§ 202-9. Body artist procedures.

A. 

Body artists shall set up equipment in front of client.

B. 

Sealed autoclave bags containing any equipment required to be sterile shall be opened in front of the client, and the autoclave bag discarded.

C. 

All jewelry contaminated with only airborne pathogens (not previously worn or contaminated) shall be disinfected with a nonhazardous hard-surface disinfectant approved by the E.P.A. All jewelry contaminated or potentially contaminated with blood-borne pathogens (previously worn by another person) should be autoclaved, stored in sterile indicator bags, sealed and dated.

D. 

All needles and/or indelible colors used in piercing or tattooing shall be presterilized, used on one person, in one sitting, for single piercing and immediately disposed of in a medical sharps container.

E. 

All forceps, tubes, etc. shall be presterilized, stored in sterile indicator bags, sealed and dated, used on one person, in one sitting. After one such use, they shall be autoclaved and stored in sterile indicator bags, sealed and dated.