Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 234 - Medical Micropigmentation › Subchapter 9 - Standards for Medical Micropigmentation › Section 310:234-9-3 - Standards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The person performing medical
				micropigmentation shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness, conform
				to hygienic practices and wear clean clothes when performing medical
				micropigmentation procedures. Before performing medical micropigmentation
				procedures, the certified person must thoroughly wash their hands in hot
				running water with liquid soap, then rinse hands and dry with disposable paper
				towels. This shall be done as often as necessary to remove
				contaminants.
(b) In performing
				medical micropigmentation procedures, the certified person shall wear
				disposable medical gloves to minimize the possibility of transmitting infection
				to the person being pierced. Gloves must be changed if they become contaminated
				by contact with any non-clean surfaces or objects or by contact with a third
				person. The gloves shall be discarded after the completion of each procedure on
				an individual client and hands shall be washed before donning the next set of
				gloves. Under no circumstances shall a single pair of gloves be used on more
				than one person. The use of disposable medical gloves does not preclude or
				substitute for hand washing procedures as part of a good personal hygiene
				program.
(c) If, while performing a
				medical micropigmentation procedure, the certified person's glove is pierced,
				torn or otherwise contaminated, the contaminated gloves shall be discarded
				immediately and the hands washed thoroughly before a fresh pair of gloves are
				applied. Any item or instrument that is contaminated during the procedure shall
				be discarded and replaced immediately with a new disposable item or a new
				sterilized instrument or item before the procedure resumes.
(d) Contaminated waste, which may release
				liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or may release dried blood or body
				fluids when handled, must be placed in a biohazard container, which is marked
				with the International Biohazard Symbol. Sharps ready for disposal shall be
				placed in an approved sharps container with the International Biohazard Symbol.
				Contaminated waste which may release blood, body fluids, dried blood or dried
				body fluids and sharps must be disposed of consistent with OAC 252:520.
				Contaminated waste, which does not release liquid blood or body fluids when
				compressed or does not release dried blood or body fluids when handled, may be
				placed in a covered receptacle and disposed of through normal disposal
				methods.
(e) Any skin or mucosa
				surface being prepared to receive medical micropigmentation shall be free of
				rash or any visible infection.
(f)
				Administration of medication or anesthesia, if appropriate, shall comply with
				59 O.S. Section 481-524, 59 O.S. Section 328 et seq., 59 O.S. Section 620 et
				seq., or 59 O.S. Section 567 et seq.,
or applicable law or rule.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 378,
				  eff 11-19-01 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 2067, eff
				  6-27-02