1. Definitions
The terms used in this Code are defined as follows:
AFTERCARE means suggested instructions given to the client, specific to the body art procedure(s) rendered, about caring for the body art and surrounding area. These instructions will include information about when to seek medical treatment, if necessary. ANTISEPTIC means a product that is labeled as useful in preventing diseases caused by microorganisms present on the skin and/or mucosal surfaces of humans. This includes products meant to kill germs and/or labeled as “antiseptic,” “antimicrobial,” “antibacterial,” “microbicide,” or “germicide,” or other similar terms. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE means a set of specific practices and procedures performed under controlled conditions with the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens.
AUTHORIZED AGENT means an employee of the designated health department/district charged with the enforcement of this Code.
AUTOCLAVE means a piece of equipment that is intended to sterilize products by means of pressurized steam.
AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT WASHER means a mechanical washer designed specifically for the decontamination of instruments prior to sterilization.
BIOCOMPATIBLE means the ability of an object to be inserted into a person without eliciting any undesirable local or systemic effects in that person.
BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE means any solid or liquid waste that can present a threat of infection to humans, including body tissue, blood and bodily fluids, wastes that contain blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM). This includes, but is not limited to, absorbent materials with blood, bodily fluids, or excretions/secretions; and other contaminated products used during a body art procedure. BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
BODY ART means body piercing, tattooing, branding, scarification, or cosmetic tattooing.
BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT means any place or premise, whether licensed or not, public or private, temporary or permanent, outside or inside, for profit or not, where the practices of body art are performed.
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