- (a) Commercial medical waste transporters shall keep a log of their daily pick-up from generators of commercial medical waste.
(b) The log must show, at a minimum, the:
- (1) Name and address of the generator;
- (2) Date;
- (3) Quantity (weight (pounds) or number of containers); and
- (4) Final destination.
- (c) Manifests/tracking papers must accompany all shipments of commercial medical waste.
(d) Log records and manifests/tracking papers:
- (1) Shall be kept on file for three (3) years; and
- (2) Must be made available upon request.
- (e) The commercial medical waste transporter shall provide the medical waste generator with a copy of the manifest/tracking paper at the time of transfer of the medical waste.
(f) The requirements of the manifest/tracking document are as follows:
- (1) The name, address, telephone number, and signature of a representative of the medical waste generator;
(2)
- (A) The name, address, phone number, permit number, and signature of the commercial transporter upon receipt of the waste.
- (B) If additional transporters are used, the same information on any additional transporters is also required;
- (3) The name, address, telephone number, and signature of a representative of the facility receiving the waste;
(4)
- (A) The weight (pounds) or the number of containers of commercial medical waste transported.
- (B) The commercial medical waste transporter may provide at the time of pick-up the number of containers if the transporter can track real-time individual waste containers from the point of collection through the point of treatment.
- (C) If the weight (pounds) of each container is not provided at the time of transfer, the commercial medical waste transporter must report the weight (pounds) of each container to the generator within forty-five (45) days; and
(5)
- (A) The commercial medical waste transporter shall provide the medical waste generator with a copy of the manifest/tracking paper after the treatment, storage, and/or disposal facility accepts the waste or treats the medical waste, if requested.
- (B) If the medical waste is going out of the state and the receiving state has different requirements for a manifest/tracking paper, the stricter of the state’s requirements shall be used.
- (C) In case of conflict, the Department of Health should be contacted for a determination of the requirements on the manifest/tracking paper.