New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter II - Administrative Rules and Regulations
Subchapter I - Environmental Health
Part 70 - Regulated Medical Waste
Subpart 70-3 - Requirements For Autoclaves Used To Treat Regulated Medical Waste
Section 70-3.3 - Generally accepted and alternative operating parameters

Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 70-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Unless other operating parameters have been approved pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section, operating parameters for treating of regulated medical waste in a gravity-feed autoclave shall be:

(1) at least 60 minutes residence time at a temperature at least 121° C and a pressure of 15 pounds per square inch (15 psig); or

(2) at least 45 minutes residence time at a temperature at least 135° C and a pressure of 31 pounds per square inch (31 psig).

(b) Unless other operating parameters have been approved pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section, operating parameters for treating regulated medical waste in a vacuum-displacement autoclave shall be:

(1) at least 45 minutes residence time at a temperature at least 121° C and a pressure of 15 pounds per square inch (15 psig); or

(2) at least 30 minutes residence time at a temperature at least 135° C and a pressure of 31 pounds per square inch (31 psig).

(c) No facility shall treat regulated medical waste using an autoclave at operating parameters other than those prescribed in subdivision (a) or (b) of this section, unless the treatment method has been approved by the department as an alternative treatment technology pursuant to Subpart 70-5 of this Part.

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