New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-1504 - Regulated medical waste tracking program.

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.


Last modified: February 3, 2019