R392-701-13. Specific Health and Sanitation Requirements for Tattooing and Permanent Cosmetics

The operator shall ensure that: (1) each body artist cleans and disinfects the body art procedure area as specified in Subsections R392-701-11(1)(d), (h), and (m) before use for each client; (2) equipment, multi-use implements, tools, and materials are: (a) covered with single-use protective barriers that: (i) may include a bottle bag, clip cord sleeve, and machine bag; and (ii) are changed between clients; and (b) properly cleaned and disinfected after servicing each client in accordance with Section R392-701-11; (3) absorbent products used for drying the skin after disinfecting or scrubbing the skin before tattooing or during application of dyes or inks are: (a) sanitary single-use products; and (b) discarded immediately after use into the waste container required in Subsection R392-701-7(2)(c)(ii); (4) each bench, chair, or table is made of or covered in a non-porous material that can be disinfected; (5) any ink, dye, and pigment is: (a) specifically manufactured for performing body art procedures; (b) used according to the manufacturer's instructions; (c) only mixed or diluted with distilled or sterile water or other thinner recommended by the manufacturer; (d) not diluted with potable water; (e) diluted for single use on a single client; and (f) transferred, immediately before a tattoo is applied, from the bottle or container and placed into a single-use plastic cap or cup, which is; (i) not used on more than one client; and (ii) discarded with its contents upon completion of the tattoo or permanent cosmetic procedure; (6) any product used in the application of a stencil is dispensed and applied on the procedure site in a manner to prevent contamination of the original container and its contents; (7) any product applied to the skin after the skin has been broken, including a body art stencil, is single-use and disposable; (8) each tattoo is applied using sterile equipment or sterilized single-use equipment; (9) each body artist works from a disinfected non-porous tray set up that may be lined with a single-use disposable tray liner during a body art procedure; (10) the body artist removes excess dye or ink from the skin with a single-use item that is immediately discarded into the waste container required in Subsection R392-701-7(2)(c)(ii); (11) the body artist washes the tattooed area with an antiseptic solution after completing a body art procedure; (12) the body artist provides the client with a small amount of antiseptic mouthwash in a disposable cup before any oral tattoo and advises the client to rinse thoroughly for at least 30 seconds. (13) a tattooed or permanent cosmetic procedure site is allowed to dry and is covered using petroleum jelly or antibacterial ointment; (14) each single-use microblading implement is: (a) pre-sterilized; (b) disposable; (c) operated in such a manner that once the needle grouping, or "blade," is affixed to the handle, it is not removed during or after use; and (d) the entire microblading implement, including both the handpiece and the blade, is discarded into a sharps container as required in Subsection R392-701-12(13)(c); and (15) a microblading implement needle grouping, or "blade," is not used on more than one client; and (16) any reusable handpiece part of a microblading implement is cleaned and sterilized as required in Section R392-701-11 after use on each client.