Rule 15-19-60-11.5.7 - Body Piercing ProcedureNo Certificate of Registration shall be issued or renewed to any individual, unless the following piercing procedures are followed:
1. Before beginning any body piercing procedure, the body piercer shall discuss the risks and responsibilities required in the piercing with the client. The body piercer shall also explain aftercare instructions prior to the performance of the piercing. The client shall then fill out and sign a client consent form for the body piercing, indicating that he consents to the body piercing, understands the risks, understands the aftercare requirements, and has received written aftercare instructions. The original of the client consent form, along with a photocopy of a government-issued identification, shall be retained at the establishment as required in these regulations;2. The body piercer shall thoroughly wash hands and forearms with antibacterial soap and warm water before and after each procedure. After thoroughly washing, the hands shall be dried using clean, single use paper towels;3. The body piercer shall wear new, clean, single use, disposable sanitary latex examination gloves, or other type gloves approved by the Department, for every client during the procedure. If a glove is pierced, torn, or contaminated by coming into contact with any other person or non- clean surface, both gloves must be properly removed and discarded. Hands shall be washed prior to donning a new pair of disposable examination gloves. Gloves shall be discarded after the completion of each procedure on an individual client. Under no circumstances shall a pair of gloves be used on more than one person. The use of disposable gloves does not preclude the need for, or substitute for, the hand washing procedure;4. Immediately before the procedure is to begin, the work procedure area shall be wiped down with a product classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a hospital disinfectant without label claim for tuberculocidal activity (low level disinfection) or greater and covered with an uncontaminated paper towel or tray cover. All instruments and supplies needed for the procedure shall then be arranged on the paper;5. Before beginning the piercing procedure, the immediate and surrounding area of the skin which is to be pierced shall be washed with an EPA- approved antiseptic solution, applied with a clean, single use paper product;6. If shaving is necessary, single use disposable razors shall be used and discarded. Following shaving, the skin and surrounding area shall be washed with an EPA-approved antiseptic solution, applied with a clean, single use paper product. Upon completion of the procedure, the body piercer shall review the verbal and printed aftercare instructions with the client on the care of the body opening;7. Gloves shall be worn when cleaning blood spills; and8. A piercing gun may only be used on the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear and may not be used on any other part of the body.15 Miss. Code. R. 19-60-11.5.7
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-61-1 and Miss. Code Ann. § 73-61-3.