310 CMR 73.07 - Compliance Certification Requirements for Dental Facilities
(1)
Certification
Form. Within 60 days of a Dental Facility becoming subject to the
requirements of
310 CMR 73.00, pursuant to
the schedule described at
310 CMR
73.03(2), an owner of a
Dental Facility shall submit to the Department a compliance certification. The
certification shall address compliance with all applicable standards on a form
prescribed by the Department that shall include at least the following
information:
(a) The type of amalgam separator
installed, including manufacturer and model.
(b) Date upon which the amalgam separator
became operational, and for a new or expanded Dental Facility, the date the
facility became operational.
(c)
Identification of the requirements of
310 CMR
73.04 for amalgam separators and
certification as to whether or not the system meets all such
requirements.
(d) Certification of
compliance with the operational standards of
310 CMR
73.05.
(e) Certification that documentation and
records are being maintained as stipulated in
310 CMR
73.06.
(f) Certification that at least one staff
member is familiar with procedures to follow in order to ensure compliance with
the amalgam separator requirements and operational standards described at
310 CMR
73.04 and
73.05, and
that all other staff that handle amalgam waste are informed of these
procedures.
(g) Certification that
Dental Facility that owns or operates industrial wastewater holding tanks is in
compliance with
314 CMR 18.00:
Industrial Wastewater Holding Tank and Container Construction,
Operation, and Recordkeeping Requirements.
(h) Any other information pertaining to the
Dental Facility which the Department requires.
(2) Within 60 days of a new owner taking
ownership of a Dental Facility subject to the requirements of
310 CMR 73.00, the new owner
shall notify MassDEP of the change in ownership on a form specified by the
Department.
(3) Beginning in
calendar year 2016, each owner of a Dental Facility subject to 310 CMR 73.07
shall recertify every two years in every even numbered year, after the initial
certification, that the dental practice continues to be in compliance with all
requirements listed in
310 CMR
73.04 through 73.07. All such
recertifications shall be submitted by March 31st of
the year in which the recertification is due.
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