§ 117975 Medical Waste Recordkeeping Requirements

(a) A large quantity medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of two years individual treatment records and the tracking document for all untreated medical waste shipped offsite for treatment. The generator shall report or submit to the enforcement agency, upon request, all of the following: (1) Treatment operating records. Operating records shall be maintained in written or electronic form. (2) An emergency action plan in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. (3) Tracking documents or electronically archived tracking documents maintained by the facility or medical waste hauler of all untreated medical wastes shipped offsite for treatment. (b) Documentation shall be made available to the enforcement agency onsite as soon as feasible, but no more than two business days following the request. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 352, Sec. 5. (SB 225) Effective September 28, 2015.)