Massachusetts Biohazard Cleanup Requirements

Medical waste transporter

NO STATEWIDE FEE EXISTS - the permit is issued and priced by each city or town Board of Health. Two representative municipal fees were read directly on official city sources. WORCESTER: $130.00 annually. City of Worcester Department of Inspectional Services "Schedule of Fees", Effective Date March 1st, 2024, under Health Permits/Licenses > Housing Licenses: "Haulers (Rendering, Septage, Rubbish) (expires March 31st Annually) $130.00". The same page adds: "Late Fees: All permits and license renewals are subject to a $200.00 late fee if completed renewal application and payment is received after the due date." SPRINGFIELD: $200 license plus $30 per truck. City of Springfield Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health, "Application for Permit/Removal or Transport of Garbage, Rubbish/Refuse or Other Offensive Substances", which states in its header block: "FEES: PAYABLE BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO CITY OF SPRINGFIELD / LICENSE: $200 / PER TRUCK: $30". That form is issued "IN ACCORDANCE WITH M. G. L. CHAPTER 111, SECTION 31 AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL" and carries explicit check boxes for waste type "INFECTIOUS DISEASE" and disposal type "INFECTIOUS WASTE", so it is the operative biomedical hauler permit in Springfield. BOSTON: NOT FOUND - Boston's Inspectional Services Health Division "Application for Removing or Transporting Offensive Substances, Through the Streets of Boston: Bones, Grease, Refuse Matter, (except house offal), Garbage, Manure and Cesspool Cleaning Trucks" publishes no fee on the form, and no Boston Board of Health fee schedule for it was located.