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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter D - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 284.320 - Operating requirements

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A person or municipality that operates a processing
						  facility shall comply with Chapter 283, Subchapter C (relating to operating
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter D - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 284.321 - Regulated medical waste monitoring requirements

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(a) A person or municipality that disinfects
						regulated medical waste shall monitor the waste to ensure the following:
(1) For thermal processing or incineration,
						the absence of anaerobic or aerobic bacterial growth in a composite sample of
						processing residue or ash.
(2) For
						other disinfection processes, both of the following are met:
(i) The process shall be capable of
						inactivating mycobacteria at a 6 log 10 reduction or greater.
(ii) The process shall be capable of
						inactivating Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores, Bacillus pumilus or
						Bacillus atrophaeus spores at a 4 log 10 reduction or greater.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter D - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 284.322 - Autoclave validation testing requirements

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Autoclave operating parameters shall be established in
						  accordance with the following:
(1) For
						facilities with one autoclave or multiple autoclaves that are not identical,
						each autoclave must have an initial validation test that establishes its
						operating parameters.
(2) For
						facilities with multiple autoclaves that are identical, one autoclave may have
						an initial validation test that establishes the operating parameters for all
						identical autoclaves at that facility.
(3) Autoclaves shall be tested using the
						manufacturer's recommended vacuum pulse plan, operating temperature, operating
						pressure and residence time at the maximum weight and with the most difficult
						heat transfer challenge anticipated with the indicators located where
						disinfection would be most difficult to achieve.
(4) If multiple vacuum pulse plans, residence
						times, temperatures and pressures are recommended, the autoclave shall be
						tested to validate its performance at each recommended vacuum pulse plan,
						residence time, temperature and pressure. If a test fails, more stringent
						operating parameters shall be used incrementally until a satisfactory test and
						set of operating parameters is determined.
(5) Autoclave operating parameters must be
						validated to achieve a minimum of 250°F or 121°C measured at a point
						where disinfection would be most difficult to achieve.
(6) The residence time required to achieve a
						6 log 10 reduction of mycobacteria and a 4 log 10 reduction of Geobacillus
						stearothermophilus spores for the level of heat transfer challenge selected
						shall be the residence time set into that autoclave's controls.
(7) The vacuum pulse plan, residence time,
						operating temperature and operating pressure established in the validation test
						will form the permitted operating parameters for the autoclave
						tested.
(8) Instead of the
						temperature, residence time and other requirements of this section,
						manufacturers of vaccines or other biologics who satisfy the applicability
						criterion of §
												284.321(p)
						(relating to regulated medical waste monitoring requirements) may establish and
						validate autoclave operating parameters and residence time based upon the
						requirements determined by the Institutional Biosafety Committee or Independent
						Certified Biosafety Professional, or both, as necessary to achieve the required
						disinfection under §
												284.321(p)(5)(ii)
						for the specific infectious agent or biologic, or both, present in the
						wastes.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														284.321 (relating to regulated
							 medical waste monitoring
							 requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.401 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth operating requirements for a
						  person or municipality that stores regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste,
						  ash residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration and
						  processing residue from a regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
						  processing facility. The requirements in this chapter are in addition to the
						  applicable requirements in Chapter 271 (relating to municipal waste
						  management-general provisions) and the requirements in §§
						  285.111-285.115 and 285.121.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.411 - Segregation

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(a) Regulated
						medical waste and chemotherapeutic waste shall be segregated at the point of
						origin at the generating facility into the following three categories:
(1) Regulated medical waste, excluding
						pathological waste.
(2)
						Pathological waste.
(3)
						Chemotherapeutic waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.412 - Basic storage requirements

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(a) After
						regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste has been segregated and collected
						for transportation to an onsite or offsite processing facility, the waste shall
						be stored and contained in a manner that:
(1)
						Maintains the integrity of the containers, prevents the leakage or release of
						waste from the containers, and provides protection from water, rain and
						wind.
(2) Prevents the spread of
						regulated medical waste or chemotherapeutic agents.
(3) Affords protection from animals and does
						not provide a breeding place or a food source for insects or rodents.
(4) Maintains the waste in a nonputrescent
						state, using refrigeration (<= 7°C or <= 45°F) or freezing (<=
						-18°C or <= 0°F) when necessary.
(5) Prevents odors from emanating from the
						container.
(6) Prevents
						unauthorized access to the waste. As part of this requirement, the following
						shall be met:
(i) Enclosures and containers
						used for storage of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall be
						secured to deny access to unauthorized persons.
(ii) Enclosures and containers shall be
						marked with prominent warning signs indicating the storage of regulated medical
						or chemotherapeutic waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.413 - Storage containers

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(a)
						Regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall be placed in containers that
						are:
(1) Leakproof on the sides and bottom
						and maintained in an upright position.
(2) Impervious to moisture.
(3) Sufficient in strength to prevent
						puncturing, tearing or bursting during storage.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.414 - Marking of containers

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(a) For
						onsite or offsite transportation of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
						waste, the outermost containers of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
						must be labeled with the following:
(1) The
						words "chemotherapeutic waste" if chemotherapeutic waste is placed in the
						container.
(2) Until November 8,
						2016, the words "infectious waste" or "regulated medical waste" if regulated
						medical waste is placed in the container.
(3) After November 8, 2016, the words
						"regulated medical waste" if regulated medical waste is placed in the
						container.
(4) The universal
						biohazard symbol that conforms to the design in
						29 CFR
						1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(B)
						(relating to bloodborne pathogens) and the word "BIOHAZARD."
(5) The date the container was full or the
						date that the generator sealed the container, whichever occurs
						earlier.
(6) The name, address and
						telephone number of the generator if the waste is transported
						offsite.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.415 - Duration of storage of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste for generators

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(a)
						Regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste may not be stored for longer than
						30 days from the date that the storage container is full or sealed by the
						generator, whichever occurs earlier.
(b) If the regulated medical or
						chemotherapeutic waste becomes putrescent during the storage period identified
						in subsection (a), the waste shall be moved offsite within 3 business days for
						processing or disposal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.416 - Duration of storage of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste for processors

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If the waste processing facility is separate from the
						  waste generating facility, regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall be
						  immediately moved offsite if the waste becomes putrescent or attracts vectors
						  during the storage period and may not be stored at the waste processing
						  facility for more than the following periods unless other periods are approved
						  in the facility's permit:
(1)
						Seventy-two hours at ambient temperature, unless the waste becomes putrescent
						or attracts vectors.
(2) Seven days
						in a refrigerator at <= 7°C or <= 45°F, unless the waste becomes
						putrescent or attracts vectors.
(3)
						Thirty days in a freezer at <= -18°C or <= 0°F, unless the waste
						becomes putrescent or attracts vectors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.417 - Reuse of containers

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(a)
						Nonrigid containers shall be managed as either regulated medical or
						chemotherapeutic waste based upon the contents of the container. These
						containers may not be reused.
(b)
						Corrugated fiberboard containers used for storage of regulated medical or
						chemotherapeutic waste may be reused if the surface of the container has been
						protected from direct contact with the waste.
(c) A rigid, nonfiberboard container used for
						the storage of regulated medical waste or chemotherapeutic waste may be reused
						if one of the following applies:
(1) The
						container has been decontaminated utilizing a Department-approved
						decontamination procedure.
(2) The
						surface of the container has been protected from direct contact with regulated
						medical and chemotherapeutic waste, as applicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.418 - Storage and containment of ash residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration

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(a) Ash
						residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration shall be
						stored in accordance with the following:
(1)
						In an enclosed container, which may include a properly tarped container, or in
						an enclosed area, which may include an adequately ventilated
						building.
(2) On a pad for
						collecting a spill or release of ash that is no more permeable than 1 x
						10-7 cm./sec.
(3) In a manner to prevent the release,
						dispersal or discharge of ash residue into the air, water or onto
						land.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter E - SEGREGATION AND STORAGE › Section 284.419 - Storage and containment of processing residue from a regulated medical or chemothera-peutic waste processing facility

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(a) Processing residue from regulated medical
						or chemotherapeutic waste processing facilities shall be stored in an enclosed
						container, which may include a properly tarped container, or in an enclosed
						area, which may include an adequately ventilated building, to:
(1) Prevent the release, dispersal or
						discharge of processing residue into the air, water or onto land.
(2) Afford protection from animals, rain and
						wind.
(3) Prevent the development
						of a breeding place or food source for insects or rodents.
(4) Prevent the leakage of waste from the
						storage container.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter F - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION › GENERAL › Section 284.501 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth the requirements for a
							 person or municipality that collects and transports regulated medical or
							 chemotherapeutic waste, ash residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
							 waste incineration and processing residue from a regulated medical or
							 chemotherapeutic waste processing facility. The requirements in this chapter
							 are in addition to the applicable requirements in Chapter 271 (relating to
							 municipal waste management-general provisions) and the requirements in
							 §§
													285.211-285.219 (relating to general
							 provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter F - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION › TYPES OF WASTE › Section 284.511 - Transportation of ash residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration

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(a) Ash
						  residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration shall be
						  wetted immediately prior to loading, and shall remain wetted during
						  transportation and unloading at a municipal waste landfill to prevent the
						  dispersal of ash residue.
(b) Ash
						  residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration shall be
						  transported in an enclosed or covered vehicle to prevent dispersal of the
						  residue.
(c) A generator's ash
						  residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration shall be
						  transported separately from the ash residue of other generators.
(d) Municipal waste from a generator may be
						  commingled and transported with the generator's ash residue from regulated
						  medical and chemotherapeutic waste incineration if the municipal waste and ash
						  residue are being transported separately from the waste of other
						  generators.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.321 (relating to regulated
								medical waste monitoring
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter F - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION › TYPES OF WASTE › Section 284.512 - Transportation of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste; general provisions

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(a)
General.
This section sets forth general requirements for a
						  person or municipality that transports regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
						  waste. Section
						  284.513 (relating to
						  transportation of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste; additional
						  provisions) sets forth additional provisions relating to the transportation of
						  the waste.
(b)
Manner of
						  transportation.
Regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste shall be
						  transported in a manner that:
(1) Maintains
						  the integrity of the containers, prevents the leakage or release of waste from
						  the containers and provides protection from water, rain and wind.
(2) Prevents the spread of infectious or
						  chemotherapeutic agents.
(3)
						  Affords protection from animals and does not provide a breeding place or a food
						  source for insects or rodents.
(4)
						  Maintains the waste in a nonputrescent state, using refrigeration (<=
						  7°C or <= 45°F) or freezing (<= -18°C or <= 0°F) when
						  necessary.
(5) Prevents odors from
						  emanating from the container.
(6)
						  Prevents unauthorized access to the waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter F - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION › TYPES OF WASTE › Section 284.513 - Transportation of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste; additional provisions

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(a) This
						  section sets forth additional requirements for the transportation of regulated
						  medical and chemotherapeutic waste. This section does not apply to vehicles
						  used by a generator of less than 220 pounds of regulated medical and
						  chemotherapeutic waste per month for transporting the generator's own
						  waste.
(b) Vehicles or conveyances
						  for transporting regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall be
						  identified on the two sides and back of the cargo compartment with the
						  following:
(1) The transporter's
						  Department-issued regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste license number,
						  if applicable.
(2) A placard or
						  decal containing the phrase "regulated medical waste" or "chemotherapeutic
						  waste," or both, as applicable, and the universal biohazard symbol that
						  conforms to the design shown in the United States Occupational Safety and
						  Health Administration's regulations at
						  29 CFR
						  1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(B)
						  (relating to bloodborne pathogens).
(3) Until November 8, 2016, the words
						  "infectious waste" or "regulated medical waste" if regulated medical waste is
						  being transported.
(4) After
						  November 8, 2016, the words "regulated medical waste" if regulated medical
						  waste is being transported.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter F - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION › TYPES OF WASTE › Section 284.514 - Transportation of processing residue from a regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste facility

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(a)
						  Processing residue from a regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste facility
						  shall be transported in an enclosed or covered vehicle to prevent dispersal of
						  the residue.
(b) A transporter
						  shall transport processing residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
						  waste for each generator separately from other generators.
(c) A transporter may transport processing
						  residue from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste that is commingled
						  with other municipal waste if the commingled waste is from one generator and
						  the waste is transported separately from another generator's waste.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.321 (relating to regulated
								medical waste monitoring
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 284.601 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth the Department's
							 requirements for licensing of persons and municipalities that transport
							 regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 284.602 - License requirement

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a person or municipality may not transport
						  regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste unless the person has first
						  obtained a license from the Department in accordance with this
						  subchapter.
(b) This subchapter
						  does not apply to the following:
(1) Onsite
						  movement of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste by
						  generators.
(2) Onsite movement of
						  regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste by operators of permitted regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste management facilities.
(3) Transportation by a generator of less
						  than 220 pounds per month of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste when
						  transporting only the generator's own regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
						  waste if the log and shipping paper requirements under §
														284.701(b)(3) 
						  (relating to scope) are met.
(4)
						  The transportation of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste generated
						  outside this Commonwealth destined for processing or disposal outside this
						  Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 284.603 - Identification number

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A person or municipality subject to this chapter may
							 not transport regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste without first
							 receiving an identification number. The number shall be one of the
							 following:
(1) An EPA identification
						  number obtained under section 3010 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
						  Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.A.
						  §
														6930).
(2) An identification number obtained from
						  the Department if the identification number under paragraph (1) is not
						  available.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.611 (relating to general
								application requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 284.611 - General application requirements

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(a) An application for a license to transport
						  regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall be submitted to the
						  Department, in writing, on forms provided by the Department. An application for
						  a license shall be accompanied by information, specifications and other data
						  required by the Department to determine compliance with this
						  subchapter.
(b) The application
						  shall contain the following:
(1) The
						  applicant's identification number, as required under §
														284.603 (relating to
						  identification number).
(2) The
						  name, mailing address, place of business, business telephone number and 24-hour
						  emergency telephone number of the applicant.
(3) The average yearly total tonnage of
						  regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste picked up or delivered in this
						  Commonwealth.
(4) A nonrefundable
						  application fee in the form of a check payable to the "Commonwealth of
						  Pennsylvania" for $500.
(5)
						  Information concerning terminal locations that will store regulated medical and
						  chemotherapeutic waste in-transit.
(6) An identification of interests and
						  compliance history, as provided in §§
														271.124 and
						  271.125 (relating to
						  identification of interests; and compliance information).
(7) Collateral bond, as required under §
														284.641 (relating to bond
						  requirement).
(8) Certificate of
						  insurance, as required under §
														284.612 (relating to vehicular
						  liability insurance).
(9) A
						  contingency plan consistent with §
														284.632 (relating to regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste discharges or spills).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 284.612 - Vehicular liability insurance

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(a) The application shall include a
						  certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do
						  business in this Commonwealth, certifying that the applicant has comprehensive
						  vehicular liability insurance in force covering the operation of vehicles and
						  associated regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste transportation
						  activities.
(b) The certificate of
						  insurance shall expressly document coverage for property damage and bodily
						  injury to third parties. The insurance coverage shall include coverage for the
						  cost of cleaning up a regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste spill, and
						  damages arising from the spill. Minimum insurance coverage shall be $500,000
						  annual aggregate, exclusive of claims administration and legal defense
						  costs.
(c) Insurance coverage
						  provided under this section shall comply with the following:
(1) The insurance policy shall follow the
						  standard commercial or comprehensive vehicular liability policy forms approved
						  by the Insurance Department, and shall include coverage as specified in
						  subsections (a) and (b).
(2) The
						  insurance policy shall be issued by an insurer having a certificate of
						  authority and a licensed agent authorized to transact the business of insurance
						  in this Commonwealth by the Insurance Department. Insurance may be provided by
						  an excess or surplus lines insurer approved by the Insurance
						  Department.
(3) The full policy
						  amount shall be applicable to each driver and vehicle authorized to operate
						  under the license. There may be no proration of the policy amount of coverage
						  among vehicles.
(4) The insurance
						  policy shall provide that the insurer shall notify the Department by certified
						  mail within 30 days whenever a substantive change is made in the policy,
						  including policy amounts, scope of coverage, tail period, claims procedures,
						  definitions of occurrences or claims, or other provisions related to the
						  requirements of this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REVIEW › Section 284.621 - Criteria for license issuance or denial

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(a) A license application will not be
						  approved unless the applicant affirmatively demonstrates to the Department's
						  satisfaction that the following conditions are met:
(1) The license application is complete and
						  accurate.
(2) The requirements of
						  the act, the environmental protection acts and this title have been complied
						  with.
(3) The compliance status of
						  the applicant or a related party under section 503(c) and (d) of the act
						  (35
						  P. S. §
															6018.503(c) and
						  (d)) does not require or allow license
						  denial.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REVIEW › Section 284.622 - Term of license

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A license granted or renewed under this subchapter is
							 valid for 2 years unless the Department determines that circumstances justify
							 issuing a license for less than 2 years. The expiration date will be set forth
							 in the license.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.624 (relating to license
								renewal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REVIEW › Section 284.623 - Conditions of licenses

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(a) The
						  Department may place terms and conditions upon a license it deems necessary to
						  protect public health, public safety and the environment, and to ensure
						  compliance with the act, the environmental protection acts and this
						  title.
(b) Except to the extent
						  that the license states otherwise, the licensee shall conduct transportation
						  activities as described in the approved application.
(c) A license to transport regulated medical
						  and chemotherapeutic waste is nontransferable and nonassignable. A license
						  applies to the licensee and its employees. Leased or subcontracted haulers, and
						  haulers who provide equipment, have no authority to operate under the
						  licensee's license without prior written approval from the
						  Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REVIEW › Section 284.624 - License renewal

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A licensee that plans to transport regulated medical
							 or chemotherapeutic waste after expiration of the current license term under
							 §
													284.622 (relating to term of
							 license) shall file a complete application for license renewal on forms
							 provided by the Department at least 90 days before the expiration date of the
							 license. The application shall include a nonrefundable application fee in the
							 form of a check payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" for $500. The
							 license renewal application will be reviewed by the Department in the same
							 manner as a new application for a license under this
							 subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › LICENSE APPLICATION REVIEW › Section 284.625 - Public notice

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The Department will publish notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
of the following:
(1) Receipt of an application for a license
						  under this subchapter.
(2) Approval
						  or denial of a license application under this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 284.631 - Basic limitations

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(a) A
						  person or municipality subject to this subchapter that transports regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall comply with the following:
(1) The act, this article and other
						  applicable regulations promulgated under the act, including Subchapter F
						  (relating to collection and transportation).
(2) The terms and conditions of the license,
						  the environmental protection acts, this title and orders issued by the
						  Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 284.632 - Regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste discharges or spills

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(a) A copy of the
						  most recently approved Transporter Contingency Plan (TCP) shall be carried on
						  each transport vehicle at all times. Information in the TCP shall be kept
						  current.
(b) In the event of a
						  discharge or spill of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste during
						  transportation, the transporter shall take appropriate immediate action to
						  protect the health and safety of the public and the environment, in accordance
						  with its approved TCP. The transporter shall also immediately telephone the
						  Department and the affected municipality, and provide the following
						  information:
(1) The name of the person
						  reporting the spill or discharge.
(2) The transporter's name, address, the
						  Department-issued regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste transporter
						  license number and identification number.
(3) The telephone number where the person
						  reporting the spill or discharge can be reached.
(4) The date, time and location of the spill
						  or discharge.
(5) The mode of
						  transportation and type of transport vehicle.
(6) A brief description of the
						  accident.
(7) For each waste
						  involved in the spill:
(i) The name and
						  identification number of the generators of the waste.
(ii) The estimated quantity of the waste
						  spilled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 284.633 - Safety

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A transporter of regulated medical or
							 chemotherapeutic waste shall provide adequate personnel training to ensure
							 transport activities are conducted safely, in compliance with applicable laws
							 and regulations, and according to the contingency plan approved under §
													284.632 (relating to regulated
							 medical or chemotherapeutic waste discharges or spills).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 284.634 - Annual report

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(a) A
						  transporter shall submit to the Department's Central Office an annual report.
						  The report shall be submitted by the end of March of each calendar year. The
						  report shall be submitted on forms supplied by the Department.
(b) The annual report shall be based on the
						  shipments of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste during the previous
						  calendar year, and shall include the following:
(1) The name, location, telephone number and
						  permit identification number of each processing or disposal facility to which
						  the transporter delivered regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
						  waste.
(2) The weight or volume of
						  each type of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste transported.
(3) When more than one transporter is used to
						  transport a single shipment of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste from
						  the generator to the processing or disposal facility, only the first
						  transporter is required to submit information for that shipment on the annual
						  report.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › BOND › Section 284.641 - Bond requirement

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(a)
General.
The applicant shall provide the Department a bond,
						  secured by collateral as specified by this section and which bond is
						  conditional upon compliance by the licensee with the requirements of the act,
						  the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S. §§
														6019.1-6019.6), known as the Infectious and
						  Chemotherapeutic Waste Law, regulations thereunder, the terms and conditions of
						  the license and Department orders issued to the licensee. The bond shall be
						  consistent with, and subject to, the requirements of this section. The amount,
						  duration, form, conditions and terms of the bond will be specified by the
						  Department. An additional bond amount will not be required of applicants that
						  are also licensed hazardous waste transporters during the term of license or
						  renewal thereof under this subchapter if the applicant or licensee submits a
						  bond endorsement, including an increase in the amount of the bond of a minimum
						  of $10,000, to the Department that includes liability for regulated medical and
						  chemotherapeutic waste transportation on the hazardous waste transporter
						  bond.
(b)
Approval by
						  Department.
A license to transport regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste will not be issued by the Department before the
						  applicant for the license has filed a collateral bond payable to the Department
						  on a form provided by the Department, and the bond has been approved by the
						  Department.
(c)
Amount of
						  bond.
(1) The bond shall be in an
						  amount sufficient to assure that the licensee faithfully performs the
						  requirements of the act, the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law and
						  regulations thereunder, the terms and conditions of the license, and Department
						  orders issued to the licensee. The minimum amount of the bond is
						  $10,000.
(2) The Department may
						  require additional bond amounts if the mode of transporting waste changes, or
						  the Department determines additional bond amounts are necessary to meet the
						  requirements described in paragraph (1).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › BOND › Section 284.642 - Release of bond

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(a) Except as
						  provided in subsection (b), the Department will release a transporter bond 1
						  year after the expiration or termination of a license upon written request of
						  the licensee.
(b) The Department
						  will not release a bond if the transporter is in violation of the act, the act
						  of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S. §§
														6019.1-6019.6), known as the Infectious and
						  Chemotherapeutic Waste Law, regulations thereunder, the terms and conditions of
						  the license or Department orders issued to the licensee, whether or not the
						  violation results from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
						  transportation.
(c) The release of
						  a bond by the Department does not constitute a waiver or release of other
						  liability provided in law, nor does it abridge or alter rights of action or
						  remedies of a person or municipality presently or prospectively existing in
						  equity or under criminal and civil common or statutory law.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.644 (relating to replacement
								of existing bond).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › BOND › Section 284.643 - Bond forfeiture

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(a) The
						  Department will declare a bond forfeit if the transporter is in violation of
						  the act, the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S.
						  §§
														6019.1-6019.6), known as the
						  Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law, regulations thereunder, the terms
						  and conditions of the bond, the terms and conditions of the license or
						  Department orders issued to the licensee, whether or not the violation results
						  from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste transportation.
(b) If the Department declares a bond
						  forfeit, it will:
(1) Send written
						  notification to the transporter of the Department's determination to declare
						  the bond forfeit and the reasons for the forfeiture.
(2) Advise the transporter and surety of the
						  right to appeal to the EHB under the Environmental Hearing Board Act
						  (35
						  P. S. §§
															7511-7516).
(3) Proceed to collect on the bond as
						  provided by applicable laws for the collection of defaulted bonds or other
						  debts.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › BOND › Section 284.644 - Replacement of existing bond

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(a)
						  The Department may allow a transporter to replace an existing collateral bond
						  with another collateral bond, if the liability which has accrued under the bond
						  and against the transporter is incorporated into the replacement bond. The bond
						  amount for this replacement bond will be determined under this subchapter, but
						  may not be less than the amount of the existing bond.
(b) The Department will not release existing
						  bonds until the transporter has submitted and the Department has approved
						  acceptable replacement bonds. A replacement of bonds under this section does
						  not constitute a release of bond under §
													284.642 (relating to release of
						  bond).