(A) All equipment and devices used to clean and sterilize body art materials and reusable instruments must be suitable for their intended use. The equipment and devises must be used, cleaned, and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions. A copy of the manufacturer’s recommended procedures for the operation of the equipment must be available for inspection. All body art establishments must have at least two working autoclaves on-site. All other forms of sterilization are prohibited.
(B) All non-single use, non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be cleaned thoroughly after each use by scrubbing with an appropriate soap or disinfectant solution and hot water or follow the manufacturer’s instructions to remove blood and tissue residue, and placed in an ultrasonic unit which will also be operated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. Instruments shall be rinsed post ultrasonic cycle, dried, and inspected prior to packaging.
(C) After cleaning, all non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be packed individually in peel-packs and subsequently sterilized. All peel-packs shall contain either a sterilizer indicator or internal temperature indicator. Peel-packs must be dated with an expiration date not to exceed six months.
(D) All cleaned, non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be sterilized in a steam autoclave. The autoclave shall be used, cleaned and maintained according to manufacturer’s instruction. A copy of the manufacturer’s recommended procedures for the operation of their sterilization unit must be available for inspection by the Department. Sterile equipment may not be used if the package has been compromised or after the expiration date without first repackaging and resterilizing. Non-disposable instrument cleaning shall be conducted in a sterilization room or sterilization area.
(E) The body art establishment shall demonstrate that the autoclaves used are capable of attaining sterilization by monthly spore destruction tests. These tests shall be verified through an independent laboratory.
(F) After sterilization, the instruments used for body art shall be stored in a dry, clean cabinet or other tightly covered container reserved for the storage of such instruments.
(G) An autoclave, ultrasonic, and sterilization room or sterilization area is not required if the body art establishment uses only pre-sterilized disposable instruments, pre-sterilized body art materials, and pre-sterilized supplies.
(H) Kneeling pads, other pads, and contact surfaces such as, but not limited to, machine head and clip cords, shall be cleaned and disinfected after each use. Such contact surfaces shall be disinfected by rinsing, spraying or swabbing with a disinfectant.
(I) Procedures for responding to a positive spore test. If a single positive spore test is found, the autoclave shall be removed from service, and operating procedures reviewed. Another spore test can be conducted on the failed autoclave. Document procedures taken in sterilization log. Recall and process all items processed since the last negative spore test in the second autoclave that has negative spore test results.
(1993 Code, § 77.26) (Ord. 2006-04, passed 5-17-2006; Ord. 2020-03, passed 3-18-2020) Penalty, see § 77.99