The Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 required what agency to establish a two year demonstration program for tracking medical waste in selected states?

• A. OSHA
• B. EPA
• C. CDC
• D. NIOSH

Answer: (B)

This question asks which federal agency was given authority to set up a two-year demonstration program to track medical waste in selected states. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was charged with implementing the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, including establishing a cradle-to-grave tracking system for medical waste and running a two-year demonstration in selected states. This role fits EPA’s mission to regulate environmental hazards and manage hazardous waste, making it the appropriate agency to oversee such a tracking program.

OSHA focuses on workplace safety standards, CDC and NIOSH on disease control and occupational health research, rather than regulatory tracking of medical waste across generations and disposal.