La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XXVIII-105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXVIII-105 - Required Equipment [formerly paragraph 28:003]

A. Articles and Materials. Commercial body art facility registrants and operators shall provide and maintain the following tattooing and/or piercing equipment and supplies at the place of business:

1. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-1] tattoo machine or hand pieces, of non porous material which can be sanitized;

2. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-2] stainless steel or carbon needles and needle bars;

3. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-3] stainless steel, brass or lexan tubes that can be sanitized;

4. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-4] stencils, plastic acetate or single use disposable carbon paper;

5. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-5] sterilization bags with color strip indicator;

6. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-6] disposable protective gloves;

7. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-7] single use or disposable razors, tongue depressors, lubricants or medicines;

8. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-8] single use towels, tissues or paper products;

9. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-9] sharps container and BIOHAZARD waste bags;

10. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-10] commercially purchased inks, dyes and pigments;

11. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-11] atrash receptacle(s);

12. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-12] commercially available spore tests performed monthly;

13. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-13] single-use hollow piercing stainless steel needles;

14. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-14] approved equipment for cleaning and sterilizing instruments;

15. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-15] all tables or chairs made of nonporous material that can be cleaned and sanitized;

16. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-16] all piercing instruments shall be made of stainless steel;

17. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-17] bleach or hard-surface disinfectants, or both;

18. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-18] antibacterial hand soap; and

19. [Formerly paragraph 28:003-19] minimum of 10 pre-sterilized needle/tube packs or 10 single use needle/tube packs per artist in respect to tattooist.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XXVIII-105

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1457 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4, R.S. 40:5, and 40:2833.