AST Guideline - Environmental Practices in the Operating Room

21 2. Is the budget adequate for the management of the healthcare waste? 3. Who pays for hauling and disposal of the healthcare waste? Healthcare Waste Regulations 1. What are the local, state, and federal healthcare waste regulations that the HDO must follow? 2. What is the cost to the HDO of implementing and following the regulations? Adopted from Health Care Waste Management Guidance Note by LM Johannessen, M Kijkman, C Bartone, D Hanrahan, MG Boyer, and C Chandra; published by The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank; 2000.