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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.5 - Interim regulation

13:1E-48.5. Interim regulation  a. Prior to the adoption of any rules or regulations pursuant to section 4 of this act, or the implementation of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act, or the implementation of any other provisions of this act, the manifesting, tracking, identification, packaging, storage, control, monitoring, handling, collection, management and disposal of regulated medical waste in this State shall be governed in all respects by the rules and regulations heretofore adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-1 et seq.). All rules and regulations heretofore adopted by the department relating to regulated medical waste shall continue in full force and effect and be enforceable by the department, subject to its power as provided by this act to amend or repeal the same, except that on and after the effective date of this act all generators, without regard to the quantity of regulated medical waste generated per month, shall be subject to the manifesting requirements of these rules and regulations.  b. Within 30 days of the adoption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of rules and regulations to implement the Federal Act, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall adopt, without regard to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," rules and regulations identical to, and as required by, the rules and regulations adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Act. The rules and regulations adopted by the departments pursuant to this subsection shall require all generators, without regard to the quantity of regulated medical waste generated per month, to comply with the regulated medical waste manifesting requirements included in these rules and regulations.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.6 - Requirements; certification

13:1E-48.6. Requirements; certification  a. The regulated medical waste management system adopted by the departments pursuant to subsection a. of section 4 of this act shall require all regulated medical waste to be:  (1) securely stored, packaged for safe handling, and distinctively identified by a generator as regulated medical waste and with the name and address of the generator on the outside of the package in a manner approved by the departments; and  (2) securely stored and transported by a transporter separately from all other solid waste, and not stored by a generator, transporter, or any other person longer than a period prescribed by the departments; and  (3) incinerated in a facility approved therefor, or otherwise destroyed or disposed in a manner approved by law or the departments, except that no regulated medical waste may be disposed in a sanitary landfill facility unless it has been properly treated in accordance with subsection b. of this section and so identified.  b. The Department of Health shall prescribe which types of regulated medical waste shall be treated by a generator and, in the case of regulated medical waste autoclaved, and wherever else appropriate, the proper time and temperature exposures, volume, load, and density configurations, packaging, and labeling to be utilized.  c. A generator shall certify to the transporter for each collection of regulated medical waste that the generator has complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection a. and with all requirements prescribed pursuant to subsection b. of this section. No transporter may collect regulated medical waste from a generator unless the generator has supplied this certification. A facility operator may require a transporter to produce all such pertinent certifications as a condition of accepting regulated medical waste for disposal.  d. A transporter shall certify to the Department of Environmental Protection that the transporter will comply with the provisions of this act, and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, and shall disclose to the department the number and types of vehicles utilized by that transporter for the collection of regulated medical waste and the equipment or methods utilized to ensure secure segregation of regulated medical waste.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.7 - Generator registration, fees

13:1E-48.7. Generator registration, fees  Every generator shall register with the Department of Environmental Protection on a form prescribed by the department, and pay an annual fee therefor in an amount set by the department pursuant to a rule or regulation adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act." The department shall set annual fees based upon the volume of the regulated medical waste produced by the generator. The annual fees shall not exceed the following limitations:  I. Under 50 pounds per year ..................... $100.00.  II. 50 - 200 pounds per year ..................... $300.00.  III. Over 200 - 300 pounds per year................ $500.00.  IV. Over 300 - 1000 pounds per year ............. $1,000.00.  V. Over 1000 pounds per year .................. $3,500.00.  The generator shall indicate on the registration form the name of every transporter retained by the generator to collect the generator's regulated medical waste. L.1989, c.34, s.7; amended 1989,c.240,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.8 - Transporter requirements

13:1E-48.8. Transporter requirements  a. No person may transport regulated medical waste unless the person has: (1) satisfied all requirements prescribed by the Department of Environmental Protection, and filed a registration statement and obtained approval thereof from the department on a form provided, and containing all information requested by the department;  (2) paid an annual registration fee in an amount set by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to a rule or regulation adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act;"  (3) received written instruction from the departments on the proper and safe tracking, identification, packaging, storage, control, monitoring, handling, collection, and disposal of regulated medical waste;  (4) obtained a registration statement required by section 5 of P.L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-5);  (5) obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity required by section 7 of P.L. 1970, c. 40 (C. 48:13A-6);  (6) complied with the requirements of P.L. 1983, c. 392 (C. 13:1E-126 et seq.); and  (7) paid an annual fee to, and in an amount set by, the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to section 9 of this act.  b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to a generator who generates less than three cubic feet of regulated medical waste per month and who transports that regulated medical waste to another generator for storage or disposal.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.9 - Transporter application, fees

13:1E-48.9. Transporter application, fees  Every transporter shall submit an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to the Board of Public Utilities on a form prescribed by the board, and pay an initial and annual renewal fee in an amount set by the board as may be necessary to cover the costs of reviewing the qualifications of applicants, including background investigations, and the costs of compliance monitoring and administration.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.10 - Acceptance for disposal

13:1E-48.10. Acceptance for disposal  No person, including generators, may accept regulated medical waste for disposal within the State or for transfer to an in-state or out-of-state disposal site except upon authorization of the Department of Environmental Protection and payment of an annual registration fee in an amount set by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to a rule or regulation adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act."  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.11 - Instruction

13:1E-48.11. Instruction  The departments shall provide at least written instruction on the proper and safe tracking, identification, packaging, storage, control, monitoring, handling, collection, and disposal of regulated medical waste to every transporter, facility or organization that may come into contact with regulated medical waste. Every transporter, facility and organization shall disseminate such information to all employees. The departments shall also jointly and regularly conduct a course thereon, which all supervisory personnel of a transporter, facility or organization shall be required to attend.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.12 - Regulation of flow

13:1E-48.12. Regulation of flow  a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Board of Public Utilities, shall adopt appropriate rules or regulations or issue administrative orders providing for the interdistrict or intradistrict flow of regulated medical waste. The rules, regulations, or administrative orders shall establish the manner in which the department and the board jointly will direct the flow of regulated medical waste in this State pursuant to P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.) and the provisions of this act, and determine where regulated medical waste may be disposed.  b. The Board of Public Utilities shall have jurisdiction over rates or charges for the disposal of regulated medical waste received by any commercial incinerator or commercial facility in this State that accepts regulated medical waste for disposal. The department, in conjunction with the board, may require any solid waste facility to accept for disposal regulated medical waste prepared for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of this act, and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, on the same terms and under the same conditions as ordinary solid waste.  c. The Board of Public Utilities shall not have jurisdiction over rates or charges for the disposal of regulated medical waste imposed by any noncommercial facility in this State that accepts regulated medical waste for disposal, without regard to whether the regulated medical waste was generated onsite or otherwise.  d. (1) The Commissioner of Health shall recommend to the Hospital Rate Setting Commission adjustments to the reimbursement rates for affected generators for activities that are required under this act, but that are not currently reimbursed under the rate setting system established by section 5 of P.L.1978, c.83 (C.26:2H-4.1). The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall recommend to the Commissioner of Human Services adjustments to the reimbursement rates under Medicaid for affected generators for activities that are required under this act, but that are not currently reimbursed under the Medicaid rate setting system.  (2) The Commissioner of Health shall develop and implement a generic appeal process, under which any hospital may petition the Hospital Rate Setting Commission under the appropriate appeal option for the expeditious reimbursement of the costs incurred in complying with the provisions of this act, including the amount of the annual registration fee paid to the department by generators of regulated medical waste pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1989, c.34 (C.13:1E-48.7), to the extent that these costs and the annual fee is not currently reimbursed under the rate setting system established by P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) or section 5 of P.L.1978, c.83 (C.26:2H-4.1), as the case may be.  L.1989, c.34, s.12; amended 1989,c.240,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.14 - Commercial facilities

13:1E-48.14. Commercial facilities  a. Every existing incinerator or facility in operation as of the effective date of this act that accepts regulated medical waste for disposal shall be incorporated within the relevant district solid waste management plan required pursuant to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-1 et seq.), without regard to the provisions of sections 11, 14 and 15 of P.L. 1975, c. 326 (C. 13:1E-20, 13:1E-23 and 13:1E-24).  b. No proposed new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facility shall be included within a district solid waste management plan prior to the submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act.  c. Any county may, consistent with the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section and pursuant to the provisions of sections 11, 14 and 15 of P.L. 1975, c. 326 (C. 13:1E-20, 13:1E-23 and 13:1E-24), prepare and adopt an amendment to the district solid waste management plan to provide for the proper and safe disposal of regulated medical waste generated within the district prior to the submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act.  d. Prior to submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall not consider any application for, or approve any registration statement or engineering design application required by section 5 of P.L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-5) for, a proposed new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facility.  e. Prior to submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act, the provisions of any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, no State department, division, commission, authority, council, agency, board, or any other political subdivision of the State, or any county or municipality, shall consider any application for, or grant any approval, certificate, license, consent, permit or other authorization for, a proposed new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facility.  f. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the granting of any State, county or municipal approval, certificate, license, consent, permit or other authorization for any proposed noncommercial incinerator or other noncommercial facility in this State that accepts regulated medical waste for disposal.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.15 - County shortfall determination

13:1E-48.15. County shortfall determination  a. Upon the submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall:  (1) transmit, by certified mail, a written determination of need to the governing body of each county in this State in which the department has determined that there exists or impends an anticipated regulated medical waste disposal capacity shortfall; and  (2) issue, in conjunction with the Board of Public Utilities, appropriate administrative orders providing for the interdistrict or intradistrict flow of regulated medical waste. The administrative orders shall direct the flow of regulated medical waste generated within each county in this State to designated commercial regulated medical waste disposal facilities and, subject to the prior approval of the owner or operator thereof, to designated noncommercial facilities for disposal.  b. In the event that appropriate rules and regulations to implement the Federal Act have not been adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency prior to the submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan, the departments may adopt, by rule or regulation, regulated medical waste management requirements to provide for the proper and safe segregation, identification, packaging, storage, labeling, control, monitoring, handling, collection, and disposal of regulated medical waste consistent with those set forth in this act.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.16 - County options

13:1E-48.16. County options  a. Within 12 months of the receipt of a written determination of need and notification of a regulated medical waste disposal capacity shortfall pursuant to section 15 of this act, the governing body of the affected county shall provide for the regulated medical waste disposal requirements of the county as determined by the department.  b. A county may provide for its regulated medical waste disposal requirements in accordance with any of the following arrangements:  (1) the development of one or more new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facilities, which facilities may utilize incineration or non-incineration technologies, within the county;  (2) the development of one or more new noncommercial regulated medical waste disposal facilities within the county;  (3) the more efficient utilization of existing operational incinerators or facilities, which incinerators and facilities accept regulated medical waste for disposal and are located within the county; or  (4) the negotiation of an interdistrict agreement providing for the disposal of regulated medical waste generated within the county at an out-of-district incinerator, facility or proposed new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facility, as the case may be.  c. In the event that a county has negotiated an interdistrict agreement pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the governing body of the county that is the designated recipient of out-of-district regulated medical waste shall transmit to the department, by certified mail, a copy of the negotiated or proposed interdistrict agreement and any other agreements therefor, including evidence of the intent of the parties to adopt the agreement, and the terms and conditions thereof.  d. Each affected county shall prepare and adopt an amendment to the district solid waste management plan required pursuant to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-1 et seq.) to incorporate the regulated medical waste disposal arrangement selected pursuant to subsection b. of this section.  L. 1989, c. 34, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.16a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.16a - Preparation, adoption of sharps disposal component for district solid waste management plan.

13:1E-48.16a Preparation, adoption of sharps disposal component for district solid waste management plan.  10. a. The board of chosen freeholders of each county and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, in accordance with standards adopted by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, shall prepare and adopt a sharps disposal component as an amendment to the district solid waste management plan required pursuant to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) to provide for the proper and safe disposal of medical waste generated at home within the district.  b. The sharps disposal component of each district solid waste management plan shall be developed in consultation with a work group established by the governing body of the affected county and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, in the case of the Hackensack Meadowlands District, that includes persons not employed by or affiliated with the county or the commission, as the case may be, who have a demonstrated interest or expertise in the use and disposal of sharps, including, but not limited to, representatives of waste management companies, persons with diabetes and licensed health care facilities. c. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall provide such financial assistance as may be available to the commissioner for the purpose of this section to the various counties to implement the sharps disposal component of the district solid waste management plan. The commissioner shall be authorized to accept such funding as may be made available from the private sector to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2006, c.99, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-48.16b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-48.16b - Rules, regulations.

13:1E-48.16b Rules, regulations.  11. a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of section 10 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.13:1E-48.16a). b. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the commissioner shall adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and no later than the 90th day after the effective date of this act, such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.13:1E-48.16a), which shall be effective until the adoption of rules and regulations pursuant to subsection a. of this section and may be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410. L.2006, c.99, s.11.