- A. Each electrologist office and institution teaching the clinical practice of electrology shall maintain and use sterilization equipment adequate in size to accommodate critical items, transfer forceps, and soaking receptacles.
- B. Except as provided in §C of this regulation, critical items, transfer forceps, and soaking receptacles that are dropped on the floor or otherwise contaminated may not be used until sterilized.
- C. All needles used in an electrologist office and institution teaching the clinical practice of electrology shall be purchased as pre-sterilized and disposable for one-time use only. The sterilization procedure outlined in Regulation .04 of this chapter is not applicable to needles. If a needle is dropped on the floor or otherwise contaminated, the needle shall be properly disposed of and may not be used.
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§8-205 and 8-6B-01—8-6B-29, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 16, 1984 (11:1 Md. R. 45)
Regulation .01 amended effective August 5, 1991 (18:15 Md. R. 1727)
Regulation .01, Requirements for Instructor's License, repealed and new Regulations .01—.03 adopted under new chapter, Sterilization Procedures, effective June 20, 2005 (32:12 Md. R. 1047)
Chapter revised effective August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 710)
Regulation.04A amended effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)