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