§ 27-1513 — Requirements for regulated medical waste treatment, storage and disposal facility

§ 27-1513. Requirements for regulated medical waste treatment, storage\n and disposal facility.\n 1. Any person who operates a facility for the treatment, storage or\ndisposal of regulated medical waste shall have a valid and appropriate\nsolid waste management facility permit issued by the department; except\nthat a solid waste management facility permit shall not be required for\noperation of an on-site facility that is operated by a health care\nfacility licensed pursuant to the public health law that is utilized to\ntreat, store or dispose of regulated medical waste of the health care\nfacility or of other generators of regulated medical waste, pursuant to\nwritten agreements with or among such other generators that shall be\nfiled with the department of health and the department.\n 2. The operator of any facility used for the treatment, storage or\ndisposal of regulated medical waste not in a category specified in\nsubdivision one of this section shall have and shall adhere to an\noperation plan for the handling and disposal of regulated medical waste\napproved by the department. The operation plan shall include the\nfollowing:\n a. A method of receiving wastes which ensures that regulated medical\nwastes are handled separately from other wastes until treatment or\ndisposal is accomplished and which prevents unauthorized persons from\nhaving access to or contact with the waste.\n b. A method of unloading and processing of regulated medical wastes\nwhich limits the number of persons handling the wastes and minimizes the\npossibility of exposure of employees and the public using or visiting\nthe facility to regulated medical waste.\n c. A method of decontaminating emptied reusable regulated medical\nwaste containers, transport vehicles or facility equipment which are\nknown or believed to be contaminated with regulated medical waste.\n d. The provision and required use of gloves and other protective\nclothing as shall be required by the department.\n e. The means of decontamination of any person having had bodily\ncontact with regulated medical waste while transporting the waste to the\ntreatment or disposal site or while handling or disposing of the waste\nat the site.\n f. A quantification of the maximum amount of regulated medical waste\nto be treated, stored, or disposed of per month.\n 3. A new or revised operation plan for treatment, storage or disposal\nof regulated medical waste shall be prepared whenever there is an\nincrease of more than twenty-five percent in the maximum quantity of\nregulated medical waste receiving treatment, storage or disposal per\nmonth by the facility or when changes are otherwise made in an existing\noperation plan.\n 4. Approval for acceptance of regulated medical waste at a treatment,\nstorage or disposal facility may be withdrawn by the department for\nnoncompliance with the operation plan.\n 5. As a condition of approval for such permit, any person who operates\na facility for the treatment, storage and disposal of regulated medical\nwaste shall provide:\n (a) proof of liability insurance or other form of financial security\ndeemed sufficient by the commissioner to meet all responsibilities in\ncase of release of such waste causing damage; and\n (b) certification that such activities conform with existing local\nzoning laws or ordinances.\n