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 70-3.4 - Recordkeeping
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Each facility shall retain for three years records of: validation testing and challenge testing, including protocols and test results; routine system's monitoring; and, where applicable, department approval as an alternative treatment technology.
(b) Each facility shall document each employee's participation in training and/or retraining in autoclave operations, and shall retain such records for three years.
(c) Documentation of corrective action, including that required by section 70- 3.2 of this Subpart, shall be retained for three years.
(d) Documentation of any modification to an approved operation plan, regardless of whether the modification is subject to department approval pursuant to this section, shall be retained three years from discontinuance of the modified plan.
(e) Documentation of the residence time, pressure and temperature of each load treated shall be retained for three years.
(f) All records required pursuant to this section shall be made available for inspection and copying by the department.
