N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-1510: Standards applicable to generators of regulated medical waste

§ 27-1510. Standards applicable to generators of regulated medical

waste.

1. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations establishing

standards which shall be applicable to all generators of any quantity of

regulated medical waste, as may be necessary to protect human health and

the environment. Such standards shall include, but need not be limited

to, requirements respecting:

a. Recordkeeping practices that accurately identify the quantities of

such regulated medical waste generated, and the disposition thereof;

b. Compliance with the marking, labeling and packaging requirements

pursuant to section 27-1505 of this title;

c. Compliance with the tracking system pursuant to section 27-1504 of

this title; and

d. Submission of an annual report to the commissioner, and additional

reports at such times as the commissioner deems necessary, on such forms

as the commissioner shall prescribe, respecting the quantities of

regulated medical waste generated during a specified time period, and

the disposition thereof.

2. Any such regulation may not exempt, but may differ in its terms as

between generators of differing quantities of regulated medical waste.