Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-19 - BODY PIERCING › Section 64E-19.004 - Requirements for Premises

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Structural,
				electrical, mechanical, ventilation, and plumbing components of buildings shall
				comply with local building and zoning codes. Walls, floors, ceilings, and
				equipment in all areas of a salon shall be maintained in a clean condition and
				in good repair.
(2) Walls, floors,
				and procedure surfaces of equipment in areas where body-piercing procedures are
				conducted, where equipment and instruments are cleaned, and in restrooms shall
				be smooth non-absorbent and washable; except that, wooden floors may be used in
				these areas provided they are, at a minimum, varnished or sealed with a
				commercial water repelling coating and maintained as such. After use by each
				customer, all procedure surfaces shall be cleaned and sanitized with a
				sanitizer that has a demonstrated tuberculocidal activity, as indicated by the
				product label.
(3) Effective
				measures shall be taken by the salon operator to protect against the entrance,
				breeding or presence of insects, vermin and rodents in a salon. Openings to the
				outside shall be protected by such means as self-closing doors, screened or
				closed windows or controlled air currents. Screening material shall not be less
				than 16 mesh to the inch.
(4) There
				shall be a minimum of forty-five (45) square feet of floor space in the body
				piercing area for each person performing body piercing in the salon. Each salon
				shall have an area that can be screened from public view for customers
				requesting privacy. Multiple body piercing stations shall be separated by such
				means as dividers, curtains or partitions that are cleanable.
(5) Each salon shall be provided with an
				artificial light source equivalent to a minimum of twenty (20) foot candles
				three (3) feet off the floor, except that at least one hundred (100) foot
				candles shall be provided at the level where the body piercing procedure is
				being performed, and where instruments and sharps are assembled. Spotlighting
				may be used to achieve the one hundred foot candle requirement.
(6) A handsink separate from handsinks in
				restrooms, liquid soap, and disposable single-use paper towels shall be readily
				accessible and located within each body piercing area or centrally located
				within the overall work room or area, so each piercing area has access to the
				handsink. One handsink shall serve no more than three body piercing personnel.
				Hot water at handsinks shall not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(7) Restrooms shall be supplied with liquid
				soap, toilet tissue, single-use paper towels, and a waste receptacle.
(8) At least one waste receptacle shall be
				provided in each body piercing area. Solid waste shall be collected, stored,
				and disposed of in a manner and frequency that does not create a sanitary
				nuisance, as that term is defined in Chapter 386, F.S. Biomedical waste, as
				that term is defined in Section
				 381.0098(2)(a),
				F.S., shall be managed in accordance with Chapter 64E-16, F.A.C.
(9) Other equipment and supplies necessary
				for providing body-piercing services and for cleaning and sterilizing
				instruments shall be provided. This includes at least a separate
				one-compartment sink with hot and cold running water under pressure for
				cleaning instruments, an autoclave, instruments and single use supplies for
				performing piercings, work tables or counters, customer chairs, and storage
				cabinets or containers for storing clean and sterilized instruments and
				supplies. All surfaces of equipment shall be made of smooth, non-absorbent and
				non-porous material. Each one-compartment sink and autoclave must have an
				adequate size, depth or capacity to submerge or otherwise accommodate the
				instruments being cleaned or autoclaved. Salons that use ultrasonic units with
				heating elements to clean their instruments, shall not be required to have hot
				water at the one-compartment sink; provided the heating elements can heat the
				cleaning solution to at least the minimum temperature required by this chapter
				and maintain that temperature throughout the cleaning cycle.
(10) Animals shall not be allowed in a
				body-piercing salon, except as provided under Section
				 413.08, F.S. Aquariums with fish
				shall be allowed in waiting rooms and nonprocedural areas.
(11) Except for first aid purposes, smoking,
				eating, or drinking is prohibited in areas where body-piercing procedures are
				performed or where instruments and supplies are cleaned and stored.
(12) Water supplies shall comply with the
				provisions of Chapter 64E-8 or 62-550, F.A.C.
(13) Sewage disposal shall comply with the
				provisions of Chapter 64E-6 or 62-600, F.A.C.
(14) There shall not be a direct opening
				between a body piercing salon and any building or portion of a building used as
				living or sleeping quarters or as a food establishment. This shall be
				accomplished, at a minimum, by a solid floor to ceiling wall of
				separation.
Rulemaking Authority
					 381.0075(10)
					 FS. Law Implemented 381.0075(10),
					 (11)
					 FS.
New 1-24-00, Amended
					 10-27-10.