Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 22 - Practice of Tattooing › Rule 641-22.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions
				apply:
"Aftercare"
means written instructions given
				to a client, specific to the procedures rendered, on care for the tattoo and
				surrounding area and guidance on when to seek medical treatment.
"Department"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				Code section 10A.101.
"Director"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				Code section 10A.101.
"Disinfectant"
means a U.S. Environmental
				Protection Agency (EPA)-registered antimicrobial product that is applied to
				surfaces to destroy microorganisms that are living on the surface but not
				necessarily bacterial spores.
"Imminent health threat"
means a condition or
				conditions that exist in a tattoo establishment and need immediate action to
				prevent endangering the health of people.
"Impervious"
means nonporous, impenetrable,
				smooth, and washable.
"Inspection agency"
means the department or a
				city, county or district board of health that has executed an agreement with
				the department to inspect tattoo establishments and enforce these rules. The
				authority of a city, county or district board of health is limited to the
				geographic area defined in the agreement executed with the department. Within
				the defined geographic area, the city, county or district board of health is
				the "local inspection agency."
"Mobile tattoo unit"
means a mobile
				establishment or unit that is self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to
				place; is self-sufficient for utilities such as gas, water, electricity and
				liquid waste disposal; and operates at a fixed location where a permitted
				artist performs tattooing procedures for no more than 14 days in conjunction
				with a single event.
"Residential dwelling"
is a place or structure
				intended to be occupied as a residence.
"Single use"
means intended for one-time use
				and disposed of after use on a client. Single-use products or items include
				cotton swabs or balls, tissues or paper products, paper or plastic cups, gauze
				and sanitary coverings, disposable razors, tattoo needles, scalpel blades,
				stencils, ink cups, and protective gloves. Cloth towels and linens are not
				"single use" and are barred.
"Sterilization"
means a process resulting in
				the destruction of all forms of microbial life, including highly resistant
				bacterial spores that demonstrate tuberculocidal activity.
"Tattoo artist"
means any person, including a
				permanent color technologist, engaged in the practice of tattooing.
"Tattoo establishment"
means the building or
				portion of the building designated by the owner where tattooing is
				practiced.
"Tattooing"
means to puncture the skin of a
				person with a needle and insert indelible permanent colors through the puncture
				to leave permanent marks or designs. "Tattooing" includes permanent color
				technology that is the process by which the skin is marked or colored by
				insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into the dermis portion of the skin so
				as to form indelible marks for cosmetic purposes. "Tattooing" does not include
				applying a tattoo for radiological purposes.
"Temporary establishment permit"
means a
				permit issued by the department to perform tattoo procedures at a temporary
				event.
"Temporary event"
means any place or premises
				operating at a fixed location where a tattoo artist performs tattooing
				procedures for no more than 14 days consecutively in conjunction with a single
				event or celebration to which the general public is invited.