A body piercing artist shall have the following minimum equipment:
- (1) Twenty-five disposable single-use needles of each size used in sealed sterile envelopes;
- (2) Twenty-five forceps in sealed sterile envelopes ;
- (3) Two hundred cotton swabs in sealed containers;
- (4) Two hundred disposable cups;
- (5) Three hundred disposable latex or vinyl examination gloves;
- (6) One gallon each of germicidal soap, isopropyl alcohol, and distilled water for prepping skin;
- (7) Access to the applicable sterilization and sanitization measures as required in this chapter;
- (8) Closed dustproof containers for the exclusive storage of instruments and other equipment;
- (9) Gauze and bandages; and
(10) Autoclave.
Each single-use product shall be used only once and shall then be discarded.
Source: 22 SDR 16, effective August 14, 1995; 39 SDR 119, effective January 8, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17(8).
Law Implemented: SDCL 9-34-17 , 34-1-17(8).