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 70-4.4 - Recordkeeping

(a) Each facility shall document efficacy and validation testing, including testing protocols and results, and routine system monitoring, and shall retain such records for three years.

(b) Each facility shall document, in the personnel file of each employee, participation in system training and/or retraining, and retain such records for three years.

(c) Documentation of corrective action, including that required by section 70- 4.2 of this Subpart, shall be retained for three years.

(d) Each facility shall document any modification to an approved operation plan and retain such records for three years from discontinuance of the modified plan.

(e) The facility in which the alternative treatment system is situated shall maintain a copy of the department's letter notifying the manufacturer of the alternative treatment technology approval and any appendices or amendments thereto for as long as the system is operational.

(f) All records required pursuant to this section shall be made available for inspection and copying by the department.