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Section 3: Minimum Requirements for Body Art Establishments

• 3-301 The body art establishment should have a person(s) in charge, who will be responsible for the operation all times.

• 3-302 The information on employee of a body art establishment shall be on file and available for inspection by the Department as follows:
  • Full name (legal)
  • Residential address
  • Residential phone number
  • Shall have a written proof about the employees handling sharps, infectious waste have completed or declined, the hepatitis B vaccination series offered to them. As it is the offering as pre employment requirement and comply with 2-201(b).

• 3-303 The person in charge should have access to information and on the premises for review by the Department as follows:
  • Agreement or contract for Infectious/Regulated Waste disposal and or sharps disposal.
  • Spore test log and test results
  • Records of the clients
  • Information on sterilization equipment about it's manufacturer
  • Written procedures about infection and exposure control

Section 4: Client Records

• 4-401. In charge person shall have access and maintain records of the clients on the premise for at least 3 years. As well as the Department shall have client records available to review by them.

• 4-402 The information shall be documented and it has to be used by the body artist to see the client's suitability for receiving a body art. In order to give any assurance of proper healing of a client during or after the body art procedure, he/she shall disclose if he/she has had any of the following:
  • Allergies or adverse reactions to latex, pigments, soaps, metals, dyes and disinfectants etc.
  • Information which help in the client's healing process evaluation to the body artist.
  • Diabetes and or Hemophilia
  • Medications that thin the blood and/or interfere with blood clotting or treatment with anticoagulants.
  • Skin lesions or skin diseases

• 4-403 Client consent form for all procedures shall include the following:
  • Client - Name, current address and phone number
  • Date of the procedure
  • The body art type and location
  • Documentation that instructs about risks, outcome and aftercare both written and verbal, which were given to the client like:
    - Name, Address, and phone number of the body artist who performed the procedure
    - Direction about consulting a physician after sign of infection, allergies and expected duration of healing.
    - Description related to caring the body art procedure site.
    - Body art should be considered permanent and explanation about it.
    - List of any possible side effects from the procedure