CHAPTER 444 - SANITATION

NAC 444.00797 Conditions for operation of temporary or mobile establishment; maintenance of client release forms; provision of aftercare instructions. (NRS 439.200) The holder of a permit to operate a temporary or mobile invasive body decoration establishment must: 1. Have conven…

NAC 444.00799 Additional conditions of operation for mobile establishment. (NRS 439.200) 1. An invasive body decoration procedure performed pursuant to this section must be performed only from an enclosed vehicle, including, without limitation, a trailer, mobile home or recreatio…

NAC 444.00801 Designation of event coordinator required for event including more than one temporary or mobile establishment or independent operator; application and fee; late application; duty of coordinator. (NRS 439.200) 1. An event coordinator must be designated for any event …

NAC 444.00803 Client release form required; contents; maintenance on premises of establishment. (NRS 439.200) 1. An invasive body decoration establishment must obtain a completed and signed client release form from a client before performing an invasive body decoration procedure.…

NAC 444.00805 Temporary or mobile establishment required to provide copies of client release forms to health authority. (NRS 439.200) The holder of a permit to operate a temporary or mobile invasive body decoration establishment must provide copies of all client release forms to …

NAC 444.00807 Express in-person consent of custodial parent or legal guardian required for minor; exception for emancipated minor. (NRS 439.200) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an invasive body decoration establishment must not perform an invasive body decoration…

NAC 444.00809 Provision of aftercare instructions to client; contents. (NRS 439.200) 1. Written aftercare instructions regarding the proper care of the invasive body decoration must be provided to each client following the invasive body decoration procedure. 2. Aftercare instruct…

NAC 444.00811 Extreme body modification at establishment may only be performed by certain licensed medical personnel or under direct supervision of such personnel. (NRS 439.200) 1. Extreme body modification is considered a medical or surgical procedure and must not be performed i…

NAC 444.00813 Substantial health hazard on premises of establishment: Requirement to discontinue operations and notify health authority; exception; approval required to resume operations. (NRS 439.200) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an invasive body decoration e…

NAC 444.00815 Fees. (NRS 439.150, 439.200) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Division shall charge and collect fees for a permit to operate an invasive body decoration establishment in accordance with the following schedule: Invasive body decoration establishme…

NAC 444.00821 Minimum age required; completion of program of training after beginning employment and annually thereafter. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration operator must: 1. Be at least 18 years of age; and 2. Not later than 10 days after beginning employment at an invasi…

NAC 444.00823 Separate application and fees required for operator not listed on application for permit for temporary or mobile establishment. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration operator who is not employed at the invasive body decoration establishment listed on the applica…

NAC 444.00825 Restrictions on when operator may perform procedure. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration operator shall not perform an invasive body decoration procedure: 1. While he or she is suffering from any skin rash, sores, viral or bacterial infection or other illness …

NAC 444.00827 Maintenance of clean clothes and personal hygiene. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration operator shall wear clean clothes and maintain good personal hygiene when performing an invasive body decoration procedure. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16, eff. 1…

NAC 444.00829 Authority to ask client regarding history of blood-borne infectious disease. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration operator may, before beginning any invasive body decoration procedure, ask a client if he or she has a history of any blood-borne infectious diseas…

NAC 444.00831 Handwashing required. (NRS 439.200) 1. An invasive body decoration operator shall wash his or her hands and exposed portion of his or her arms in accordance with the provisions of subsections 2 and 3: (a) Immediately before performing an invasive body decoration pro…

NAC 444.00833 Requirement to wear gloves. (NRS 439.200) 1. An invasive body decoration operator shall wear gloves while performing an invasive body decoration procedure. 2. Gloves worn during an invasive body decoration procedure must be disposable, single-use and labeled for sur…

NAC 444.00839 Live animals prohibited on premises; exceptions; operator may not handle or care for animals while on-duty. (NRS 439.200) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, live animals, including, without limitation, therapy and comfort animals, birds and turtles, ar…

NAC 444.00841 Requirement to be well-ventilated. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration establishment must be well-ventilated. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16, eff. 12-19-2017)

NAC 444.00843 Separate waiting area required; area for clients who request privacy. (NRS 439.200) 1. An invasive body decoration establishment must have a waiting area that is separate from the procedure area, sterilization room and storage areas. 2. An invasive body decoration e…

NAC 444.00845 Temporary establishment must be operated within permanent building or other enclosed facility. (NRS 439.200) A temporary invasive body decoration establishment must be operated completely within a permanent building or other enclosed facility that is not mobile. (Ad…

NAC 444.00847 Availability of restroom facilities at temporary or mobile establishment. (NRS 439.200) Restroom facilities must be available within 200 feet from a temporary or mobile invasive body decoration establishment. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16, eff. 12-19-201…

NAC 444.00849 Clear indication of areas where a person is authorized to eat, drink, use tobacco products, vapor products or similar devices. (NRS 439.200) 1. Eating, drinking and the use of tobacco products, vapor products or similar devices is prohibited within any area of an in…

NAC 444.00851 Separation of procedure area, sterilization room and storage area from areas used for lounging or food preparation; separate areas for activities relating to equipment. (NRS 439.200) 1. The procedure area, sterilization room and storage area must be completely separ…

NAC 444.00853 Adequate supply, storage and laundering of towels and linens. (NRS 439.200) An invasive body decoration establishment must keep an adequate supply of clean towels and linens which must be: 1. Stored in a closed cabinet; and 2. Laundered after each use. (Added to NAC…

NAC 444.00855 Tasks for which employees must wear gloves. (NRS 439.200) 1. Employees of an invasive body decoration establishment must wear gloves while cleaning, sterilizing and packaging instruments, and at all times in the sterilization room. Heavy duty, multipurpose gloves mu…

NAC 444.00857 Requirements for pre-procedure products applied to skin; discard; reuse. (NRS 439.200) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a product applied to the skin before an invasive body decoration procedure is performed, including, without limitation, marking an…

NAC 444.00859 Requirements for post-procedure products applied to body. (NRS 439.200) Any bandaging, gauze or other products applied to the area of the body on which the invasive body decoration procedure was performed must be single-use and manufactured for the sole purpose of w…

NAC 444.00861 Discard of single-use items. (NRS 439.200) Single-use items, including, without limitation, tongue depressors, ink cups, gauze, rubber bands, cord sleeves, razors and disposable towels, used during an invasive body decoration procedure must be stored in a covered co…

NAC 444.00863 Requirements for single-use needles and needle bars. (NRS 439.200) 1. Only single-use needles and needle bars may be used for an invasive body decoration procedure. 2. Single-use, presterilized needles and needle bars must be in a sealed package from the manufacture…

NAC 444.00865 Discard of needles, needle bars and grommets as medical waste; labeling and disposal of sharps containers; disposal of disposable razors and tubes as standard waste. (NRS 439.200) 1. Needles, needle bars and grommets used during an invasive body decoration procedure…

NAC 444.00867 Storage of chemicals, instruments and supplies. (NRS 439.200) 1. All chemicals which are stored within an invasive body decoration establishment must be labeled and properly stored in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 2. All instruments and supplies s…

NAC 444.00869 Storage of inks, pigments, soaps and other products; discard of inks and pigments. (NRS 439.200) 1. Inks, pigments, soaps and other products which are stored in multiple-use containers must be dispensed in a manner to prevent contamination of the storage container a…

NAC 444.00871 Requirements for tattooing machine. (NRS 439.200) 1. A tattooing machine used in an invasive body decoration establishment must be designed with removable parts between the tip and motor housing in a manner that will prevent backflow into enclosed parts of the motor…

NAC 444.00873 Requirements for jewelry. (NRS 439.200) 1. Jewelry to be placed in newly pierced skin must be sterilized before piercing or must be purchased presterilized in a sealed package. 2. Sterile jewelry packs must be evaluated before use and, if the integrity of a pack is …

NAC 444.00875 Disposal of hand tool and needle. (NRS 439.200) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a hand tool used to insert pigment during an invasive body decoration procedure must be disposed of in a sharps container with the sharps intact. 2. If the needle can be…

NAC 444.00877 Approval of health authority required to manufacture needles for use in tattooing; submission of written plan and procedures for manufacturing; maintenance of records by manufacturer. (NRS 439.200) 1. Any person must obtain written approval from the health authority…

NAC 444.00879 Procedure area: Required floor space. (NRS 439.200) Each work station in the procedure area must have at least 45 square feet of floor space. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16, eff. 12-19-2017)

NAC 444.00881 Procedure area: Required lighting. (NRS 439.200) 1. Lighting at each work station in the procedure area must provide at least 50-foot candles of light at the level where invasive body decoration procedures are being performed. 2. In all other areas of the procedure …

NAC 444.00883 Procedure area: Waste receptacle required. (NRS 439.200) 1. At least one covered waste receptacle must be provided in the procedure area for disposal of contaminated waste products, except sharps. 2. The waste receptacle may be open during an invasive body decoratio…

NAC 444.00885 Procedure area: Requirement to be kept clean and in good repair; daily mopping of floors. (NRS 439.200) 1. The walls, floors, ceilings, tables, counters, chairs and other surfaces in the procedure area must be kept clean, disinfected and in good repair. 2. Floors mu…

NAC 444.00887 Procedure area: Certain items must be cleaned and disinfected before and after procedure; disinfection of ink or pigment tray. (NRS 439.200) 1. Tables, counters, chairs and other work surfaces in the procedure area which may come into contact with an invasive body d…

NAC 444.00889 Requirements for materials used in floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and surfaces in procedure area and sterilization room; exterior openings must protect against contaminants; approval to use alternative flooring in public areas. (NRS 439.200) 1. The floo…

NAC 444.00891 Water source must be approved by health authority. (NRS 439.200) Water must be supplied from a source approved by the health authority. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16, eff. 12-19-2017)

NAC 444.00893 Separation of sinks for designated use. (NRS 439.200) Each instrument cleaning sink, handwashing sink and, where provided, utility sink must be separate and must only be used for its designated purpose. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16, eff. 12-19-2017)

NAC 444.00895 Requirements for handwashing sink. (NRS 439.200) 1. An invasive body decoration establishment must have at least one stand-alone handwashing sink for every four work stations. 2. Each handwashing sink must have hot and cold running water tempered by a mixing valve o…

NAC 444.00897 Discharge of sewage and disposal of refuse. (NRS 439.200) 1. Sewage, including, without limitation, liquid waste, must be discharged to a sanitary sewer or to a sewage system constructed, operated and maintained according to law. 2. Refuse, excluding medical waste, …