Section 119308 Of Article 3. Practitioner Registration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 15. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
119308
. (a) Before performing body art, the practitioner shall do
all of the following:
(1) Wash and dry his or her hands consistent with sound hygienic
practices.
(2) Put on a clean apron, bib, or lap pad over clean, dry
clothing.
(3) Put on personal protective equipment that is appropriate for
the task.
(4) Don clean, previously unused, disposable examination gloves on
both hands just prior to the procedure. Gloves shall be worn
throughout the procedure. If gloves come into contact with an object
or surface other than the client's prepared skin or material to be
used for the procedure, or if a glove is torn or punctured, both
gloves shall be removed, hand hygiene performed, and new, clean,
previously unused, disposable examination gloves shall be donned. If
gloves are removed for any reason during a procedure, hand hygiene
shall be performed prior to donning new, clean, previously unused,
disposable examination gloves.
(5) If the skin at the procedure site is to be shaved, the skin
shall be first washed with soap and water. A single-use, disposable
razor shall be used to shave the procedure site and then discarded
into a sharps container.
(6) Immediately prior to performing the body art, the client's
skin shall be prepared with an antiseptic solution, antimicrobial, or
microbicide, according to manufacturer's instructions. The item used
for application shall be discarded after use.
(b) At the completion of the procedure, the practitioner shall do
all of the following:
(1) Answer questions regarding the procedure site.
(2) Provide postprocedure instructions.
(3) When covering a procedure site, use a sterile dressing.
(4) Place all used or discarded sharps waste in a sharps waste
container.
(5) Wash and disinfect reusable instruments as provided in
subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 119309.
(6) Package and sterilize reusable instruments that may have come
in contact with nonintact skin or mucosal surfaces.
(7) Clean and decontaminate the workstation and procedure area.