Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this subchapter applies to a person or municipality that generates, transports, disposes or processes regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste or processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste that is recognizable.(b) This subchapter does not apply to a person or municipality for the following activities: (1) Onsite movement of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste by generators.(2) Onsite movement of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste by operators of permitted regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste management facilities.(3) Transportation by a generator who generates less than 220 pounds per month of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste if the following are met: (i) The generator only transports his own waste.(ii) The generator records on a log or shipping paper the following information for each shipment: (A) The name, address and telephone number of the generator of the waste.(B) The quantity of the waste transported and accepted by the processing or disposal facility.(C) The date the waste is transported and accepted by the processing or disposal facility.(iii) The generator carries and delivers a copy of this log or shipping paper with the waste shipment to the offsite processing or disposal facility.(4) The transportation of regulated medical waste if the following are met: (i) The package is sent to a permitted processing or disposal facility in this Commonwealth or to an out-of-State facility by certified mail, return receipt requested, indicating the name and address of the sender, the name of the addressee, the signature of the addressee, the date of delivery and the address where delivered or by utilizing an alternate tracking system approved in writing by the Department if applicable.(ii) The mailing standards of the United States Postal Service in 39 CFR 211.2 (relating to regulations of the Postal Service) and incorporated by reference into this chapter authorize the package to be mailed.(iii) The package is mailed in compliance with United States Postal Service regulations.(iv) The generator maintains a log or shipping paper containing the following information: (A) The weight of the waste transported.(B) The date of shipment.(C) The name and address of each processing or disposal facility to which the generator is shipping the waste by the United States Postal Service or other mail carrier.(5) The transportation by a generator who generates and processes onsite less than 220 pounds per month of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste, which is recognizable waste, if the following are met:(i) The generator only transports its own waste.(ii) The generator records on a log or shipping paper the following information for each shipment: (A) The name, address and telephone number of the generator of the waste.(B) The quantity of the waste transported and accepted by the disposal facility.(C) The name, address and telephone number of the transporter for each shipment of waste. If applicable, the log or shipping paper shall include the identification number of a licensed transporter.(D) The date the waste is transported and accepted by the processing or disposal facility.(iii) A copy of the log or shipping paper shall be provided to the disposal facility by the transporter for each shipment of waste.(6) The transportation through this Commonwealth of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste generated outside this Commonwealth that is destined for processing or disposal outside this Commonwealth.(7) The transportation of processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste to a disposal facility if the waste has been rendered unrecognizable.The provisions of this §284.701 amended November 7, 2014, effective 11/8/2014, 44 Pa.B. 7021. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 284.2 (relating to permits-by-rule for regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste processing facilities; qualifying facilities; general requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 284.602 (relating to license requirement); and 25 Pa. Code § 284.732 (relating to use of logs or shipping papers).