No permit shall be required under subsection (d)(1) of Section 21 or subsection (g) of Section 56.1 of this Act for a sharps collection station if the station is operated in accordance with all of the following:
(1) The only waste accepted at the sharps collection station is (i) hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps, or (ii) medical household waste containing used or unused sharps, including but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps. (2) The waste is stored and transferred in the same manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations. (3) The waste is not treated at the sharps collection station unless it is treated in the same manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations. (4) The waste is not disposed of at the sharps collection station. (5) The waste is transported in the same manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations.Added by P.A. 094-0641, § 10, eff. 8/22/2005.