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Title 42
Chapter 82
Subchapter X
§ 6992a. Listing of medical wast...
§ 6992c. Inspections...
§ 6992a. Listing of medical wast...
§ 6992c. Inspections...
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§ 6992b.
Tracking of medical waste
(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
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
(c)
On-site incinerators
(d)
Type of medical waste and types of generators
(
Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 11003
, as added
Pub. L. 100–582, § 2(a)
,
Nov. 1, 1988
,
102 Stat. 2952
.)
cite as:
42 USC 6992b
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