D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-E503

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 25-E503 - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS AND SUPPLIES - ELECTROLOGY

503.1

In addition to the requirements in § 500, each electrology facility shall have the following equipment:

(a) An FDA registered needle-type and tweezer type epilator devices in working order;

(b) Clean and sterile, probes, forceps, tweezers and single-use needles;

(c) Needle holder tips;

(d) Professional treatment table or treatment chair with a non-porous surface capable of being disinfected;

(e) Non-disposable linens that are laundered, sanitized, and stored in closed containers or compartments, and covered sanitary containers for holding used non-disposable linens, where applicable;

(f) Disposable paper exam drapes stored in a closed container or compartment;

(g) Container for soiled disposable items shall be lined with a plastic bag and removed daily;

(h) Clean, non-sterile materials such as cotton balls, cotton strips, cotton swabs, gauze pads, and gauze strips;

(i) A treatment lamp capable of being cleaned and disinfectant, and maintained in good working condition;

(j) A magnifying lamp, optical loupe or microscope capable of being cleaned and disinfected, and maintained in good working condition;

(k) Tuberculocidal hospital grade disinfectant registered by the Environmental Protection Agency, household bleach or wiping cloths pre-saturated with disinfectant for wiping non-porous surfaces;

(l) If eye shields are used, eye shields capable of being cleaned with an EPA-registered disinfectant;

(m) Covered containers for probes, forceps, tweezers, and needles, which containers are capable of being cleaned and sterilized;

(n) An FDA-listed sterilizer (the endodontic dry heat "glass bead sterilizer" shall not be used for instrument sterilization);

(o) Records of sterilizer biological test monitoring that are available to the Department for inspection upon request, as specified in § 206;

(p) A holding container for soaking and cleaning contaminated instruments;

(q) Non-sterile disposable examination gloves;

(r) Private treatment rooms that are forty-five square feet (45 sq. ft.) of floor space as specified in § 302.2(b);

(s) One (1) sink with hot and cold running water in each treatment room;

(t) Adequate lighting, as specified in § 401;

(u) Adequate heating and ventilation, as specified in § 308;

(v) Maintained in sanitary condition;

(w) Clean lab coat or uniform; and

(x) Covered trash container in each treatment room.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-E503

Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 13026 (12/10/2021)