New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 36 - BODY ART PRACTITIONERS, BOARD OF › Part 5 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 16.36.5.9 - STERILE PROCEDURES AND SANITATION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. All non-disposable instruments used for
				body art shall be cleaned thoroughly after each use by scrubbing with a liquid
				soap solution and hot water or an appropriate disinfectant to remove blood and
				tissue residue and placed in an ultrasonic unit which shall remain on the
				premises of the body art establishment and which will be operated in accordance
				with the manufacturer's instructions.
B. All facilities that reprocess reusable
				instruments shall have an equipment cleaning room that is physically separated
				from the work stations. Facilities that use all disposable equipment shall be
				exempt from this requirement.
C.
				After cleaning, all non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be
				packed individually in paper peel-packs and sterilized. All paper peel-packs
				shall contain either a sterilizer indicator or internal temperature indicator.
				Properly packaged, sterilized and stored equipment can be stored no more than
				one year. Paper peel-packs must be dated with an expiration date not to exceed
				one year. Sterile equipment may not be used after the expiration date without
				first repackaging and resterilizing.
D. All non-disposable instruments used for
				body art shall be sterilized in an autoclave at the body art establishment.
				Off-site sterilization is prohibited. The sterilizer shall be used, cleaned,
				and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions. A copy of the
				manufacturer's recommended procedures for the operation of the sterilization
				unit must be available for inspection by the board.
E. Each holder of a license to operate a body
				art establishment shall demonstrate that the sterilizer used is capable of
				attaining sterilization by monthly spore destruction tests. These tests shall
				be verified through an independent laboratory. These test records shall be
				retained by the operator for a period of three years and provided to the board
				upon request.
F. After
				sterilization, the instrument used for body art, tattooing or body piercing
				shall be stored in a dry, clean cabinet or other tightly covered container
				reserved for the storage of such instruments.
G. All instruments used for body art,
				tattooing or body piercing shall remain stored in sterile packages until just
				prior to performing a body art procedure. When assembling instruments used for
				performing body art, the operator shall wear disposable medical gloves and use
				techniques to ensure that the instruments and gloves are not
				contaminated.
H. All inks, dyes,
				pigments and sharps shall be specifically manufactured for performing body art
				procedures and shall not be adulterated. Immediately before applying a tattoo,
				the quantity of the dye to be used for the tattoo shall be transferred from the
				bottle and placed into sterile, single use paper cups or plastic caps. Upon
				completion of the tattoo, these single cups or caps and their contents shall be
				discarded.
I. For body piercing and
				tattooing establishments primarily utilizing a Statim autoclave, reusable items
				shall be sterilized in an autoclave in a bulk load without sterilization
				pouches, previous to sterilization in the Statim autoclave, for the body
				piercing or tattoo procedure. Reusable instruments and single use items
				sterilized in a Statim autoclave cassette must be used immediately after
				opening the Statim autoclave cassette. The items contained in the Statim
				autoclave cassette shall be used for one client only and shall include use of
				an integrater strip.