United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3521 (102nd)
Medical Waste Mail Control Act of 1991
Introduced
8 October 1991
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
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Summary
Medical Waste Mail Control Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law to make medical waste a nonmailable matter. Provides that such waste shall not be carried or delivered by the Postal Service unless it is: (1) mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested; (2) addressed to a treatment or disposal facility in the same State as the hospital or other source of its origin; and (3) sorted, packaged, labeled, and prepared in accordance with Postal Service requirements. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 October 1991
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/3521
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/3521