Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A generator that transports or offers for transport regulated medical waste for off-site treatment, destruction, or disposal, including generators that meet the requirements of 7:26-3A.17, shall use only New Jersey regulated medical waste tracking forms, available upon request from the Department at the address listed at 7:26-3A.8(e).
(b) The tracking form shall be prepared in accordance with (c) through (g) below and the instructions provided by the Department.
1. Generators that transport regulated medical waste to the supplier of the radioactive medical materials from which the waste was derived and such supplier of radioactive medial materials shall complete the tracking form in accordance with (h) below.
(c) The generator shall prepare at least the number of tracking form copies that will provide the generator, each transporter(s), and each intermediate handler with one copy, and the owner or operator of the destination facility with two copies.
(d) The generator shall also:
1. Complete Boxes 1 through 15 of the tracking form for each shipment of regulated medical waste off-site;
i. The quantity (in net or gross mass, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate), including the unit of measurement (for example, lbs., gal, Kg., or L) of the regulated medical waste shall be entered in Box 13.
2. Sign and date the certification statement in Box 15 on the tracking form by hand;
3. Obtain the handwritten signature of the initial transporter and date of acceptance on the tracking form in Box 16; and
4. Retain "Copy 4--Generator Copy", in accordance with 7:26-3A.21(a)1.
(e) Generators that transport their own regulated medical waste and that meet the requirements of 7:26-3A.17(a) shall:
1. Sign and date the certification statement in Box 15 on the tracking form by hand, and enter in Box 5 the words "Self-Transport";
2. Sign the transporter section of the tracking form in Box 16, noting the date the regulated medical waste was transported;
3. Enter the name, address, telephone number and State Permit number of the destination facility in Boxes 8 through 10;
4. Enter the name, address, telephone number and Generator Identification number of the collection facility in Box 14.
5. Retain "Copy 3--Transporter Copy" and "Copy 4--Generator Copy", in accordance with 7:26-3A.21(a)1.
6. Ensure that the tracking form accompanies the regulated medical waste while in transit; and
7. Comply with the tracking form requirements for transporters at 7:26-3A.31(d).
(f) Generators that transport their regulated medical waste through the U.S. Postal Service and that meet the requirements of 7:26-3A.17(b) shall:
1. Sign and date the certification statement in Box 15 on the tracking form by hand;
2. Sign and date the transporter section of the tracking form by noting that the transporter is the U.S. Postal Service in Box 5. The person delivering the RMW to the U.S. Postal Service shall sign and note the date the shipment was mailed in Box 16;
3. Enter the name, address, telephone number and State Permit number of the destination facility in Boxes 8 through 10;
4. Retain "Copy 3--Transporter Copy" and "Copy 4--Generator Copy", in accordance with 7:26-3A.21(a)1; and
5. Ensure that the tracking form accompanies the regulated medical waste while in transit.
(g) For rail shipments of regulated medical waste within the United States that originate at the site of generation, the generator shall send at least three copies of the tracking form dated and signed in accordance with this section to:
1. The next non-rail transporter, if any; or
2. The intermediate handler or destination facility if transported solely by rail; or
3. The last rail transporter to handle the waste in the United States if exported by rail.
(h) For regulated medical waste derived from radioactive medical materials, the tracking form shall be prepared as follows:
1. The generator shall complete Boxes 1 through 10 on the tracking form;
2. The generator shall indicate in Box 14 that radioactive regulated medical waste is being transported to the supplier of the original radioactive medical materials;
3. The generator shall complete Box 15 (generator's certification) and enter the first date the tracking form is used. A copy of that specific tracking form may then be used for up to one year from the original date entered in Box 15;
4. A copy of the tracking form shall accompany each shipment of radioactive regulated medical waste from the generator to the supplier;
5. The generator shall use a registered regulated medical waste transporter;
6. The supplier shall maintain a receiving log for each shipment, which may be in the form of its usual recordkeeping for the radioactive waste inventory, in which the following information is recorded:
i. The date of receipt of the radioactive regulated medical waste shipment;
ii. The type of radioactive regulated medical waste received and the number of containers of each type; and
iii. The total quantity (in net or gross mass, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate), including the unit of measurement (for example, lbs., gal, Kg., or L) of each type of radioactive regulated medical waste received; and
7. The supplier shall, on a semi-annual basis, submit a summary of the receiving log information to the generator of the radioactive regulated medical waste and to the Department.
