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 70-4 - Requirements For Alternative Regulated Medical Waste Treatment Systems
Section 70-4.3 - Validation testing
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) A facility seeking to operate a regulated medical waste treatment system that employs an approved alternative technology shall establish and implement a protocol for validation testing that minimally includes procedures to simulate actual system operation conditions, including, but not limited to, the composition and volume of waste to be treated per load. The validation testing protocol shall be approved by the department prior to initiation of testing.
(b) Validation testing shall be performed using the department-approved protocol at the installation site of an approved alternative regulated medical waste treatment system. Validation testing data shall be submitted for department review and approval along with the operation plan.
