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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 2833. Rules for minimum sanitary and safety standards

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A. The state health officer shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,  1 which shall provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter and which shall also establish minimum sanitary and safety standards for the operation of commercial body art facilities. Minimum standards set shall include but not be limited to all of the following:

(1) Health, cleanliness, and general sanitation of the facilities or premises in which commercial body art is performed or applied.

(2) Proper disinfection and sterilization of body art apparatus and safe disposal of body art apparatus.

(3) Procedures to prevent the transmission of disease or infection during or relating to commercial body art procedures, particularly the transmission of hepatitis B and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(4) Procedures for ensuring that operators who perform commercial body art procedures are adequately trained to perform them properly.

(5) With respect to tattooing services, maintenance of written records that include the color, manufacturer, and lot number of each pigment used for each tattoo performed.

(6) Procedures for sufficient disclosure prior to the application of body art, including the permanence of each procedure and procedures for obtaining written consent following such disclosure.

(7) Procedures for ensuring that consumers are adequately informed as to sanitary care of their bodies after procedures are done.

B. Such rules shall be promulgated by the state health officer no later than December 1, 1999. He shall implement and enforce all such rules adopted.

1 R.S. 49:950 et seq.
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