503.1 In addition to the requirements in § 500, each electrology facility shall have the following equipment:

1. (a) An FDA registered needle-type and tweezer type epilator devices in working order;
2. (b) Clean and sterile, probes, forceps, tweezers and single-use needles;
3. (c) Needle holder tips;
4. (d) Professional treatment table or treatment chair with a non-porous surface capable of being disinfected;
5. (e) Non-disposable linens that are laundered, sanitized, and stored in closed containers or compartments, and covered sanitary containers for holding used non-disposable linens, where applicable;
6. (f) Disposable paper exam drapes stored in a closed container or compartment;
7. (g) Container for soiled disposable items shall be lined with a plastic bag and removed daily;
8. (h) Clean, non-sterile materials such as cotton balls, cotton strips, cotton swabs, gauze pads, and gauze strips;
9. (i) A treatment lamp capable of being cleaned and disinfectant, and maintained in good working condition;
10. (j) A magnifying lamp, optical loupe or microscope capable of being cleaned and disinfected, and maintained in good working condition;
11. (k) Tuberculocidal hospital grade disinfectant registered by the Environmental Protection Agency, household bleach or wiping cloths pre-saturated with disinfectant for wiping non-porous surfaces;
12. (l) If eye shields are used, eye shields capable of being cleaned with an EPA-registered disinfectant;
13. (m) Covered containers for probes, forceps, tweezers, and needles, which containers are capable of being cleaned and sterilized;

(n) An FDA-listed sterilizer (the endodontic dry heat “glass bead sterilizer” shall not be used for instrument sterilization);

(o) Records of sterilizer biological test monitoring that are available to the Department for inspection upon request, as specified in § 206;

(p) A holding container for soaking and cleaning contaminated instruments;

(q) Non-sterile disposable examination gloves;

(r) Private treatment rooms that are forty-five square feet (45 sq. ft.) of floor space as specified in § 302.2(b);

(s) One (1) sink with hot and cold running water in each treatment room;

(t) Adequate lighting, as specified in § 401;

(u) Adequate heating and ventilation, as specified in § 308;

(v) Maintained in sanitary condition;

(w) Clean lab coat or uniform; and

(x) Covered trash container in each treatment room.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013026 (December 10, 2021).