A tattoo or saline tattoo removal artist shall use antiseptic techniques at all times in the practice of tattooing or saline tattoo removal. An artist shall scrub hands with liquid soap and water thoroughly before beginning preparation. The artist's hands must be dried with individual, single-use towels or a commercial hand dryer. At all times when preparing the skin and while providing services, the artist must wear latex or vinyl examination gloves, which shall be discarded upon completion of service. An artist must discard the gloves the artist is wearing, rewash the artist's hands, and put on new gloves after an interruption in the tattoo or saline tattoo removal process that requires use of the artist's hands.

Source: 19 SDR 64, effective November 3, 1992; 39 SDR 119, effective January 8, 2013; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17(8).

Law Implemented: SDCL 9-34-17 , 34-1-17(8).

Prior versions effective: 2013-01-08.