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Title 18 . Environmental Conservation
Chapter 23 . Administrative Enforcement
Section 240. Sanitary practices

18 AAC 23.240. Sanitary practices

(a) The owner or operator of a school or shop described in 18 AAC 23.200(a) shall ensure that

(1) each non-single-use, non-disposable item of equipment and instrument is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after use on each client, and, if applicable, stored in a manner that will prevent cross-contamination; in addition,

(A) if an electric nail drill is used to file nails, the drill bit must be cleaned and sanitized after use on each client; if a sandpaper-type drill bit covering is used, the sandpaper covering must be single-use;

(B) each clipper, vibrator, or other electrical instrument must be cleaned and sanitized after each use on a client; and

(C) a foot spa or pedicure bath must be cleaned and sanitized after use on each client;

(2) each electrolysis needle is cleaned and sterilized in accordance with 18 AAC 23.050 after use on each client;

(3) after a towel has been used on a client, it is placed in a closed receptacle and not used again until laundered either by

(A) commercial laundering; or

(B) non-commercial laundering in a mechanical washing machine using water not less than 140ΓΈ F;

(4) clean towels are stored in closed cabinets;

(5) if a cosmetic pencil is used, that cosmetic pencil is sharpened with a sharpener designed for that purpose after use on each client; and

(6) if only a portion of a product is used on a client, that portion is removed from the original container in a manner that does not contaminate the original container or the contents of that container.

(b) A practitioner may not perform a procedure on a client whose skin is inflamed or infected, or whose skin shows signs of athlete's foot, eczema, or other infection or disease.

History: Eff. 12/1/2002, Register 164

Authority: AS 08.13.030

AS 08.13.210

AS 44.46.020


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