15 Miss. Code. R. 19-60-11.5.6 - Tattoo Procedures

No Certificate of Registration shall be issued or renewed to any individual, unless the following tattoo procedures are followed:

1. Before beginning any tattoo procedure, the tattooist shall discuss the risks and responsibilities required in the procedure with the client. The tattooist shall also explain aftercare instructions prior to the tattoo procedure. The client shall then fill out and sign a client consent form for the tattoo, indicating that he consents to the procedure, understands the risks, understands the aftercare requirements, and has received written aftercare instructions. The original of the client consent form, along with a photocopy of a government-issued identification, shall be retained at the establishment as required in these regulations;

2. The tattooist shall thoroughly wash hands and forearms with antibacterial soap and warm water before and after each procedure. After thorough washing, the hands shall be dried using clean, single use paper towels;

3. The tattooist shall wear new, clean, single use, disposable sanitary latex examination gloves, or other type gloves approved by the Department, for every client during the procedure. If a glove is pierced, torn, or contaminated by coming into contact with any other person or non-clean surface, both gloves must be properly removed and discarded. Hands shall be washed prior to donning a new pair of disposable examination gloves. Gloves shall be discarded after the completion of each procedure on an individual client. Under no circumstances shall a pair of gloves be used on more than one person. The use of disposable gloves does not preclude the need for, or substitute for, the hand washing procedure;

4. Immediately before the procedure is to begin, the work procedure area shall be wiped down with a product classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a hospital disinfectant without label claim for tuberculocidal activity (low level disinfection) or greater and covered with an uncontaminated paper towel or tray cover. All instruments and supplies needed for the procedure shall then be arranged on the paper;

5. Before beginning the tattooing procedure, the immediate and surrounding area of the skin which is to be tattooed shall be washed with an EPA- approved antiseptic solution, applied with a clean, single use paper product;

6. If shaving is necessary, single use disposable razors shall be used and discarded. Following shaving, the skin and surrounding area shall be washed with an EPA-approved antiseptic solution, applied with a clean, single use paper product;

7. Upon completion of the tattoo procedure, the tattooist shall review the verbal and printed aftercare instructions with the client on the care of the tattoo;

8. If A&D ointment or other lubricant is utilized, it shall be from a collapsible or plastic tube or single-dosage unit, and shall be applied using sanitary procedures;

9. Transfer of Design;

A. Acetate stencil - No acetate stencil shall be used to transfer a design to the skin unless the acetate stencil is first thoroughly cleaned and rinsed in an approved surface disinfectant for at least twenty minutes, dried with a single use sponge, gauze pad or cotton ball(s) and placed in a sanitized package. An approved disinfectant for environmental surfaces and instruments shall mean an FDA approved high-level hospital grade disinfectant such as CIDEX.

B. Paper stencil - If a paper stencil is used to transfer a design to the skin, the paper stencil shall be single use, disposable, and shall be used only once and then discarded.

C. Direct drawing - If the design is drawn directly onto the skin, the design shall be applied with a single use article only, which shall then be discarded.

10. Excess dye or ink shall be removed from the skin only with a single use sponge, towel, gauze pad or cotton ball, which shall be used only on one patron or customer, and then immediately discarded in a sanitary fashion. If there is blood combined with the excess dye or ink, then the sponge, towel, gauze pad or cotton ball shall be discarded in a biohazard bag;

11. After completing work on any person, the tattooed area shall be washed with a single use sponge, towel, gauze pad or cotton ball saturated with an EPA-approved antiseptic solution. The tattooed area shall be allowed to dry and A&D ointment or similar skin lubricant from a collapsible or plastic tube or single-dosage unit shall be applied, using sterile gauze. A sanitary dressing shall then be fastened to the tattooed area with adhesive, adhesive tapes, or strips;

12. Only A&D ointment or other lubricant in collapsible metal or plastic tubes, or single-dosage unit shall be used on the area subsequent to tattooing; and

13. The use of styptic pencils, alum blocks, or other solid styptic to check the flow of blood is prohibited, unless the styptic is single use, used only once, and then properly disposed of.

Notes

15 Miss. Code. R. 19-60-11.5.6

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-61-1 and Miss. Code Ann. § 73-61-3.

Amended 11/17/2023