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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 233. Body Piercing and Tattooing |
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Subchapter 3. Body Piercing Artist and Tattoo Artist Requirements and Professional Standards |
SECTION 310:233-3-3. Standards
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- (a) The artist shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness, conform to hygienic practices and wear clean clothes, including closed-toed shoes, when performing body piercing or tattoo procedures. Before performing body piercing or tattoo procedures, the artist must thoroughly wash their hands in hot running water (with a minimum temperature of 100° F) with germicidal soap, then rinse hands and dry with disposable paper towels. This shall be done as often as necessary to remove contaminants. At a minimum this includes:(1) Immediately prior to donning gloves to perform a body piercing or tattoo procedure;(2) Immediately after removing gloves at the conclusion of a body piercing procedure or tattoo procedure;(3) When leaving the work area;(4) As soon as feasibly possible after potential contact with contaminated surface(s) has occurred; and(5) Before and after eating, drinking or smoking.(b) In performing body piercing or tattoo procedures, the artist shall wear disposable exam gloves to minimize the possibility of transmitting infection to the client being pierced or tattooed. Exam gloves must be changed in accordance with aseptic technique. Under no circumstances shall a single pair of exam gloves be used during the entire piercing or tattoo procedure. The use of disposable exam gloves does not preclude or substitute for hand washing procedures as part of a good personal hygiene program. A minimum of one pair of exam gloves should be used for each stage of piercing or tattooing to include:(1) Hard surface disinfection;(2) Setup of instruments used for body piercing or tattooing;(3) Preparation of the body art area; and(4) The body piercing or tattoo procedure.(c) If, while performing a body piercing or tattoo procedure, the artist's glove is pierced or torn, the contaminated gloves shall be discarded immediately and the hands washed thoroughly before a fresh pair of exam gloves are applied. Any item or instrument that has come into contact with a surface other than the procedure surface or the client during the procedure shall be discarded and replaced immediately with a new disposable item or a new sterilized instrument before the procedure resumes.(d) All procedure surfaces must be disinfected with a germicidal solution immediately after completing a body piercing or tattoo procedure.(e) Contaminated waste which may release liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or may release dried blood or body fluids when handled shall be placed in a biohazard bag or container which is properly labeled. Sharps ready for disposal shall be placed in an approved sharps container. Contaminated waste which may release blood, body fluids, dried blood or dried body fluids and sharps must be disposed of consistent with OAC 252:515. Contaminated waste which does not release liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or does not release dried blood or body fluids when handled may be placed in a covered receptacle and disposed of through normal disposal methods.