42 U.S.C. § 6992b : US Code - Section 6992B: Tracking of medical waste

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6992b : US Code - Section 6992B: Tracking of medical waste

(a) Demonstration program
Not later than 6 months after November 1, 1988, the Administrator
shall promulgate regulations establishing a program for the
tracking of the medical waste listed in section 6992a of this title
which is generated in a State subject to the demonstration program.
The program shall (1) provide for tracking of the transportation of
the waste from the generator to the disposal facility, except that
waste that is incinerated need not be tracked after incineration,
(2) include a system for providing the generator of the waste with
assurance that the waste is received by the disposal facility, (3)
use a uniform form for tracking in each of the demonstration
States, and (4) include the following requirements:
(A) A requirement for segregation of the waste at the point of
generation where practicable.
(B) A requirement for placement of the waste in containers that
will protect waste handlers and the public from exposure.
(C) A requirement for appropriate labeling of containers of the
waste.
(b) Small quantities
In the program under subsection (a) of this section, the
Administrator may establish an exemption for generators of small
quantities of medical waste listed under section 6992a of this
title, except that the Administrator may not exempt from the
program any person who, or facility that, generates 50 pounds or
more of such waste in any calendar month.
(c) On-site incinerators
Concurrently with the promulgation of regulations under
subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate
a recordkeeping and reporting requirement for any generator in a
demonstration State of medical waste listed in section 6992a of
this title that (1) incinerates medical waste listed in section
6992a of this title on site and (2) does not track such waste under
the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) of this section.
Such requirement shall require the generator to report to the
Administrator on the volume and types of medical waste listed in
section 6992a of this title that the generator incinerated on site
during the 6 months following the effective date of the
requirements of this subsection.
(d) Type of medical waste and types of generators
For each of the requirements of this section, the regulations may
vary for different types of medical waste and for different types
of medical waste generators.