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NJ A2532

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Erik Peterson

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a voluntary registration program through the Department of Health for trauma scene waste management service providers, with registrations valid for one year and renewable annually for $100

  • Requires registered providers to have owners/principal representatives certified by the American Bio Recovery Association (ABRA), register with the Department of Environmental Protection as medical waste generators, and certify staff familiarity with ANSI/IICRC S540 cleanup standards

  • Establishes a publicly accessible online Trauma Scene Waste Management Registry searchable by county and provider name, with a hyperlink required on the Department of Environmental Protection website

  • Prohibits law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and emergency medical services providers from referring or distributing information about trauma scene cleanup services that are not listed on the registry

  • Defines "trauma scene" as sites contaminated with regulated medical waste or infectious material from bioterrorism, homicide, suicide, or deaths involving advanced decomposition or potential infectious disease spread

Legislative Description

Requires DOH to provide for voluntary registration of trauma scene waste management service providers and establish trauma scene waste management registry.

Health

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Health1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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