{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.12-16","heading":"Financial liability relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of regulated medical waste.","body":"As a result of a violation of the rules, regulations, standards, and procedures promulgated under the provisions of this chapter, the generator, transporter, treatment, storage, and disposal facility operator and owner shall be responsible for the disposal of regulated medical waste and any response costs incurred by the department in the investigation and/or remediation incurred, regardless of the provisions of this chapter or any other chapter relating to medical waste.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 19.12 Generation — Transportation — Storage — Treatment — Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-19.12/23-19.12-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:54Z","sha256":"fcb9e34e1e2bcb759e487d55c851cf6885cba9a54d6277bf6d9df464d12fa354","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}