27-1504 - Regulated medical waste tracking program. - New York Statutes

§ 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 or subdivision 2 of section 5-0107 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.