Department of Health

Florida Department of Health Chapter 64 E-16 requires ALL

generators, transporters, transfer and treatment facilities to comply with the following requirements:

DOH requirements:

Annual and refresher training for ALL employees who handle, treat, store or transfer biomedical waste
Maintain a written operating plan
Maintain training records and waste receipts for 3 years
Maintain a contract with a registered biomedical waste transporter
Properly package, segregate, handle and store biomedical waste generated at your facility
Apply for a DOH Biomedical Waste Permit prior to opening your facility

You can apply for your Department of Health permit by clicking here: Generator Permit Application or Transporter Permit Application

Biomed offers in person, online and live web training to keep your facility DOH compliant

To schedule our IN PERSON or LIVE WEB training:

Select the type of training you would like to purchase (DOH only or or OSHA/HIPAA/DOH combo training)
Select the number of employees attending the training
Click on the Schedule training option, complete the check out page and choose a date and time that is convenient for your facility (we will send an email to confirm)

To schedule ONLINE training courses

Select the ONLINE training course you would like to purchase
Select the number of links/employees required
Once you have purchased one of our online training courses and the payment is processed, a link to the training is immediately sent to the email provided - and begin the course at anytime
If you are purchasing 5 or more links, email the following information in an Excel spread sheet:

Employee name
Employee email address
Job title

Once this information is received, all employees are sent a link and enrolled in our course(s)
Begin the course at anytime

Our Biomedical Waste Management training covers:

Definition & Identification

Segregation

Storage & Containment

Labeling

Transportation

Decontamination of Biomedical Waste Spills

Contingency Plan

Documentation & Recordkeeping

Treatment

Biomed can develop a customized DOH Manual for your facility
It includes a written operating plan (required by 64E-16 FAC)
Customized forms

Here's how it works
Once you've made your purchase, you will receive an email with a questionnaire
Complete and return the questionnaire or schedule an appointment to receive assistance to complete the questionnaire (Time will vary depending on the size of the facility)
Once Biomed has receive your completed questionnaire, we will begin to develop your personalized manual
Manuals are mailed within 7-14 days
An email will be sent requesting a date and time for a phone session with the administrator or designee to highlight key areas of the manual (between 15 min - 1 hour depending on the size of the facility)

Biomed also offers Consultation, Walk-through and Monitoring