8.3 All equipment used to clean and sterilize body art materials and reusable instruments must be suitable for their intended use. The equipment and devices must be used, cleaned, and maintained according to the manufacturer’s instructions. A copy of the manufacturer’s recommended procedures for the operation of the equipment must be available for inspection by the Department when available from the supplier. 8.4 When participating in any disinfection or sterilization procedures, individuals must wear personal protective equipment (PPE) that will provide adequate protection to exposure, or potential exposure, to blood and OPIM.
8.5 All reusable instruments are to be decontaminated and sterilized after each use in the sterilization room or sterilization area.
8.6 After being cleaned, all reusable instruments used for body art must be sterilized by one of the below methods: 1. Contained in sterilization packaging and subsequently sterilized, with the date and cycle number noted on packaging or indicator strips. 1. This information must match up with the sterilization log. 2. All sterilization packaging must have a color-changing chemical indicator. 2. Unwrapped and subsequently sterilized, stored, and sterilized again immediately prior to use. 3. Afterward, sterilized instruments must be stored in a cabinet, drawer, or tightly covered container reserved for the storage of sterilized instruments. 8.7 An autoclave, ultrasonic, and sterilization room or sterilization area is not required if the body art establishment uses only presterilized disposable instruments, presterilized body art materials, and presterilized supplies. 8.8 All instruments used for body art procedures must remain stored a) in sterile packages and marked with the cycle number until just prior to a body art procedure, or b) cleanly in containers and ready for sterilization immediately prior to the procedure. 8.9 Sterile instruments and body art materials must not be used if the package has been compromised. Sterile instruments and body art materials must not be used after the expiration date without first reprocessing and resterilizing. Body art instruments and materials must be disposed of in an appropriate container. 8.10 Each holder of a license to operate a body art establishment must demonstrate that the autoclave used is capable of attaining sterilization by weekly biological monitoring (spore testing). These tests must be verified by an independent laboratory. The license must not be issued or renewed until documentation of the autoclave’s ability to destroy spores is received by the Department. These test records should be retained for a minimum of three years. Records must be kept on the premises for a minimum of one year. All three years of records must be available to the Department upon request. The most recent test must be made available to the public upon request.
18
Powered by FlippingBook