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42 U.S.C. § 6992b — Tracking of medical waste

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42 U.S.C. § 6992b — Tracking of medical waste

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**(a) Demonstration program** Not later than 6 months after November 1, 1988, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing a program for the tracking of the medical waste listed in [section 6992a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992a&num=0&edition=prelim) which is generated in a State subject to the demonstration program. The program shall (1) provide for tracking of the transportation of the waste from the generator to the disposal facility, except that waste that is incinerated need not be tracked after incineration, (2) include a system for providing the generator of the waste with assurance that the waste is received by the disposal facility, (3) use a uniform form for tracking in each of the demonstration States, and (4) include the following requirements: (A) A requirement for segregation of the waste at the point of generation where practicable. (B) A requirement for placement of the waste in containers that will protect waste handlers and the public from exposure. (C) A requirement for appropriate labeling of containers of the waste. **(b) Small quantities** In the program under subsection (a), the Administrator may establish an exemption for generators of small quantities of medical waste listed under [section 6992a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992a&num=0&edition=prelim), except that the Administrator may not exempt from the program any person who, or facility that, generates 50 pounds or more of such waste in any calendar month. **(c) On-site incinerators** Concurrently with the promulgation of regulations under subsection (a), the Administrator shall promulgate a recordkeeping and reporting requirement for any generator in a demonstration State of medical waste listed in [section 6992a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992a&num=0&edition=prelim) that (1) incinerates medical waste listed in [section 6992a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992a&num=0&edition=prelim) on site and (2) does not track such waste under the regulations promulgated under subsection (a). Such requirement shall require the generator to report to the Administrator on the volume and types of medical waste listed in [section 6992a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992a&num=0&edition=prelim) that the generator incinerated on site during the 6 months following the effective date of the requirements of this subsection. **(d) Type of medical waste and types of generators** For each of the requirements of this section, the regulations may vary for different types of medical waste and for different types of medical waste generators.

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42 U.S.C. § 6992a — Listing of medical wastes

**(a) List** Not later than 6 months after November 1, 1988, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations listing the types of medical waste to be tracked under the demonstration program. Except as provided in subsection (b), such list shall include, but need not be limited to, each of the following types of solid waste: (1) Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals, including cultures from medical and pathological laboratories, cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from the production of biologicals, discarded live and attenuated vaccines, and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures. (2) Pathological wastes, including tissues, organs, and body parts that are removed during surgery or autopsy. (3) Waste human blood and products of blood, including serum, plasma, and other blood components. (4) Sharps that have been used in patient care or in medical, research, or industrial laboratories, including hypodermic needles, syringes, pasteur pipettes, broken glass, and scalpel blades. (5) Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that were exposed to infectious agents during research, production of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals. (6) Wastes from surgery or autopsy that were in contact with infectious agents, including soiled dressings, sponges, drapes, lavage tubes, drainage sets, underpads, and surgical gloves. (7) Laboratory wastes from medical, pathological, pharmaceutical, or other research, commercial, or industrial laboratories that were in contact with infectious agents, including slides and cover slips, disposable gloves, laboratory coats, and aprons. (8) Dialysis wastes that were in contact with the blood of pati

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42 U.S.C. § 6992c — Inspections

**(a) Requirements for access** For purposes of developing or assisting in the development of any regulation or report under this subchapter or enforcing any provision of this subchapter, any person who generates, stores, treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise handles or has handled medical waste shall, upon request of any officer, employee, or representative of the Environmental Protection Agency duly designated by the Administrator, furnish information relating to such waste, including any tracking forms required to be maintained under [section 6992b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992b&num=0&edition=prelim), conduct monitoring or testing, and permit such person at all reasonable times to have access to, and to copy, all records relating to such waste. For such purposes, such officers, employees, or representatives are authorized to— (1) enter at reasonable times any establishment or other place where medical wastes are or have been generated, stored, treated, disposed of, or transported from; (2) conduct monitoring or testing; and (3) inspect and obtain samples from any person of any such wastes and samples of any containers or labeling for such wastes. **(b) Procedures** Each inspection under this section shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. If the officer, employee, or representative obtains any samples, prior to leaving the premises he shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the sample obtained and, if requested, a portion of each such sample equal in volume or weight to the portion retained if giving such an equal portion is feasible. If any analysis is made of such samples, a copy of the results of such analysis shall be furnished pro

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42 U.S.C. § 6992f — Relationship to State law

**(a) State inspections and enforcement** A State may conduct inspections under 11 So in original. Probably should be “under section”. 6992c of this title and take enforcement actions under [section 6992d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992d&num=0&edition=prelim) against any person, including any person who has imported medical waste into a State in violation of the requirements of, or regulations under, this subchapter, to the same extent as the Administrator. At the time a State initiates an enforcement action under [section 6992d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992d&num=0&edition=prelim) against any person, the State shall notify the Administrator in writing. **(b) Retention of State authority** Nothing in this subchapter shall— (1) preempt any State or local law; or (2) except as provided in subsection (c), otherwise affect any State or local law or the authority of any State or local government to adopt or enforce any State or local law. **(c) State forms** Any State or local law which requires submission of a tracking form from any person subject to this subchapter shall require that the form be identical in content and format to the form required under [section 6992b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992b&num=0&edition=prelim), except that a State may require the submission of other tracking information which is supplemental to the information required on the form required under [section 6992b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992b&num=0&edition=prelim) through additional sheets or such other means as the State deems appropriat

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42 U.S.C. § 6992b — Tracking of medical waste

Page 7040 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6992 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘exudates’’. SUBCHAPTER X—DEMONSTRATION MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING PROGRAM § 6992. Scope of demonstration program for med- ical waste (a) Covered States The States within the demonstration program established under this subchapter for tracking medical wastes shall be New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, the States contiguous to the Great Lakes and any State included in the program through the petition procedure described in sub- section (c), except for any of such States in which the Governor notifies the Administrator under subsection (b) that such State shall not be covered by the program. (b) Opt out (1) If the Governor of any State covered under subsection (a) which is not contiguous to the At- lantic Ocean notifies the Administrator that such State elects not to participate in the dem- onstration program, the Administrator shall re- move such State from the program. (2) If the Governor of any other State covered under subsection (a) notifies the Administrator that such State has implemented a medical waste tracking program that is no less stringent than the demonstration program under this sub- chapter and that such State elects not to par- ticipate in the demonstration program, the Ad- ministrator shall, if the Administrator deter- mines that such State program is no less strin- gent than the demonstration program under this subchapter, remove such State from the dem- onstration program. (3) Notifications under paragraphs (1) or (2) shall be submitted to the Administrator no later than 30 days after the promulgation of regula- tions implementing the demonstration program under this subchapter. (c) Petition in The Governor of any State may petition t

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