Section 526.21. Progress reports.

  Unless exempt under s. NR 526.16 (2) , each director shall submit progress reports to certify that the director has adopted a medical waste reduction policy, prepared and implemented a medical waste reduction plan and is maintaining efforts to reduce medical waste. The director shall submit progress reports to the department using the infectious waste annual report form required in s. NR 526.15 and supplied by the department, regardless of whether or not infectious waste manifests have been used during the preceding calendar year.

(1)   First progress report. The first progress report shall be submitted to the department within 4 months of the date specified in s. NR 526.20 (1) for implementation of the plan. The first progress report shall include all of the following:

(a) Selected information required on the infectious waste annual report form provided by the department.

(b) Type of medical facility.

(c) Rate of medical waste generated. For waste audits and the first progress report, the year used shall be the audited year. For annual progress reports, the year used shall be the calendar year on which the progress report is based. The medical waste generation rate shall be expressed as follows:

1. For hospitals and nursing homes, in pounds per patient-day, according to the following formula, unless the department approves an alternative formula in writing: - See PDF for table

2. For clinics, except free-standing dialysis clinics, in pounds per day per treatment area, according to the following formula, unless the department approves an alternative formula in writing: - See PDF for table

3. For free-standing dialysis clinics, in pounds per dialysis treatment, according to the following formula, unless the department approves an alternative formula in writing: - See PDF for table

(d) Dates and titles of the medical waste reduction policy and the medical waste reduction plan and of any revisions to the policy or plan.

(e) An executive summary of the medical waste reduction plan, including goals and objectives.

(f) A brief description of progress toward meeting goals and implementing objectives, including but not limited to: the impact of waste reduction efforts on waste generation weight and rates; impacts of other factors on waste generation weight and rates, such as changes in types of treatment performed or acuity level of patients; benefits and problems with implementation; and how the problems have been addressed.

(g) Certification by the director that the information on the form is true and accurate.

(h) Filing fee for an infectious waste annual report as specified in s. NR 520.04 , Table 2.

(2)   Annual progress reports. After the first progress report, the director shall submit annual progress reports for each calendar year by March 1 of the following year. Annual progress reports shall:

(a) Include all of the information required in sub. (1) , except sub. (1) (e) .

(b) Indicate whether or not the policy and plan have been revised in the previous year, specify the dates of any revisions and briefly describe the revisions.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1994, No. 466 , eff. 11-1-94; am. (1) (intro.), (h), Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; CR 05-020 : am. (1) (c) 2., cr. (1) (c) 3. Register January 2006 No. 601 , eff. 2-1-06.

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Infectious waste annual report forms (DNR form 4400-177) may be obtained from the department of natural resources, bureau of waste management, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. Phone number [phone]. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1