Are teaching hospital laboratories eligible for Subpart K?
Yes. A teaching hospital that (1) is owned by a college or university or (2) has a formal written affiliation agreement with a college or university is eligible to opt into Subpart K for its laboratories. A teaching hospital must have a “formal written affiliation agreement” with an accredited medical program or medical school and the affiliation agreement must include a master affiliation agreement as well as a program letter of agreement (as defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) (see 40 CFR 262.200).
Related Questions
- If an eligible academic entity is a large quantity generator (LQG) and it opts into Subpart K, how does it report laboratory hazardous waste on it Biennial Report?
- Can an eligible academic entity that has opted into Subpart K also accumulate universal waste in its laboratories as unwanted material?
- How does an eligible academic entity notify that it will have its laboratories opt into Subpart K?
