A. 
No body art practitioner shall conduct any form of body art upon an animal.
B. 
No animal, except one actually serving as a guide animal, signal animal or service animal accompanied by a totally or partially blind person or deaf person or a person whose hearing is impaired or handicapped person, shall be allowed in a body art establishment.
No person shall smoke, or otherwise use any form of tobacco, eat or drink at or in a workstation, instrument storage area or cleaning area. Only in the case of medical need may fluids be consumed by a client.
Except as set forth in these regulations, no operator, body art practitioner or other person shall commit or permit any act that may expose any client or person to disease or illness or otherwise contaminate any instrument or area in a body art establishment.
A. 
An exposure incident report shall be completed by the close of the business day during which an exposure has or might have taken place by the involved or knowledgeable body art practitioner for every exposure incident occurring in the conduct of any body art activity.
B. 
Each exposure incident report shall contain:
(1) 
A copy of the application and consent form for body art activity completed by any client or minor client involved in the exposure incident;
(2) 
A full description of the exposure incident, including the portion of the body involved therein;
(3) 
Instrument(s) or other equipment implicated;
(4) 
A copy of the body art practitioner license of the involved body art practitioner;
(5) 
Date and time of exposure;
(6) 
A copy of any medical history released to the body art establishment or body art practitioner; and
(7) 
Information regarding any recommendation to refer to a physician or waiver to consult a physician by persons involved.
A. 
Every operator shall have and retain at the body art establishment for inspection by the Department the following information for the time period specified below, to be updated as needed to remain current:
(1) 
Exposure control plan. One copy of the exposure control plan for the body art establishment submitted to the Department;
(2) 
Employee records (three years). Indicating: name, home address, home phone number, identification photograph, state identification card number, physical description as detailed on state identification card, date of birth, type(s) of body art procedures conducted, dates of employment at the body art establishment, body art practitioner registration number, and Hepatitis B vaccination status or declination notification;
(3) 
Body art practitioner independent operator (nonemployee of the body art establishment) records (three years). Indicating: name, home address, phone number, state identification card number, physical description as detailed on state identification card, date of birth, type(s) of body art procedures conducted, dates operating at the body art establishment; body art practitioner registration number, and Hepatitis B vaccination status or declination notification;
(4) 
Client records (two years). Copies of all application and consent forms for body art activity;
(5) 
Waste hauler manifests for contaminated waste transport and disposal (three years);
(6) 
Training records (three years). Documentation to verify training of exposure control plan to all employees and body art practitioner independent operators conducting body art activity at such establishment;
(7) 
Commercial biological monitoring (spore) system test results (three years); and
(8) 
Body Art Ordinance. One copy of the most current version of this chapter and any state regulations concerning the practice of body art.
B. 
Every operator shall have and retain at the body art establishment for inspection by the Department all exposure incident reports permanently. The disposal or destruction of these reports is prohibited.
Every area of a body art establishment shall be kept in good repair, clean and free of all vermin and maintained so as to prevent contamination of clients and other persons.
Every toilet room, all plumbing and all plumbing fixtures shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair.
A. 
All instruments, equipment and procedure surfaces used for body art activity, including but not limited to devices, containers, cabinets, storage compartments, chairs, tables, counters, and dispensers, shall be maintained clean, fully operative, and in good repair and free from contamination.
B. 
All instruments manufactured for performing any specific body art activity shall be so designated, used and approved and shall not be modified, adulterated, contaminated or improperly used. Instruments used for body piercing shall be constructed of stainless surgical-grade steel and designed and manufactured for such use.
A. 
Every contaminated reusable instrument or component thereof, including but not limited to needles, needle bars, needle tubes, needle caps, body piercing tubes, rotary pens, and coil machines, shall be immersed in water or other approved liquid solution in the cleaning area until cleaned and sterilized.
B. 
Prior to sterilization, every such instrument shall be thoroughly washed by scrubbing with an appropriate disinfectant and hot water in accordance with manufacturer's instructions so as to remove contamination and foreign matter.
C. 
Upon completion of the washing process as set forth in Subsection B above, every such instrument shall be cleaned using an ultrasonic cleaning unit in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
D. 
Upon completion of the cleaning process as set forth in Subsection C above, every such instrument shall be packaged into procedure set-up packages with color change indicators designed to indicate complete sterilization thereof, initials of the person responsible for sterilizing the instruments and date of such sterilization. Instruments may be packaged individually or with other instruments to the extent permitted under the package manufacturer's instructions.
E. 
Upon completion of the packaging process as set forth in Subsection D above, every such instrument shall be properly sterilized by properly autoclaving in an approved autoclave or sterilized in another type of sterilization unit according to manufacturer's instructions.
F. 
If a package becomes wet, is opened or is otherwise compromised so as to allow the possible contamination of the contents of the package, any instrument therein shall be deemed contaminated and shall again be washed, cleaned, packaged and sterilized as indicated above prior to use.
G. 
Sterilized instruments shall be stored in a dry, clean cabinet or tightly covered container. Cabinets and containers designated for the storage of sterilized instruments shall be used for that purpose exclusively.
H. 
Every sterilized package shall be deemed expired six months after the date of sterilization. Every instrument therein shall again be washed, cleaned, packaged and sterilized consistent with the provisions of this section prior to use.
I. 
Liquid sterilants shall not be used for the sterilization of any reusable instrument.
All instruments must be stored in the instrument storage area in a manner so as to prevent contamination. Identical instruments shall be exclusively stored together, unless intermingled storage with different instruments does not represent a hazard as determined by the Department.
All germicides, disinfectants, chemicals, and cleansers must be used according to the manufacturer's requirements, used only for the purpose approved and intended by the manufacturer and properly labeled and stored so as to prevent contamination and hazard.
All storage containers, cabinets, shelves and other storage areas in the instrument storage area shall be properly labeled as to their contents, including but not limited to identification of contaminated or soiled contents as appropriate.
A. 
Clean linen shall be stored in a manner so as to prevent contamination. Containers used for the storage of such linen shall be clearly labeled as to the contents and used for no other purpose. Linens that have become soiled or contaminated shall be disposed of, or not be used, until properly laundered. Contaminated linen shall be labeled, handled, stored, transported, and laundered or disposed of so as to prevent hazard in a manner approved by the Department.
B. 
Any other protective clothing, garment or cloth items worn during or used during body art activity and intended for reuse shall be mechanically washed with detergent and dried after each use. The items shall be stored in a clean, dry manner and protected from contamination until used. Should such items become contaminated directly or indirectly with bodily fluids, the items shall be washed in accordance with standards applicable to hospitals and medical care facilities at a temperature of 160° F. or a temperature of 120° F. with the use of chlorine disinfectant.
A. 
Every ultrasonic cleaning unit and autoclave or sterilization unit shall be used and maintained according to manufacturer's specifications. Each ultrasonic cleaning unit, autoclave or other sterilization unit shall be emptied and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected at least once each day that the unit is used.
B. 
Every autoclave or sterilization unit shall be tested with a commercial biological monitoring (spore) system test in a manner and frequency consistent with the manufacturer's instructions, but no less than once every week, to monitor the efficacy of the eradication of all living organisms, including spores, by the autoclave or other sterilization unit.
C. 
Biological monitoring (spore) system testing of the autoclave or other sterilization unit shall be performed by an independent commercial testing laboratory contracted by the operator and/or body art practitioner. A provision shall be included in the contact between the operator and/or body art practitioner with the commercial testing laboratory requiring the commercial testing facility to notify the Department of any failure of the autoclave or other sterilization unit to eradicate all living organisms, including spores.
A. 
All waste shall be removed from the body art establishment on a daily basis and placed in an approved secured receptacle for pickup and removal.
B. 
All contaminated waste in solid form and sharps shall be disposed of through use of an approved waste hauler in accordance with all applicable state and federal and local laws and regulations, specifically to include Chapter 175, Article II, of the Quincy Municipal Code. The frequency of disposal shall be determined by the Department, but shall be no less than every 30 days.