Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 69 - KANSAS BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Article 15 - TATTOOING, BODY PIERCING, AND PERMANENT COSMETICS › Section 69-15-16 - Facility standards

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All facilities shall meet the following criteria.
(a) All areas shall be kept clean and in good
			 repair.
(b) All surfaces,
			 including counters, tables, equipment, client chairs, or recliners, that are in
			 treatment and sterilization areas shall be made of smooth, nonabsorbent, and
			 nonporous material.
(c) Surfaces
			 or blood spills shall be cleaned using an EPA-registered, hospital-grade
			 disinfectant.
(d) The water and
			 plumbing fixtures in the facility shall include easy access to a sink with hot
			 and cold running water, as part of the surrounding premises or adjacent to the
			 facility but separate from a public restroom.
(e) Toilet facilities shall be kept clean and
			 in good working order at all times. Each toilet shall have a handwashing sink
			 and a soap dispenser with disposable towels or an air dryer for hands.
(f) The facility shall be equipped
			 with adequate and sufficient artificial or natural lighting, providing at least
			 10 foot-candles of light at the work station or table, used at all times during
			 which business is being conducted.
(g) The facility shall be well ventilated
			 with natural or mechanical methods that remove or exhaust fumes, vapors, or
			 dust in order to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring or to allow the
			 free flow of air in a room in proportion to the size of the room and the
			 capacity of the room.
(h) A
			 proprietor or person in charge of the facility may designate the entire area as
			 a nonsmoking area. A designated smoking area means any area set aside by a
			 proprietor or person in charge of a public place where tobacco smoking is
			 permitted and where a sign indicates the same. No person shall smoke or carry
			 any lighted smoking device in a public place except in designated smoking
			 areas. No facility shall be designated in its entirety as a smoking area.
			 "Public place" means any enclosed indoor area open to and frequented by the
			 public. "Open to and frequented by the public" means any area where the public
			 can freely enter or move without special invitation.
(i) If a room used for residential purposes
			 is the same room or adjacent to a room used for the practice of permanent
			 color, tattooing, or body piercing, then a solid partition shall separate the
			 premises used for residential purposes from the tattooing and piercing area.
			 The partition may contain a door, provided it remains closed, except for
			 entering and leaving.
(j) If a
			 room used for any business purposes other than permanent color, tattooing, or
			 body piercing is the same room or is adjacent to a room used for the practice
			 of permanent color, tattooing, or body piercing, then the board may require
			 that one or more of the following requirements be satisfied if there are
			 conditions that the board considers a possible threat to the health of the
			 employees, the customers, or the public:
(1)
			 A solid partition shall separate the premises used for other business purposes
			 from the permanent color, tattooing, or body piercing area. The partition may
			 contain a door, provided it remains closed except for entering and leaving.
(2) A separate outside entrance
			 shall be provided for the facility.