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State Regulations
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. Every state except Iowa and Alaska are EPA authorized states, which means they have the authority from EPA to manage their own hazardous waste programs. These states must promulgate and enforce hazardous waste regulations that are at least as stringent as the federal RCRA regulations but may also be more stringent. Report, taking the guesswork out of compliance in these stricter states. Subscribers to the PharmE. Rely on our Sustainable Pharmacy.
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Policy and Procedures
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. Policy and Procedure Templates. Policy and Procedure Templates are streamlined and divided into Pharmacy, Nursing, and Environmental Services and can be easily customized to reflect the implemented process. An example of the template policies and procedures for the Pharmacy Dept. is provided below. Identification and categorization of all pharmaceuticals that can become hazardous pharmaceutical waste. Manage bulk compounding chemical disposal.
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Inventory Analysis
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. During our Inventory Analysis, WMSS PharmEcology Services will review your 12-month drug purchase history and identify the regulatory classification of all potential drug wastes. This purchase history can be easily obtained from the pharmacy's drug wholesaler. Our detailed analysis includes the comprehensive portfolio of information listed below. Characterized inventory to identify RCRA hazardous waste (P, U, and D codes), PharmE Hazardous. The I...
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Retail Pharmacies
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. Retail pharmacies have special challenges including limited floor space and often intense, highly unpredictable workloads. Our PharmEcologists. Have retail pharmacy experience and understand the constraints of a busy, high volume store. We’ve designed a system that takes into consideration the relatively small amounts of waste generated, the need for secure containment, and the requirement of a simple yet compliant program. Program available in m...
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LTCF Provider Pharmacies
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. Long Term Care Provider Pharmacies. Long Term Care Provider Pharmacies. Long term care provider pharmacies have unique pharmaceutical waste issues in that your facilities will often send back bingo cards or other repackaged pharmaceuticals to be assessed for potential recycling. Often these drugs must be discarded. It is therefore imperative that you know how every drug in your inventory should be managed if it becomes a waste. Our online databas...
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FAQs
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. A number of misconceptions have arisen around the proper methods for segregating and disposing of pharmaceutical waste. We’ve designed the following questions to assist you in coming to a better understanding of this important waste management challenge. Is hazardous chemical waste the same as red-bag , infectious, biohazardous, or medical waste? What waste pharmaceuticals would be considered hazardous chemical waste under RCRA? In addition, the ...
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Industry News
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. News Alerts by Year. PharmEcology Launches New State-Specific Website. Released April 01, 2017]. PharmEcology Services, a business unit of WM Sustainability Services, is pleased to announce our new website and database to better serve our clients. ( click here for additional information. New Increased EPA RCRA Civil Penalty Authority. Released January 30, 2017]. EPA Announces Publication of the Final Rule: Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements.
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Services
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. During the past 15-plus years we’ve been working with the healthcare industry to manage pharmaceutical waste challenges, we’ve learned that our services are part of a larger concept, a total solution individualized for each organization to encompass that organization’s resources, priorities, and culture. Provides PowerPoint slide presentations which are customized for the on-site training and can be uploaded into the facility's e-learning system.
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Federal Regulations
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Policy and Procedure Templates. Long Term Care Facilities. You can view copies of the actual regulations governing hazardous waste via our web site at Code of Federal Regulations. We've provided copies of these regulations on our web site because the links on the CFR change from time to time. In addition, the USEPA has published an excellent review of the RCRA program in their RCRA Orientation Manual. Rely on our Sustainable Pharmacy. Southern California Healthcare Solutions. Houston, TX 77002.