Section 119309 Of Article 3. Practitioner Registration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 15. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The practitioner shall maintain a clean and sanitary
environment.
(b) All solid surfaces and objects in the procedure area and the
decontamination and sterilization area that have come into contact
with the client or the materials used in performing the body art,
including, but not limited to, chairs, armrests, tables, countertops,
and trays, shall be immediately cleaned and decontaminated after
each use by application of a disinfectant, used according to
manufacturer's directions.
(c) The surfaces and objects in the procedure area shall be
disinfected again before use if the area has been used for any
activity following its previous disinfection.
(d) The practitioner shall wear disposable gloves on both hands
when touching, decontaminating, or handling a surface, object,
instrument, or jewelry that is soiled or that is potentially soiled
with human blood.
(e) An instrument or other reusable item that comes into contact
with nonintact skin or mucosal surfaces shall either be single use or
be cleaned, decontaminated, packaged, and sterilized after each
procedure. Sterilization shall be accomplished pursuant to the
procedures established in Section 119315 by steam autoclave.
(f) An instrument or reusable item that does not come into contact
with nonintact skin or mucosal surfaces shall be washed with a
solution of soap and water, using a brush that is small enough to
clean the interior surfaces, and decontaminated after each procedure.
(g) A reusable item that cannot be immediately washed,
disinfected, and sterilized following completion of the body art
procedure shall be placed in a basin of water with or without
detergent.
(h) Sterile instrument packs shall be evaluated before use, and if
the integrity of a pack is compromised in any way, including, but
not limited to, being torn, punctured, wet, or having evidence of
potential moisture contamination, the instrument pack shall be
discarded or reprocessed before use.
(i) No food, drink, tobacco product, or personal effects are
permitted in the procedure area. The practitioner shall not eat,
drink, or smoke while performing a procedure. If a client requests to
eat, drink, or smoke, the procedure shall be stopped and the
procedure site shall be protected from possible contamination while
the client leaves the procedure area to eat, drink, or smoke.
(j) Branding shall not be done with another client in the
procedure area. During the procedure, the practitioner and the client
shall wear appropriate protective face filter masks.