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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 146.008

ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff

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 Section 146.011; and

(4) keeping the tattoo or body piercing studio or temporary location in a sanitary condition.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.