Legislation
SECTION 1389-EE
Transfer of regulated medical waste to off-site treatment and disposal facilities
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 13, TITLE 13
§ 1389-ee. Transfer of regulated medical waste to off-site treatment
and disposal facilities. 1. Any generator of regulated medical waste
shall transfer custody of the waste only to a transporter who is
permitted as a regulated medical waste transporter by the department of
environmental conservation.
2. Regulated medical waste shall be transported to an off-site
treatment or disposal facility in a leakproof, fully enclosed container
or vehicle compartment.
3. Regulated medical waste shall not be transported in the same
vehicle with other waste unless the regulated medical waste is
separately contained in rigid reusable containers or kept separate by
barriers from other waste, or unless all of the waste is to be treated
or disposed of as regulated medical waste in accordance with the
requirements of this title.
and disposal facilities. 1. Any generator of regulated medical waste
shall transfer custody of the waste only to a transporter who is
permitted as a regulated medical waste transporter by the department of
environmental conservation.
2. Regulated medical waste shall be transported to an off-site
treatment or disposal facility in a leakproof, fully enclosed container
or vehicle compartment.
3. Regulated medical waste shall not be transported in the same
vehicle with other waste unless the regulated medical waste is
separately contained in rigid reusable containers or kept separate by
barriers from other waste, or unless all of the waste is to be treated
or disposed of as regulated medical waste in accordance with the
requirements of this title.