820 IAC 3-1-15 Manicuring; cleanliness

Sec. 15. (a) Reusable implements used by a beauty culture professional offering manicuring or student studying manicuring in a beauty culture school must be disinfected before use on a customer. (b) Disinfection procedures required under subsection (a) are as follows: (1) Before putting nonporous reusable implements into a disinfectant, implements must be precleaned using a clean scrub brush with soap and fresh water to remove visible debris. (2) After cleaning, implements must be rinsed thoroughly and dried. (3) Nonporous implements must be fully immersed in an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant for ten (10) minutes or according to the manufacturer's instructions. (4) Porous nail file implements must be cleaned and sprayed with alcohol or bleach. (5) Any porous nail file that has come in contact with blood, bodily fluids, or unhealthy skin or nails must be thrown away. (6) Reusable implements must be disinfected with an EPA registered bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant according to the manufacturer's directions. (7) Sandpaper electric file drill bits and pumice stones, emery boards, and foam buffers must be thrown away after one (1) time usage. (c) A beauty culture professional offering manicuring or student studying manicuring in a beauty culture school shall do the following: (1) Wash hands with soap and fresh water or waterless hand sanitizer that contains at least seventy percent (70%) alcohol immediately before serving each customer. (2) Assure that the table where a customer is receiving manicuring services has been cleaned and disinfected. (3) Use a clean towel for each customer. (4) Manicure bowls and pedicure basins, tubs, and footbaths must be disinfected before serving each customer as follows: (A) Remove all debris and wash the basin or tub. Disinfect with an EPA registered tuberculocidal, bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant. (B) Spray the basin, tub, disposable liner, removable filter, or removable attachments with an EPA registered tuberculocidal, bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant with contact of not less than ten (10) minutes or according to the manufacturer's directions. (5) Basins, tubs, or footbaths that circulate water (whirlpool tubs) must be disinfected after serving each customer as follows: (A) Remove all debris and wash the basin, tub, or footbath. (B) Fill with water and: (i) an EPA registered tuberculocidal, bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant; or (ii) ten percent (10%) bleach solution. (C) Circulate at least ten (10) minutes. (D) Do not use alcohol. (6) Filter covers of basins, tubs, or footbaths that circulate water (whirlpool tubs) must be removed and cleaned daily with: (A) an EPA registered tuberculocidal, bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant; or (B) bleach. (7) Screens to filter debris on basins, tubs, or footbaths that circulate water (whirlpool tubs) must be removed and cleaned daily. (8) Hot mittens may only be used with single use liners to be disposed of after each use. (9) Clean the manicure bowl with an EPA registered tuberculocidal, bactericide, viricide, and fungicide disinfectant after each use. (10) Use ventilation while using chemicals. (d) Before receiving manicure services, customers shall wash their hands with soap and water or waterless hand sanitizer that contains at least seventy percent (70%) alcohol.