N.Y. Public Health Law § 1389-ee: Transfer of regulated medical waste to off-site treatment and disposal facilities

§ 1389-ee. Transfer of regulated medical waste to off-site treatment

and disposal facilities. 1. Any generator of regulated medical waste

shall transfer custody of the waste only to a transporter who is

permitted as a regulated medical waste transporter by the department of

environmental conservation.

2. Regulated medical waste shall be transported to an off-site

treatment or disposal facility in a leakproof, fully enclosed container

or vehicle compartment.

3. Regulated medical waste shall not be transported in the same

vehicle with other waste unless the regulated medical waste is

separately contained in rigid reusable containers or kept separate by

barriers from other waste, or unless all of the waste is to be treated

or disposed of as regulated medical waste in accordance with the

requirements of this title.