Licenses, permits, and OSHA rules for biohazard cleanup in Alaska.
Moderate regulatory environment. Alaska OSHA state plan applies and sets additional worker safety requirements. DEC requires licensed haulers for medical/biohazard waste transport; no practitioner license for cleanup itself.
State business license required; contractor registration through Alaska Department of Labor.
Required by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) under 18 AAC 60; biohazard waste must be transported by a licensed biomedical waste hauler.
Numerical standard exists (0.1 µg/100cm²); no specific contractor certification program required by state; HAZWOPER compliance expected.
Alaska has an OSHA-approved State Plan covering private and public sector workers (Alaska OSHA, under Dept. of Labor).
No state-mandated minimum specific to biohazard work.
Figures below are quoted from the issuing agency. Every one is linked to its source.
Read from the pages below, last updated 18 AAC 60.015 and 18 AAC 60.030 eff. 1/28/96 (Register 137), 60.030 amended 9/7/2002 (Register 163); 18 AAC 60.200 as currently amended (subsection (a)(17) repealed 10/27/2017); Cornell LII state regulations updated quarterly. The ADEC drug-lab guidance PDF still carries no publication date.. Official state agency and state code pages only.
Verify before operating: Licensing requirements change frequently. Confirm all information directly with Alaska state agencies before starting or expanding operations. Permit costs on this page were read from the linked Alaska agency sources in September 2026. The surrounding guidance was last reviewed April 2026.
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