Section 119310 Of Article 3. Practitioner Registration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 15. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Jewelry placed in newly pierced skin shall be
sterilized prior to piercing as specified in Section 119315 or shall
be purchased presterilized. Sterile jewelry packs shall be evaluated
before use and, if the integrity of a pack is compromised, including,
but not limited to, being torn, wet, or punctured, the pack shall be
discarded or reprocessed before use.
(b) Only jewelry made of ASTM F138, ISO 5832-1, and AISI 316L or
AISI 316LVM implant grade stainless steel, solid 14-karat through
18-karat yellow or white gold, niobium, ASTM F 136 6A4V titanium,
platinum, or other materials found to be equally biocompatible shall
be placed in newly pierced skin.
(c) Ear piercing equipment with a disposable, single-use,
presterilized stud and clasp may be used only for piercing the ear
pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 119325).
(d) If measuring the body piercing site is necessary, clean
calipers shall be used and the skin marked using clean toothpicks and
ink or a single-use marking pen.