California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 3 - Medical Waste Treatment Facility Permits › Section 65625 - Contents of a Medical Waste Treatment Facility Permit Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The application
				  shall include the following information:
(1)
				  The name, business address, and telephone number of the owner and operator of
				  the facility. Include ownership status as federal, state, local government or
				  other public or private entity.
(2)
				  The name, mailing address, and location of the facility for which the
				  application is submitted.
(3) A
				  description of the nature of the business and activities which require it to
				  have a permit.
(4) An indication of
				  whether the facility is new or existing and whether it is a first or revised
				  application.
(5) A description of
				  the process to be used for treating, storing, and disposing of medical waste
				  (i.e. incinerator, autoclave, or other approved treatment technology as
				  specified in Section
				  25090(d) Health
				  and Safety Code).
(6) A description
				  of the treatment and/or storage capacity of the facility, an estimate of the
				  average monthly quantity of the waste to be treated and/or stored, and a
				  general description of the process to be used for disposal of treated
				  wastes.
(7) A scale drawing and
				  general description of the facility showing location of all treatment and
				  storage areas.
(8) A map extending
				  one mile beyond the property boundary of the facility identifying access roads
				  and the type of development in the area (i.e., residential, commercial,
				  recreational, schools, etc.).
(9) A
				  disclosure statement, as required in Section
				  25072
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(10)
				  A description of the security procedures required pursuant to Section
				  25086
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(11)
				  A copy of the general operation plan including a schedule for inspection and
				  calibration of monitoring equipment, a description of disinfection procedures,
				  location and type of safety and emergency equipment, location and type of
				  security devices, and operating and structural equipment that are important in
				  preventing or responding to medical-waste related environmental or human health
				  hazards.
(12) A copy of the
				  emergency action plan addressing equipment breakdowns, natural disasters, or
				  other occurrences as required in Section
				  25092,
				  Health and Safety Code.
(13) An
				  outline of both the introductory and continuing training programs which will be
				  provided by owners or operators to prepare employees to operate or maintain the
				  medical waste treatment facility in a safe manner. A brief description of how
				  training will be designed to meet actual job tasks.
(14) A copy of the closure plan including a
				  written estimate of the cost of closing a facility. The estimate shall equal
				  the cost of closure at the point in the facility's operating life when the
				  extent and manner of its operation would make closure the most expensive, as
				  indicated by its closure plan. The owner shall revise the closure cost estimate
				  whenever a change in the closure plan increases the cost of closure.
(15) A description of the compliance history
				  of the applicant under any local, state, or federal law or regulation governing
				  the control of medical waste or pollution including, but not limited to, the
				  Clean Air Act. Such description shall include all violations as specified in
				  Section
				  25072.5
				  of the Health and Safety Code which have occurred at this or any other facility
				  permitted and owned or operated by the applicant in the State for the three
				  years prior to the date of this application.
(16) A schedule for the installation of
				  monitoring equipment and a written statement of operating procedures covering
				  the proper use, maintenance, and testing of such equipment.
(17) A monitoring schedule, including type of
				  monitoring, intervals and frequency of monitoring sufficient to yield data
				  which are representative of the monitored activity, including, when
				  appropriate, continuous monitoring.