The secretary of health shall adopt by rule requirements, in accordance with nationally recognized professional standards, for precautions against the spread of disease, including the sterilization of needles and other instruments, including sharps and jewelry, employed by electrologists, persons engaged in the practice of body art, body piercing, and tattoo artists. The secretary shall consider the standard precautions for infection control, as recommended by the United States centers for disease control, and guidelines for infection control, as recommended by national industry standards in the adoption of these sterilization requirements.
RCW 70.54.340
Electrology, body art, body piercing, and tattooing—Rules, sterilization requirements.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Anna Chester v. Deep Roots Tatoo & Body Modification (2016)
Most recently applied in Anna Chester v. Deep Roots Tatoo & Body Modification (April 2016)
2009 c 412 s 19; 2001 c 194 s 3.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.