1. Walls, floors, ceilings and procedure surfaces shall be smooth, durable, free of open holes or cracks, light-colored, washable, and in good repair. Walls, floors and ceilings shall be maintained in clean condition. All procedure surfaces, including client chairs and benches, shall be easily cleaned and sanitized after each client.

2. Solid partitions or walls extending from floor to ceiling shall separate the establishment’s space from any other living room used for human habitation, any food establishment or room where food is prepared, any hair salon, any retail sales, or any other such activity that may cause potential contamination of work surfaces. No tattooing or body piercing shall be conducted in any room used as living quarters or in any room that opens directly into living or sleeping quarters per 410 IAC 1-5-36.

3. The establishment shall take all measures necessary to ensure against the presence or breeding of insects, vermin and rodents within the establishment. Pest control records are to be available upon request.

4. Each operator area shall have a minimum of 45 square feet of floor space of each practitioner. Each establishment shall have an area that may be screened from public view for clients requesting privacy. Multiple body art stations shall be separated by a divider or partition, at a minimum.

5. The establishment shall be well ventilated and provided with an artificial light source adequate for daily operations and sufficient lighting shall be provided at the level where the body art procedure is being performed, where instruments and sharps are assembled, and all cleaning areas.

6. All electrical outlets in operator areas and cleaning shall be equipped with approved ground fault (GFCI) protected receptacles.

7. A separate, readily accessible hand sink with hot and cold running water under pressure, equipped with wrist or foot operated controls and supplied with liquid soap, and disposable paper towels stored in fixed dispenser shall be readily accessible within the establishment.

8. There shall be a sharps container in each operator area and each cleaning area.

9. There shall be a minimum of one toilet room in the body art establishment containing a toilet and sink. The toilet room shall be provided with toilet paper, liquid hand soap and paper towels stored in a fixed dispenser. A body art establishment permanently located within a retail shopping center, or similar setting housing multiple operations within one enclosed structure having shared entrance and exit points, shall not be required to provide a separate toilet room within such body art establishment if Department approved.

10. The public water supply entering a body art establishment shall be protected by a testable, reduced pressure back flow prevention device.

11. At least one covered waste receptacle shall be provided in each operator area and each toilet room. Receptacles in the operator area shall be emptied daily, or as needed to prevent overflow. Solid waste shall be stored in covered, leak proof, rodent-resistant containers.

12. At least one janitorial sink shall be provided in each body art establishment for use in cleaning the establishment and proper disposal of noncontaminated liquid wastes in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Said sink shall be of adequate size and equipped with hot and cold running water under pressure.

13. All instruments and supplies shall be stored in clean, dry, and covered containers. Containers shall be kept in a secure area specifically dedicated to the storage of all instruments and supplies.

14. The establishment shall have an equipment cleaning area. Every cleaning area shall have an area for the placement of an autoclave or other sterilization unit located or positioned a minimum of 36 inches from the required ultrasonic cleaning unit.

15. The establishment shall have a customer waiting area, exclusive and separate from any workstation, instrument storage area, cleaning area or any other area in the body art establishment used for body art activity.

16. No animals of any kind shall be allowed in a body art establishment except for service animals use by persons with disabilities (e.g., seeing eye dogs). Fish aquariums shall be allowed in waiting rooms and nonprocedural areas.

17. Smoking, eating, or drinking shall be prohibited in areas where body art is performed, with the exception of nonalcoholic fluids and soda crackers being offered to a client during or after a body art procedure.

18. There shall be adequate lighting available for all areas where any modification is occurring.

19. The Department shall have the discretion to issue a permit to a body art establishment that is in operation at the time of adoption of this chapter even if that establishment fails to meet all of the minimum requirements for physical facilities, so long as the establishment meets all the chapter requirements for sanitation and sterilization and the establishment’s physical facilities are maintained consistent with this chapter.

1. Single-use items shall not be used on more than one client for any reason. After use, single-use sharps shall be immediately disposed of in approved sharps containers.

2. All products applied to the skin, such as but not limited to body art stencils, applicators, gauze and razors shall be single-use and disposable.

3. Hollow bore needles or needles with cannula shall not be reused.

4. All inks, dyes, pigments, solid core needles, and equipment shall be specifically manufactured for performing body art procedures and shall be used according to manufacturer’s instructions.

5. Inks, dyes or pigments may be mixed and may only be diluted with water from an approved potable source. Immediately before a tattoo is applied, the quantity of the dye to be used shall be transferred from the dye bottle and placed into single-use cups or plastic cups. Upon completion of the tattoo, these single-use cups or caps and their contents shall be discarded.

6. Any tattooing products, such as dyes and needles, can only be sold to a licensed body art practitioner or establishment.

1. All nondisposable instruments used for body art, including all reusable solid core needles, pins and stylets, shall be cleaned thoroughly after use by scrubbing with an appropriate soap or disinfectant solution and hot water (to remove blood and tissue residue), and shall be placed in an ultrasonic unit sold for cleaning purposes under approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and operated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

2. After being cleaned, all nondisposable instruments used for body art shall be placed individually in sterilizer packs and subsequently sterilized in a steam autoclave sold for medical sterilization purposes under approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All sterilizer packs shall contain either a sterilizer indicator or internal temperature indicator. Sterilizer packs must be dated with an expiration date not to exceed six months.

3. The autoclave shall be used, cleaned, and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions. A copy of the manufacturer’s recommended procedures for the operation of the autoclave must be available for inspection by the Department. Autoclaves shall be located away from workstations or areas frequented by the public. Cleaning and log books are to be maintained and available for inspection.

4. Each holder of a permit to operate a body art establishment shall demonstrate that the autoclave is capable of attaining sterilization by monthly spore destruction tests. These tests shall be verified through an independent laboratory. The permit shall not be issued or renewed until documentation of the autoclave’s ability to destroy spores is received by the Department. These test records shall be retained by the operator for a period of three years and made available to the Department upon request.

5. All instruments used for body art procedures shall remain stored in sterile packages until just prior to the performance of a body art procedure. After sterilization, the instruments used in body art procedures shall be stored in a dry, clean cabinet or other tightly covered container reserved for the storage of such instruments and are to be stored no less than six inches off the floor.

6. Sterile instruments may not be used if the package has been breached or after the expiration date without first re-sterilizing and repackaging those instruments.

7. If the body art establishment uses only single-use, disposable instruments and products, and uses sterile supplies, an autoclave shall not be required.

8. When assembling instruments used for body art procedures, the operator shall wear disposable medical gloves and use medically recognized sterile techniques to ensure that the instruments and gloves are not contaminated.

9. Reusable cloth items shall be mechanically washed with detergent and mechanically dried after each use. The cloth items shall be stored in a dry, clean environment until used. Should such items become contaminated directly or indirectly with bodily fluids, the items shall be washed in accordance with standards applicable to hospitals and medical care facilities at a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit with the use of chlorine disinfectant.

1. A disclosure statement, a model of which shall be available from the Department. A disclosure statement shall be given to each client, advising them of the risks and possible consequences of body art procedures.

2. The name, address, and phone number of the Department.

3. An emergency plan, including:

4. An occupancy and use permit as issued by the local building official.

5. A current establishment permit.

6. Each practitioner permit.

7. It is the responsibility of the operator of the body art establishment to be in possession of the “Body Modification Ordinance” of Jasper County, as amended.

1. Establishment information, which shall include:

2. Employee information, which shall include:

3. Client or patron information, which shall include:

4. Exposure Control Plan. Each establishment shall create, update, and comply with an exposure control plan. The plan shall be submitted to the Department for review to ensure it complies with OSHA regulations including but not limited to 29 CFR 1910.1030, OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens Standards, et seq., as amended. A copy of the plan shall be maintained at the body art establishment at all times and shall be made available to the Department upon request.