[Amended 8-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-10]
This chapter is applicable to all persons, partnerships,
nonprofit corporations, corporations and other entities which, upon
persons other than themselves and for a fee or charge, whether or
not paid by the person who is the subject of the procedure, use needles,
scalpels, blades, knives or other skin-puncturing or cutting devices
for any purposes, including but not limited to the drawing of blood
or the injecting of medicine or nutrients. This chapter shall not
be applicable to properly regulated tattoos and body piercings.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, nonprofit corporation, corporation or other entity to engage in any activity encompassed by §
252-1 of this chapter unless the following regulations are complied with:
A. The person or individual using or administering the
needle, scalpel, blade, knife or other skin-puncturing or cutting
devices or performing the activity or supervising the activity in
which the needle, scalpel, blade, knife or other skin-puncturing or
cutting device is used shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine
within the State of New Jersey, a dentist licensed to practice dentistry
within the State of New Jersey, a chiropractor licensed to practice
chiropractic medicine within the State of New Jersey, a nurse licensed
to practice nursing within the State of New Jersey or other person
who is certified and/or licensed by the State of New Jersey or by
a universally recognized licensing or certification agency in a health-related
field in which the use of needles, scalpels, blades, knives or other
skin-puncturing or cutting devices is part of the formal training
for the certification or license. Persons so certified and licensed
may include but shall not be limited to emergency medical technicians,
paramedics, home nurse practitioners, midwives and those persons who
administer acupuncture.
B. All persons and individuals using or administering
the needle, scalpel, blade, knife or other skin-puncturing or cutting
devices or performing the activity or supervising the activity in
which the needle, scalpel, blade, knife or other skin-puncturing or
cutting device is used shall prominently display their educational
degree and license from the State of New Jersey within their place
of business or other location in which they perform the activities
which are the subject of this chapter.
C. All persons and individuals using or administering
the needle, scalpel, blade, knife or other skin-puncturing or cutting
devices or performing the activity or supervising the activity in
which the needle, scalpel, blade, knife or other skin-puncturing or
cutting device is used shall have, within their place of business
or other place in which they perform the activities which are the
subject of this chapter, sterilization device for any and all nondisposable
needles, scalpels, blades, knives or other skin-puncturing or cutting
devices of the disposable type in order to provide the greatest protection
to the residents of the Borough. In no case shall a device described
above that is used on one person thereafter be used on another person
without first being properly and completely sterilized.
D. All items to be discarded from the use of needles,
scalpels, blades, knives or other skin-puncturing or cutting devices,
including but not limited to the needles, scalpels, blades, knives
and skin-puncturing and cutting devices themselves, as well as blood
products, skin, body parts and items which have contact with blood
products, such as but not limited to gauze, bandages, gloves and sutures,
shall be kept, stored and securely maintained in a sealed container
clearly labeled as containing "medical waste" and which container
shall be kept indoors, out of the reach of any and all persons other
than the person performing the activities which are the subject of
this chapter, until such time that the discarded items are picked
up by a medical waste disposal company. Further, all such discarded
items shall be discarded by and through a medical waste disposal company
licensed to do business within the State of New Jersey. Those employees
of medical waste disposal companies who pick up the medical waste
containers shall have been properly trained in requirements for the
handling of such containers. Further, all such discarded items shall
be picked up by such a medical waste disposal company at least one
time per month.
E. All activities which are the subject of this chapter
shall be performed in a room which contains only the individual on
whom the services are being performed and persons who are permitted
to perform such services by this chapter.
F. All persons performing activities and services which
are the subject of this chapter shall use either latex or double surgical
gloves at all times when performing such services.
G. All persons performing activities and services which
are the subject of this chapter shall, as a minimum, be screened annually
for the hepatitis B virus.
H. All places of business which perform the activities
which are the subject of this chapter shall be subject to periodic
and/or random inspection by the Borough of Runnemede Health Officer
or by such other authorized official of the Borough.
All persons, partnerships, nonprofit corporations, corporations or entities who violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty as provided in §
1-15, General penalty, of this Code.