310 CMR, § 73.07 - Compliance Certification Requirements for Dental Facilities
(1)
Certification
Form. Within 60 days of a Dental Facility becoming subject to the
requirements of 310 CMR 73.00, pursuant to the schedule described at
310 CMR
73.03(2), an owner of a
Dental Facility shall submit to the Department a compliance certification. The
certification shall address compliance with all applicable standards on a form
prescribed by the Department that shall include at least the following
information:
(a) The type of amalgam separator
installed, including manufacturer and model.
(b) Date upon which the amalgam separator
became operational, and for a new or expanded Dental Facility, the date the
facility became operational.
(c)
Identification of the requirements of
310 CMR
73.04 for amalgam separators and
certification as to whether or not the system meets all such
requirements.
(d) Certification of
compliance with the operational standards of
310 CMR
73.05.
(e) Certification that documentation and
records are being maintained as stipulated in
310 CMR
73.06.
(f) Certification that at least one staff
member is familiar with procedures to follow in order to ensure compliance with
the amalgam separator requirements and operational standards described at
310 CMR
73.04 and
73.05, and
that all other staff that handle amalgam waste are informed of these
procedures.
(g) Certification that
Dental Facility that owns or operates industrial wastewater holding tanks is in
compliance with 314 CMR 18.00: Industrial Wastewater Holding Tank and
Container Construction, Operation, and Recordkeeping
Requirements.
(h) Any
other information pertaining to the Dental Facility which the Department
requires.
(2) Within 60
days of a new owner taking ownership of a Dental Facility subject to the
requirements of 310 CMR 73.00, the new owner shall notify MassDEP of the change
in ownership on a form specified by the Department.
(3) Beginning in calendar year 2016, each
owner of a Dental Facility subject to 310 CMR 73.07 shall recertify every two
years in every even numbered year, after the initial certification, that the
dental practice continues to be in compliance with all requirements listed in
310 CMR
73.04 through 73.07. All such
recertifications shall be submitted by March 31st of
the year in which the recertification is due.
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