(A) Instruments used for body art shall remain in sterile packages until used. When assembling instruments used for performing body art procedures, the body art practitioner shall wear disposable medical gloves and use medically recognized techniques to ensure that the instruments and gloves are not contaminated.
(B) All inks, dyes, pigments, needles, and equipment shall be specifically manufactured for performing body art procedures and shall be used according to manufacturer’s instructions. The mixing of approved inks, dyes, or pigments, or their dilution with potable water, is acceptable. Immediately before applying a tattoo, the quantity of the dye to be used shall be transferred from the dye bottle and placed into single use paper cups or plastic cups. Upon completion of the tattoo, these single cups or caps and their contents shall be discarded.
(C) Before performing a body art procedure, the immediate and surrounding area of the skin where the body art procedure is to be placed shall be washed with soap and water or an approved surgical skin preparation, depending on the type of body art to be performed. If shaving is necessary, single use disposable razors or safety razors with single service blades shall be used and discarded after each use and the reusable holder shall be sterilized after each use. Following shaving, the skin and surrounding area will be washed with soap and water. The washing pad shall be discarded after each use.
(D) Products used to check the flow of blood or to absorb blood shall be single use and disposed of immediately after use in appropriate containers.
(E) Single use items shall not be used on more than one client for any reason. After use, all single use needles, razors and other sharps shall be immediately disposed of in approved sharps containers.
(F) All products applied to the skin, including body art stencils, shall be single use and disposable. Acetate stencils shall be allowed for re-use if sanitization procedures are performed between uses. Petroleum jellies, soaps, and other products used in the application of stencils shall be dispensed and applied on the area to be tattooed with sterile gauze or in a manner to prevent contamination of the original container and its contents. The gauze shall be used only once and then discarded.
(G) Verbal and written public educational information, approved by the Department, shall be required to be given to all clients wanting to receive body art procedure(s). Verbal and written instruction, approved by the County Health Department, for the aftercare of the body art procedure site shall be provided to each client by the body art practitioner upon completion of the procedure. The written instructions shall advise the client to consult a physician at the first sign of infection or swelling and shall contain the name, address and phone number of the body art establishment. These documents shall be signed and dated by both parties, with a copy given to the client and the practitioner retaining the original with all other required records.
(Ord. O-115-1-15, passed 1-8-2015) Penalty, see § 112.99