SECTION 310:233-7-1. Physical construction and maintenance

(a)   All walls, floors, and procedure surfaces of a body piercing or tattoo establishment shall be smooth, free of open holes or cracks, washable, in good repair, and clean. All procedure surfaces, including client chairs/benches shall be of such construction as to be easily cleaned and disinfected after each client. All body piercing or tattoo establishments shall be completely separated by solid walls extending from floor to ceiling, from any room used for human habitation, retail sales not associated with body piercing or tattooing, or other such activity which may cause potential contamination of procedure surfaces. The solid wall may not contain doors or operable windows. Body piercing or tattooing shall not be performed in an establishment where food is prepared or served, or where services other than body piercing or tattooing is provided including but not limited to places such as hair, nails and tanning services.

(b)   Effective measures shall be taken by the body piercing or tattoo operator to protect against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents. Insects, vermin, and rodents shall not be present in any part of the body piercing or tattoo establishment.

(c)   There shall be a minimum of forty-five (45) square feet of floor space for each artist in the body piercing or tattoo establishment for each artist working station. Each body piercing or tattoo establishment shall have an area which may be screened from public view for clients requesting privacy. The material used for the partition/screen must be non-porous and can be easily cleaned and disinfected. Multiple body art stations shall be separated at a minimum by a seven (7') foot wall that is smooth, nonporous and easily disinfected.

(d)   The establishment shall have a separate fully enclosed room for the decontamination and packaging of contaminated instruments. This decontamination room shall contain all equipment and supplies used for decontaminating instruments and will be where all steps of the sterilization process shall take place until the transfer of the packaged contaminated instruments to the autoclave. The establishment shall have a separate area or room where the autoclave is housed and utilized and shall only be exposed to contaminated packaged instruments that are loaded directly into the autoclave from the decontamination room. The area or room that contains the autoclave shall not be part of the procedure room or area where clients have access.

(e)   The body piercing or tattoo establishment shall comply with OAC 158:40 and OAC 158:50. In addition, an artificial light source equivalent to at least twenty (20) foot candles three (3) feet off the floor shall be provided in all areas, except that at least 100 foot candles of intensity shall be provided at the level where the body piercing or tattoo procedure is being performed, and where instruments and sharps are assembled.

(f)   Fish aquariums shall be allowed in waiting rooms and non-procedural areas where body piercing and tattooing procedures are not performed.

(g)   The body piercing or tattoo establishment shall comply with OAC 158:30. In addition, each body piercing or tattoo procedure area shall be equipped with a handwashing facility with hot and cold running water, under pressure, equipped with wrist or foot operated controls and supplied with liquid germicidal soap, and disposable paper towels shall be located at each station.

(h)   At least one covered waste receptacle shall be provided in each piercing or tattoo area and each toilet room. Receptacles in the piercing or tattooing area shall be emptied daily and solid waste shall be removed from the premises at least weekly. All refuse containers shall be lidded, capable of being disinfected and kept clean.

(i)   No reusable cloth item shall be used in a licensed body piercing or tattoo establishment.

[Source: Added at 16 Ok Reg 1701, eff 3-23-99 (emergency); Added at 16 Ok Reg 2458, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 186, eff 11-1-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1928, eff 6-25-07]