Legislation
SECTION 27-1504
Regulated medical waste tracking program
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 27, TITLE 15
§ 27-1504. Regulated medical waste tracking program.
1. The commissioner shall promulgate new regulations or amend existing
regulations establishing a program for the tracking of the regulated
medical waste which is generated in this state. Such regulations shall
not be subject to the requirements of subdivision 2 of section 3-0301 of
this chapter.
2. Such program shall:
a. Provide for tracking of the transportation of the waste from the
generator to the disposal facility, except that waste that is treated
need not be tracked after treatment;
b. Include a system for providing the generator of the waste with
assurance that the waste was treated or received by the disposal
facility; and
c. Use a uniform form for tracking provided that different forms may
be required for generators of differing quantities of medical waste.
1. The commissioner shall promulgate new regulations or amend existing
regulations establishing a program for the tracking of the regulated
medical waste which is generated in this state. Such regulations shall
not be subject to the requirements of subdivision 2 of section 3-0301 of
this chapter.
2. Such program shall:
a. Provide for tracking of the transportation of the waste from the
generator to the disposal facility, except that waste that is treated
need not be tracked after treatment;
b. Include a system for providing the generator of the waste with
assurance that the waste was treated or received by the disposal
facility; and
c. Use a uniform form for tracking provided that different forms may
be required for generators of differing quantities of medical waste.