For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BLOOD. Human blood.
BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS. Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These PATHOGENS include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) HBV;
(2) HCV; and/or
(3) HIV.
BODY ART. The practice of physical body adornment by permitted establishments and operators using, but not limited to, the following techniques: body piercing; tattooing; cosmetic tattooing; branding; cutting; ink rubbing; and scarification. This definition does not include practices that are considered medical or dental procedures by a state medical or dental board, such as implants under the skin, which shall not be performed in a body art establishment. Nor does this definition include piercing of the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear with presterilized, single-use, stud-and-clasp ear-piercing systems.
BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT. Any room or space where body art is performed, or where the business of body art is conducted.
BODY ART OPERATOR. Any person who controls, operates, conducts, manages, or owns any body art establishment.
BODY ARTIST. Any person who performs body piercing, tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, branding, and scarification on an individual.
BODY PIERCING. The perforation of any human body part, other than ear lobes, for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration, or for some other nonmedical purpose.
BRANDING. Involves burning a design into the skin.
CLEANED. Removal of all visible dust, soil, or any other foreign material.
CONTAMINATED. The presence, or reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) on an item or surface.
COSMETIC TATTOOING. Applied in a process known by a variety of names, including micropigmentation, micropigment implantation, permanent cosmetics, and dermal pigmentation. All of these names describe the process of implanting pigment into the dermal layer of the skin by various methods. This shall not include COSMETIC TATTOOING or permanent makeup applied with lasers.
CUTTING. A design cut into the skin with a surgical scalpel or other sharp instrument that usually produces a fine scar. Different forms of coloring can be rubbed into a fresh CUTTING, resulting in a colored scar called INK RUBBING, as defined in this section.
DECONTAMINATED. The use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy blood borne pathogens on a surface or item which does not require sterilization to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles, and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal.
DEPARTMENT. The County Health Department.
HBV. The hepatitis B virus.
HCV. The hepatitis C virus.
HEALTH OFFICER. The duly-appointed Health Officer, as set forth in I.C. 16-20-2-16. The County Health Officer, or his or her designee, shall be authorized to enforce this chapter. The HEALTH OFFICER may designate a representative in the Health Department to perform those duties and responsibilities of the HEALTH OFFICER.
HIV. The human immunodeficiency virus.
INFECTIOUS WASTE. Waste that epidemiologic evidence indicates is capable of transmitting a dangerous communicable disease. INFECTIOUS WASTE includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Contaminated sharps, or contaminated objects that could potentially become contaminated sharps;
(2) Infectious biological cultures, infectious associated biologicals, and infectious agent stock;
(3) Pathological waste;
(4) Blood and blood products in liquid and semi-liquid form;
(5) Carcasses, body parts, blood, and body fluids in liquid and semi-liquid form, and bedding of laboratory animals; and/or
(6) Other waste that has been intermingled with infectious waste.
INK RUBBING. Different forms of coloring that can be rubbed into a fresh cutting, resulting in a colored scar called an INK RUBBING.
IOSHA BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD. “Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administrations Blood Borne Pathogen Standards,” which is currently found in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030.
OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS or OPIM.
(1) Human body fluids as follows:
(a) Semen;
(b) Vaginal secretions;
(c) Cerebrospinal fluid;
(d) Synovial fluid;
(e) Pleural fluid;
(f) Pericardial fluid;
(g) Peritoneal fluid;
(h) Amniotic fluid;
(i) Saliva in dental procedures;
(j) Any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood; and/or
(k) All body fluids where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids.
(2) Any unfixed tissue or organ, other than intact skin from a human, living or dead.
(3) HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV.
PARENTERAL. Piercing the mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such events as needle sticks, human bites, cuts, or abrasions.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against contact with blood or OPIM.
SCARIFICATION. A general name for various forms of body art that result in a scar on the skin.
SECURE AREA. An area that is designed and maintained to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons.
SEMI-LIQUID BLOOD or BLOOD PRODUCTS. Blood or blood products that have intermediate fluid properties and are capable of flowing in a manner similar to liquid.
STERILIZE. The use of a physical or chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life, including highly resistant bacterial endospores and viruses.
STORE. The containment of infectious waste in such a manner as not to constitute collection, treatment, transport, or disposal.
TATTOO.
(1) (a) Any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol, or other mark placed with the aid of needles or other instruments, upon or under the skin.
(b) Any design, letter, scroll, figure, or symbol done by scarring upon or under the skin.
(2) Shall not include application of permanent makeup by use of lasers.
TONGUE SPLITTING. A surgical procedure by which a human tongue is cut or split by any means into two or more parts.
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS. An approach to infection control in which all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, HCV, and other blood-borne pathogens.
(Ord. 2004-03, passed 2-2-2004)