820 IAC 3-1-12 Electrology; cleanliness

Sec. 12. (a) Metal instruments used by an electrologist must be sterilized prior to use on a customer. Needles must be prepackaged, sterile, and disposed of between clients. (b) Sterilization required under subsection (a) is as follows: (1) Before putting into a sterilizer, metal instruments must be precleaned using a clean cotton ball moistened with a low residue detergent and cool water or a solution having at least seventy percent (70%) alcohol. (2) Precleaning of metal instruments may also be accomplished by cleaning in an ultrasonic cleaning unit used according to the manufacturer's instructions. (3) After precleaning, metal instruments should be rinsed thoroughly and dried. (4) Sterilization must be accomplished by using a dry heat sterilizer in which the instruments are heated, or a steam autoclave sterilizer in which the instruments are subjected to saturated steam, according to the manufacturer's instructions. (c) An electrologist or electrology student in a beauty culture school shall wear gloves that must be disposed after use during the service of one (1) customer and after each contamination with the same customer. (d) The chair and table where a customer is receiving electrology services must have clean coverings. (e) A clean draping must be used between the electrologist and the customer during an electrology session.