Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-1414 - Alternative Medical Waste Treatment Methods: Registration and Equipment Specifications
A. A
manufacturer or its agent who applies for alternative medical waste treatment
method registration shall submit to the Department all of the following:
1. The manufacturer or company name and
address.
2. The name, address, and
telephone number of the person who submits the application.
3. A description of the alternative medical
waste treatment method.
4. A list
of any other states in which the treatment method is used, including a copy of
any state approvals.
5. A
description of by-products generated as result of the alternative treatment
method.
6. A certification
statement that the contents of the application are true and accurate to the
knowledge and belief of the applicant.
7. Written documentation demonstrating that
the alternative medical waste treatment method is capable of compliance with
the treatment standards in this Article for the type of waste treated. The
manufacturer shall employ a laboratory independent of any oversight activities
by the manufacturer to provide this analysis.
8. The manufacturer's equipment
specifications for the alternative medical waste treatment method being
registered, including all of the following:
a. Unit model number, or serial
number.
b. Equipment specifications
that identify the proper type of biohazardous medical waste to be treated by
the equipment and any design or equipment restrictions.
c. Operating procedures for the equipment
that ensure the equipment complies with the treatment standards prescribed in
this Article for the type of waste treated.
d. Instructions for equipment maintenance,
testing, and calibration that ensure the equipment complies with the treatment
standards prescribed in this Article for the type of waste treated.
9. Written documentation of
registration if required by A.R.S. §
3-351.
B. The Department shall make a determination
whether to approve the registration application. If the Department approves the
application, it shall issue to the applicant a certification of registration
containing an alternative medical waste treatment method registration number.
Only an alternative technology method with a valid Department issued
registration number meets the requirements of this Article.
C. If documentation of Departmental
registration is not on file with a generator utilizing alternative medical
waste treatment technology, the Department shall classify biohazardous medical
waste treated using the unregistered alternative treatment technology as
untreated biohazardous medical waste.
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