Texas § HS.146.008 - ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES
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§ HS.146.008. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES
ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES. 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. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section HS.146.008 ("ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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