Each body artist and body art establishment shall comply with the following.
(A) All body artists shall ensure that infectious waste from any body art procedure is either treated on-site, in accordance with this chapter, or transported off-site for treatment, in accordance with this chapter.
(B) (1) A treatment is effective if it reduces the pathogenic qualities of infectious waste for safe handling, is designed for the specific waste involved, and is carried out in a manner consistent with this chapter.
(2) Effective treatment may include:
(a) Incineration in an incinerator designed to accommodate infectious waste;
(b) Steam sterilization;
(c) Chemical disinfection under circumstances where safe handling of the waste is assured;
(d) Thermal inactivation;
(e) Irradiation; or
(f) Discharges into a sanitary sewer or septic system that is properly installed and operation in accordance with state and local laws.
(C) All persons subject to this chapter shall:
(1) Transport infectious waste in a manner that reasonably protects waste haulers and the public from contracting a dangerous communicable disease; and
(2) Effectively treat infectious waste in accordance with this chapter before it is compacted.
(D) Each body artist and body art establishment shall ensure that infectious waste, which they generate, is transported off-site in compliance with 410 I.A.C. 1-3.
(E) Infectious waste shall be disposed of by a waste hauler approved by the Department.
(Ord. 2004-03, passed 2-2-2004) Penalty, see § 112.99