Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 8:27-4.8 - Minimum standards for operators of body art establishments in the appointment of practitioners and apprentices(a) The operator of a body art establishment shall:1. Allow only qualified practitioners and apprentices, as specified at N.J.A.C. 8:27-6.1, 7.1, and/or 8.1, as applicable, to perform body art procedures at the establishment;2. Require practitioners to present documentation that each practitioner meets the qualifications at N.J.A.C. 8:27-6.1, 7.1, and/or 8.1, as applicable, subject to (b) below;3. Require apprentices to present documentation of each apprentice's successful completion of a bloodborne pathogens course, subject to (b) below;4. Maintain a personnel or apprenticeship file on each person that the operator allows to perform or study the particular body art discipline that the establishment is authorized to provide, in which the operator retains copies of the documentation that operators are to obtain from practitioners and apprentices pursuant to this section; and5. Make each personnel and apprenticeship file available for Department or health authority inspection upon request.(b) In accordance with the bloodborne pathogens standard, particularly at 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2), an operator who employs a person to work in an establishment shall: 1. Provide bloodborne pathogens training to each employee who has occupational exposure, at no cost to the employee and during working hours; and2. Institute a bloodborne pathogens training program and ensure employee participation in the program.N.J. Admin. Code § 8:27-4.8
Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/18/2022