West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 64 - Health › Title 64 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES › Series 64-80 - Body Piercing Studio Business › Section 64-80-14 - Body Piercing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
14.1.
				Before beginning any body piercing procedure, the technician shall discuss the
				risks and responsibilities required in the particular piercing with the client,
				The client shall fill out and sign a client information form and the consent
				form for body piercing. One copy of each form shall be retained by the facility
				and the other copy shall be given to the client. The technician shall also
				explain aftercare instructions and have the client initial the consent form to
				indicate that he or she has received written aftercare instructions.
14.2. The technician shall not smoke, eat or
				drink at the work station or cleaning room during or between procedures. The
				client may consume a pre-packaged beverage or snack.
14.3. The technician shall thoroughly wash
				his or her hands and forearms with soap and warm water before and after serving
				each client, to prevent cross contamination and/or transmission of body fluids,
				infection or exposure to service related chemicals or wastes. Following a
				thorough washing, the technician shall dry his or her hands using clean, single
				use paper towels.
14.4. The
				technician shall wear new clean disposable examination gloves for every client
				during the procedure. If a glove is pierced, torn or contaminated by coming
				into contact with any other person or non-clean surface, the technician shall
				properly remove and discard both gloves.
14.5. The technician shall use freshly
				laundered linens or new disposable dental bibs or drapes for each client. All
				drapes, dental bibs, and linens shall be stored in a closed cabinet or
				container. The technician shall place used disposable items into a closed
				container that is lined with a plastic bag for disposal at the end of the day,
				and place used linens into a laundry hamper lined with a plastic bag.
14.6. All body piercing needles shall be
				single use, sterilized disposable piercing needles slightly larger or of the
				same gauge as the jewelry or ornaments to be inserted, and disposed of
				immediately after use in a sharps container.
14.7. All instruments, as defined in Section
				2 of this rule, shall be properly cleaned and sterilized in individual bags
				with color indicator strips. The person preparing the instruments shall date
				and initial each bag. The Director shall approve the sterilizers
				used.
14.8. All non-sterilizable
				implements such as calipers shall be nonporous and the technician shall
				disinfect them after each use with an appropriate disinfectant.
14.9. A technician shall use only
				pre-sterilized jewelry or ornaments in new or good condition for piercing. He
				or she shall not use ear studs or other jewelry designed for ears or specific
				parts. in other parts of the body.
14.10. The technician shall only use jewelry
				made of implant grade, ASTM and ISO 5832-1 implant grade stainless steel, solid
				14K through 24K gold, niobium, titanium, platinum or other materials approved
				by the Director, in newly pierced skin.
14.11. Immediately, before the procedure is
				begun, the technician shall wipe down the procedure area with an EPA registered
				germicide or disinfectant, or a solution of two (2) tablespoons of five and one
				quarter percent (5 1/4 %) available chlorine bleach in one (1) quart of water
				and the procedure area covered with an uncontaminated paper towel or tray
				cover, and then arrange on the paper all instruments and supplies needed for
				the procedure.
14.12. Before
				piercing, the technician shall wash the immediate and surrounding area of the
				skin which is to be pierced with an EPA-approved antiseptic solution applied
				with a clean, single-use paper product. If shaving is necessary, the technician
				shall use one (1) time each disposable razors, or safety razors with
				single-service blades and discard them after each use; he or she shall
				sterilize the reusable holder in an autoclave after each use. Following the
				shaving, the technician shall wash the skin and surrounding area with an
				EPA-approved antiseptic solution applied with a clean single-use paper
				product.
14.13. Upon completion of
				the piercing, the technician shall review verbally with the client the printed
				instructions on the care of the body opening created by the piercing. Aftercare
				instructions shall specify:
14.13.a. Care
				specific to the site of the piercing;
14.13.b. Information regarding tightness to
				prevent accidental ingestion or imbedding of certain jewelry if
				appropriate;
14.13.c.
				Restrictions;
14.13.d. Signs and
				symptoms of infection; and
14.13.e.
				Instructions to consult a physician if infection occurs.