NY Env Conserv L § 27-1513 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 15 - Storage, Treatment, Disposal and Transportation of Regulated Medical Waste 27-1513 - Requirements for Regulated Medical Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility.

§ 27-1513. Requirements  for  regulated medical waste treatment, storage              and disposal facility.   1. Any person who operates a facility for the  treatment,  storage  or disposal  of  regulated medical waste shall have a valid and appropriate solid waste management facility permit issued by the department;  except that  a solid waste management facility permit shall not be required for operation of an on-site facility that  is  operated  by  a  health  care facility  licensed pursuant to the public health law that is utilized to treat, store or dispose of regulated medical waste of  the  health  care facility  or of other generators of regulated medical waste, pursuant to written agreements with or among such other  generators  that  shall  be filed with the department of health and the department.   2.  The  operator  of  any facility used for the treatment, storage or disposal of regulated medical waste  not  in  a  category  specified  in subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall  have  and shall adhere to an operation plan for the handling and disposal of regulated medical  waste approved  by  the  department.  The  operation  plan  shall  include the following:   a. A method of receiving wastes which ensures that  regulated  medical wastes  are  handled  separately  from  other  wastes until treatment or disposal is accomplished and which prevents  unauthorized  persons  from having access to or contact with the waste.   b.  A  method  of unloading and processing of regulated medical wastes which limits the number of persons handling the wastes and minimizes the possibility of exposure of employees and the public  using  or  visiting the facility to regulated medical waste.   c.  A  method  of  decontaminating  emptied reusable regulated medical waste containers, transport vehicles or  facility  equipment  which  are known or believed to be contaminated with regulated medical waste.   d.  The  provision  and  required  use  of gloves and other protective clothing as shall be required by the department.   e. The means of  decontamination  of  any  person  having  had  bodily contact with regulated medical waste while transporting the waste to the treatment  or  disposal site or while handling or disposing of the waste at the site.   f. A quantification of the maximum amount of regulated  medical  waste to be treated, stored, or disposed of per month.   3.  A new or revised operation plan for treatment, storage or disposal of regulated medical waste  shall  be  prepared  whenever  there  is  an increase  of  more  than  twenty-five percent in the maximum quantity of regulated medical waste receiving treatment,  storage  or  disposal  per month  by the facility or when changes are otherwise made in an existing operation plan.   4. Approval for acceptance of regulated medical waste at a  treatment, storage  or  disposal  facility  may  be withdrawn by the department for noncompliance with the operation plan.   5. As a condition of approval for such permit, any person who operates a facility for the treatment, storage and disposal of regulated  medical waste shall provide:  (a)  proof  of liability insurance or other form of financial security deemed sufficient by the commissioner to meet  all  responsibilities  in case of release of such waste causing damage; and  (b)  certification  that  such  activities conform with existing local zoning laws or ordinances.