LAC 51:XXVIII.105. Required Equipment [formerly paragraph 28:003]

A. Articles and Materials. Commercial body art facility registrants and operators shall provide and maintain the following tattooing and/or piercing equipment and supplies at the place of business: 1. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-1] tattoo machine or hand pieces, of non porous material which can be sanitized; 2. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-2] stainless steel or carbon needles and needle bars; 3. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-3] stainless steel, brass or lexan tubes that can be sanitized; 4. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-4] stencils, plastic acetate or single use disposable carbon paper; 5. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-5] sterilization bags with color strip indicator; 6. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-6] disposable protective gloves; 7. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-7] single use or disposable razors, tongue depressors, lubricants or medicines; 8. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-8] single use towels, tissues or paper products; 9. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-9] sharps container and BIOHAZARD waste bags; 10. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-10] commercially purchased inks, dyes and pigments; 11. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-11] a trash receptacle(s); 12. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-12] commercially available spore tests performed monthly; 13. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-13] single-use hollow piercing stainless steel needles; 14. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-14] approved equipment for cleaning and sterilizing instruments; 15. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-15] all tables or chairs made of nonporous material that can be cleaned and sanitized; 16. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-16] all piercing instruments shall be made of stainless steel; 17. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-17] bleach or hard-surface disinfectants, or both; 18. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-18] antibacterial hand soap; and 19. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-19] minimum of 10 pre-sterilized needle/tube packs or 10 single use needle/tube packs per artist in respect to tattooist.