P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 1336c
The Board is responsible for keeping the regulations in effect updated which, in addition to the establishment of the Biomedical Waste Management Program, shall provide for the following:
(a) The responsibilities of the biomedical waste generators in Puerto Rico, as well as of those who import biomedical waste into our jurisdiction. It shall specify the events in which the generator is not bound to use the services of a carrier authorized by the Board and when it is not bound to fill out a manifest. It shall provide for the obligation to have a biomedical waste management plan within the facility, and for the obtainment of the corresponding permits. Lastly, it shall provide for the training program for employees that manage biomedical waste.
(b) The pre-transport responsibilities of the biomedical waste generator or intermediate manager, including the requirements of waste segregation, packaging, labeling, storage, and reuse of containers.
(c) The responsibilities of the carriers, including the obtainment of permits to transport biomedical waste. It shall provide for the conditions to accept biomedical waste for transportation. It shall also specify the requirements of the vehicles to be used to transport the biomedical waste, the transportation requirements and the responsibilities of the carriers, especially in the event of accidents and spills.
(d) The content and form of the manifest that every generator, carrier, intermediate manager or final disposal facility that stores, separates, collects, transports, treats, recovers or disposes of biomedical waste in Puerto Rico shall have at all times. In the event that it is only necessary to keep a logbook, the Board shall provide for the content of the same. Likewise, this regulation shall provide for the obligations of the generator, carrier, intermediate manager or final disposal facility, as well as for everything related to the exception reports.
(e) Which documents, regarding the use and management of biomedical waste, shall be kept by a biomedical waste generator, carrier, intermediate manager or final disposal facility.
History —Aug. 6, 2008, No. 180, § 5.