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[CITE: 42USC6992b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
       SUBCHAPTER X--DEMONSTRATION MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING PROGRAM
 
Sec. 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

    In the program under subsection (a) of this section, the 
Administrator may establish an exemption for generators of small 
quantities of medical waste listed under section 6992a of this title, 
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) of this section, 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 that (1) incinerates 
medical waste listed in section 6992a of this title on site and (2) does 
not track such waste under the regulations promulgated under subsection 
(a) of this section. 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 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.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 11003, as added Pub. L. 100-582, 
Sec. 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2952.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6992c, 6992f of this title.
