N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 § 70-2.3 - Treatment and disposal
(a)
Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, treatment of
regulated medical waste shall be by:
(1)
discharge into a sanitary sewerage system connected to a secondary treatment
facility, if the waste is liquid or semi-liquid, except as specifically
prohibited by the Commissioner of Health, or by local law or
ordinance;
(2) incineration in a
regulated medical waste incineration facility under permit pursuant to article
19 of the Environmental Conservation Law;
(3) decontamination by autoclaving in
conformance with the requirements of Subpart 70-3 of this Part; or
(4) an alternative regulated medical waste
treatment system approved by the Commissioner of Health.
(b) Restrictions on autoclave use.
(1) No autoclave shall be used for treatment
of regulated medical waste containing or mixed with hazardous waste and/or
toxic drug waste.
(2) No autoclave
shall be used for treatment of radiological medical waste.
(3) No autoclave shall be used for treatment
of recognizable human body parts.
(4) An autoclave may be used for the
treatment of human tissue(s), human organs; animal carcasses or animal body
parts provided the department has expressly approved the autoclave model as an
alternative treatment technology for such use pursuant to Subpart 70-5 of this
Part.
(c) Cultures and
stocks.
(1) Cultures and stocks containing
select agents or toxins listed in 42 CFR part 73 (Vol. 70, March 18, 2005)
shall be treated on-site by incineration, autoclaving or use of alternative
treatment system approved for such treatment provided, however, whenever a
facility without a predictable need for on-site treatment generates such waste
incidental to the delivery of medical care, the generating facility shall
arrange for transportation of the select agents and toxins to a facility
authorized to treat such material and shall comply with Federal regulations
regarding possession, use and transfer of select agents and toxins. Such
regulation shall include 42 CFR, part 73 (Vol. 70, March 18, 2005). Federal
regulations are published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
Archives and Records Administration and may be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Copies are available for inspection and copying in the New York State
Department of Health, Bureau of Hospital and Primary Care Services, Hedley Park
Place, 433 River Street, Troy, NY 12180.
(2) Except where on-site treatment is
required by local health code, cultures and stocks containing infectious agents
other than those referenced in paragraph (1) of this subdivision may be
transported off-site for treatment.
(d) Discarded sharps shall be destroyed prior
to disposal. Sharps not coming in contact with infectious agents need not be
treated in accordance with subdivision (a) of this section.
(e) Generators of regulated medical waste
shall have in place a response plan to be followed in the event the facility is
notified that regulated medical waste, known or suspected to be untreated, has
been found commingled with solid waste. Such response plan and any corrective
action taken shall be documented.
(f) Radiation detection.
(1) Each facility that treats regulated
medical waste shall have a radiation detection system to screen waste for
radiological medical waste and a contingency plan in the event radiation levels
above background are detected in waste loads delivered for treatment. The
radiation detection system shall be appropriate for effective screening of the
type(s) and volume of waste, and shall be set to alarm whenever ionizing
radiation above the local background ionizing radiation level is
detected;
(2) no facility shall
treat radiological medical waste by autoclaving; and
(3) no facility shall treat radiological
waste using an alternative regulated medical waste treatment system unless the
system has been approved by the department for such treatment pursuant to
Subpart 70-5 of this Part.
(g) Treated regulated medical waste shall be
disposed of as solid waste at an incinerator, landfill or other disposal
facility authorized by the Department of Environmental Conservation to accept
regulated medical waste after treatment.
(h) No facility shall transfer or release
treated regulated medical waste that is not accompanied by a Department of
Health certificate of treatment.
Notes
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