- (1) Use restricted– Single-use items shall not be used on more than one client for any reason. After use, all single-use needles, razors and other sharps shall be immediately disposed of in approved sharps containers.
(2) Products applied to the skin -
- (a) All products applied to the skin, including non-acetate body art stencils, shall be single-use and disposable.
- (b) Acetate stencils shall be allowed for re-use if sanitization procedures are performed between uses.
- (c) Petroleum jellies, soaps and other products used in the application of stencils shall be dispensed and applied on the area to be tattooed with sterile gauze or in a manner to prevent contamination of the original container and its contents. The gauze shall be used only once and then discarded.
Author: Ronald Dawsey, Charlotte Denton, Timothy Hatch
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §22-17A-7.
History: New Rule: Filed March 15, 2001; effective April 19, 2001; operative May 4, 2001. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 20, 2006; effective January 24, 2007.