Medical waste generators, transporters and treatment facilities shall, in addition to all other requirements of this Chapter, do the following:
(a) Each registered medical waste transporter, and each provider of a medical waste mail back system, as defined in Health and Safety Code § 118245(b), shall provide to DEHS a list of all medical waste generators serviced by that person or firm during the previous 12 months. That list shall include the (1) business name, (2) business address, (3) mailing address, (4) telephone number, and (5) other information as required by DEHS to collect annual fees pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 117825 and Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 1 of the San Bernardino County Code.
(b) When the transportation of medical waste by a medical waste transporter or the provision of a medical waste mail back system service begins after March 1, 1995, the initial list shall be provided to DEHS within ten days of the close of the earliest calendar quarter ending September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30, or as otherwise required by DEHS.
(c) Subsequent to providing the initial list pursuant to Subdivision (a), registered medical waste transporters and providers of medical waste mail back systems shall submit to the local enforcement agency any changes made to the most recent list every three months, within ten days of the close of the calendar quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30, or as otherwise required by DEHS.
(d) Each medical waste generator, transporter or treatment facility shall pay all costs incurred by DEHS in the clean-up and proper disposal of all improperly disposed medical waste, where such clean-up and proper disposal is not substantially accomplished within two hours after DEHS has notified the medical waste generator, transporter or treatment facility of the improper disposal.
(Ord. 3846, passed - -2002)