for investment in and upgrading of infrastructure for management of their units’ medical wastes and submit them to competent authorities for approval. Investment projects on construction of infrastructure for medical waste treatment and destruction must comply with current regulations on management of capital construction investment.
d/ To purchase and supply adequate special means up to standards for the classification, collection, transportation and treatment of wastes; to coordinate with local environment bodies and waste treatment establishments in treating and destroying medical wastes according to regulations.
e/ To apply measures to reduce the volume of to be- destroyed medical wastes through minimization, collection, recycling and re-use activities after they are treated according to regulations.
2. Directors of provincial/municipal Health Services shall manage and formulate plans on treatment of medical wastes in their respective localities and submit them to provincial/municipal People’s Committee presidents for consideration, approval and implementation organization.
3. Heads of medical establishments under the Health Ministry and heads of branches’ health sections shall manage, draw up plans on disposal of medical wastes of their establishments and attached units, and submit them to the minister of the managing ministry for consideration, approval and implementation organization.
4. Bureaus, departments and the Inspectorate of the Health Ministry shall manage medical wastes according to their respective functions and tasks prescribed by the Minister of Health.
Article 32. Training and research
1. The Health Ministry shall formulate programs and documents for training on medical waste management for uniform application to medical establishments; incorporate medical waste management into training programs in medical and pharmaceutical schools; research into and apply modern technologies suitable to the treatment and destruction of medical wastes.
2. Medical establishments shall guide the implementation of the Regulation on management of medical wastes to their staff members and concerned subjects, guide patients and their families in classification of medical wastes according to regulations.
Article 33. Registration of owners of waste sources and waste treatment
Medical establishments shall register to be owners of waste sources and waste treatment under the guidance in Circular No. 12/2006/TT-BTNMT of December 26, 2006, of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, guiding conditions for professional practice and procedures for making dossiers, registration, grant of practice licenses and hazardous waste management codes.
Article 34. Fund
1. Medical establishments shall arrange funds for medical waste management.
2. Funds invested in the construction of infrastructure, operation and management of medical wastes come from the following sources:
a/ State budget:
- Health non-business budget.
- Environmental protection non-business budget.
b/ Capital sources of international organizations, foreign governments, non-governmental organizations.
c/ Other lawful capital sources.
Tìm kiếm
Quyết định 43/2007/QĐ-BYT về quy chế quản lý chất thải y tế (Bản Word)