[Histonet] Paraffin block disposal

[Cooper, Brian]

Hey Aimee,

This has been discussed several times on Histonet. It sounds like it depends on the institution. Since they're FFPE, pathogens are not a concern. I didn't reply to all because someone will shout out, "What about CJD?" and then I would have to punch them. They should be able to go into the regular trash though, since there is nothing that anyone can catch from them. Here, just like Genzyme, we are told to dispose of them as regulated, biohazard waste. You would have PHI concerns if the patient's name is on them, so they'll need to be identified first . . .

Thanks,

Brian Cooper, HT (ASCP)
Supervisor, Histology
Children's Hospital, Los Angeles

Sent from my Galaxy S5, so please forgive any weird typos . . .

-----Original Message-----
From: Aimee Tolentino [a.tolentino82 at gmail.com]
Received: Saturday, 06 Jun 2015, 10:25AM
To: Arbaugh, Roberta [rarbaugh at csdermatology.com]
CC: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin block disposal

That's a good question. I'd like to know the answer myself to that. :)

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> On Jun 5, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Arbaugh, Roberta <rarbaugh at csdermatology.com> wrote:
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> Per CLIA we only need to keep paraffin blocks two years. What is the proper way to dispose of them?
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