Administrative Punishment Measures for Medical Waste Management (2010).

The purpose of these Measures is to regulate the administrative penalties for acts violating the provisions on the administration of medical wastes. The Measures are developed in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes, and the Regulation on Medical Waste Management. The Measures consist of 17 Articles.
According to Article 5, in case any medical and health institution has any of the following circumstances as prescribed in Article 46 of the Regulations on the Administration of Medical Wastes, the competent administrative department of public health of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order it to correct within a prescribed time limit, and give it warnings, and impose upon it a fine of less than RMB 5,000 Yuan concurrently. If it fails to correct within the prescribed time limit, it shall be imposed upon a fine of RMB 5,000 Yuan up to RMB 30 thousand Yuan: 1. The storage facilities or equipment fails to meet the requirements for environmental protection and sanitation; 2. Failing to have the medical wastes placed into the special wrappages or containers separately by categories; or 3. Failing to transport the medical wastes by using the transportation vehicles conforming to the requirements.