Texas Health and Safety Code 146.008 – Aseptic Techniques
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 146.008
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio and each tattooist or person who performs body piercing who works in the studio or at a temporary location shall take precautions to prevent the spread of infection, including:
(1) using germicidal soap to clean the hands of the tattooist or person who performs body piercing and the skin area of the client to be tattooed or pierced;
(2) wearing clean apparel and rubber gloves;
(3) using sterile tools and equipment as provided by § 146.011; and
(4) keeping the tattoo or body piercing studio or temporary location in a sanitary condition.