Chapter 15A NCAC 18A

15A NCAC 18A .3111 RESIDENT RESPONSIBILITIES When a child less than six years old has an elevated blood lead level of 10 micrograms per deciliter or greater, the Department shall provide to the owner or managing agent and the parents or legal guardians of the child a lead poisoni…

SECTION .3200 - TATTOOING 15A NCAC 18A .3201 DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply throughout this Section: (1) "Blood and Body Fluid Precautions" means a method of infection control in which all human blood and body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for…

15A NCAC 18A .3202 PERMITTING (a) Every person engaged in the practice of tattooing shall register with their local health department on or before January 1, 1995, by providing their name, the address of the location at which they engage in tattooing, and their hours of operation…

15A NCAC 18A .3203 WATER SUPPLY (a) The water supply serving a tattoo establishment shall be an approved potable water supply. Public water supplies that meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 18C shall be approved. (b) When a public water supply is not available and a private water s…

15A NCAC 18A .3204 SEWAGE DISPOSAL Sewage shall be disposed of in accordance with 15A NCAC 18A .1900 or 15A NCAC 2H .0200. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-29; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 1995, for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whiche…

15A NCAC 18A .3205 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL Solid waste management and disposal for tattoo establishments shall be in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-29; Eff. April 1, 1995; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 1995, for a period of 180 da…

15A NCAC 18A .3206 RECORDS, HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR PATRONS (a) Retrievable records for each patron shall be kept by the tattoo artist. The patron shall be required to record or verify their name, address, phone number, date of birth, and provide their signature. (b) Records shal…

15A NCAC 18A .3207 CONSTRUCTION (a) Each tattoo establishment shall have at least one tattooing room. This room shall be separate and apart from all other areas in the establishment, and access to this room shall be restricted. Patrons shall be tattooed only in the tattooing room…

15A NCAC 18A .3208 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (a) Antiseptic soap and a germicidal solution shall be available to each tattoo artist. Individual hand scrub brushes and fingernail files or orange sticks for each tattoo artist shall also be available. Before tattooing the first patr…

15A NCAC 18A .3209 TATTOOING PROCEDURES (a) Sterilized or new disposable razors shall be used for each patron when it is necessary to shave the area to be tattooed. (b) The site of the tattoo shall be cleaned with a germicidal solution, which shall be applied in a circular, centr…

15A NCAC 18A .3210 INSECT, RODENT AND VECTOR CONTROL The premises shall be kept clean and free of vermin at all times. There shall be no fly or mosquito breeding places or rodent harborage on the premises. Non-human animals shall not be allowed in the tattooing room. Litter under…

15A NCAC 18A .3211 PROCEDURE WHEN INFECTION SUSPECTED All infections resulting from the practice of tattooing which become known to the tattoo artist shall be reported to the local health department by the tattoo artist within 48 hours. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-29; Tempo…

15A NCAC 18A .3212 PERMIT REVOCATION The Department may suspend or revoke permits in accordance with G.S. 130A-23. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-23; 130A-29; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 1995, for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, which…

SECTION .3300 – ADULT DAY SERVICE FACILITIES 15a ncac 18a .3301 DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply throughout this Section: (1) "Adequate" means determined by the Department to be of sufficient size, volume, or technical specifications, to effectively accommodate a…

15a ncac 18a .3302 APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PLANS (a) Plans drawn to scale and specifications for new adult day service facilities shall be submitted to the local health department for review and approval prior to initiating construction. Plans drawn to scale and s…

15a ncac 18a .3303 INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS (a) Unannounced inspections of adult day service facilities shall be made by an Environmental Health Specialist at least once each year. An original and one copy of the Inspection of Adult Day Service Facility form shall be completed by …

15a ncac 18a .3304 FOOD SUPPLIES (a) Food shall be in good condition, free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination and shall be safe for human consumption. Potentially hazardous foods shall only be obtained from sources that are permitted or inspected by a health department …

15a ncac 18a .3305 FOOD PROTECTION (a) Food shall be protected at all times from potential contamination, including dust, insects, rodents, unclean equipment and utensils, unnecessary handling, coughs and sneezes, flooding, drainage, and overhead leakage or overhead drippage from…

15a ncac 18a .3306 FOOD STORAGE (a) Opened food products shall be stored in approved, clean, tightly covered, storage containers. Containers shall be impervious and nonabsorbent. (b) Foods not stored in the product container or package in which it was obtained, shall be stored in…

15a ncac 18a .3307 FOOD PREPARATION (a) Food shall be prepared with the least possible manual contact, with utensils, and on surfaces that have been cleaned, rinsed, and sanitized prior to use in order to prevent cross-contamination. (b) Whenever there is a change in processing f…

15a ncac 18a .3308 FOOD SERVICE (a) Milk and milk products for drinking purposes shall be served from a commercially filled container of not more than one gallon capacity or drawn from a commercially filled container stored in a mechanically refrigerated bulk milk dispenser direc…

15a ncac 18a .3309 FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS (a) Material and Construction: (1) Materials used in the construction of utensils and equipment shall, under normal use conditions, be durable; corrosion-resistant; nonabsorbent; non-toxic; of sufficient weight and thickness …

15a ncac 18a .3310 SPECIFICATIONS FOR KITCHENS (a) For adult day service facilities licensed for or serving food to fewer than 30 participants: (1) Domestic kitchen equipment may be used. Domestic kitchen equipment shall include at least a two-compartment sink, drainboards or cou…

15A ncac 18a .3311 CLEANING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS (a) Multi-use tableware shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized after each use. (b) Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized: (1) Each time there is a change from raw…

15a ncac 18a .3312 MANUAL CLEANING AND SANITIZING (a) Adult day service facilities licensed for or serving food to 30 or more participants shall provide and use a three-compartment sink with drainboards or counter top space of adequate size on each end if multi-service eating and…

15a ncac 18a .3313 MECHANICAL CLEANING AND SANITIZING (a) Machine or water line mounted numerically scaled indicating thermometers, accurate to ±3°F (± 1.5°C), shall be provided for commercial dishwashing equipment to indicate the temperature of the water in each tank of the mach…

15a ncac 18a .3314 FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSIL STORAGE (a) Cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils shall be handled in a way that protects the food-contact surfaces from contamination. Spoons, knives, and forks shall be touched only by their handles. Cups, glasses, bo…

15a ncac 18a .3315 WATER SUPPLY (a) Running water under pressure shall be provided in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of cooking, cleaning, drinking, toilets, and outside uses without producing water pressure lower than that required by the North Carolina Plumbing Code. (…

15a ncac 18a .3316 DRINKING WATER FACILITIES (a) Drinking fountains of an approved type or individual drinking utensils shall constitute approved drinking water facilities. (b) Drinking fountains, if provided, shall be of sanitary angle-jet design and kept clean. The pressure sha…

15a ncac 18a .3317 TOILETS (a) All toilet fixtures and toilet rooms shall be located to comply with the requirements of this Section. Storage in toilet rooms shall be limited to toileting and clothing changing supplies except that cleaning supplies can be stored in toilet rooms i…

15a ncac 18a .3318 LAVATORIES AND BATHING FACILITIES (a) Lavatories shall be sized and located to comply with the appropriate handwashing requirements of this Section, easily cleanable, in good repair, and kept free of storage. (b) All lavatories and bathing facilities shall be e…

15a ncac 18a .3319 CLOTHING AND CLOTHING CHANGING (a) Clothing changes shall be done in restrooms or other areas designated for that purpose. (b) Clothing Changing surfaces shall be smooth, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable and shall be approved by the Department. (c) Clothing Chang…

15a ncac 18a .3320 STORAGE (a) Rooms or spaces shall be provided for the storage of equipment, furniture, clothes, beds, cots, mats, and supplies and shall be kept clean. Shelving or other storage, constructed in a manner to facilitate cleaning, shall be provided for orderly stor…

15a ncac 18a .3321 BEDS AND LINENS (a) All beds, chairs, cots, and mats shall be clean, in good repair and stored to protect them from splash, drip and other contamination. (b) Individual beds used for sleeping shall be covered with waterproof, washable material and shall be equi…

15a ncac 18a .3322 FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND ACTIVITY SUPPLIES Furniture, equipment and activity supplies provided by the adult day service facility shall be of easily cleanable construction, and shall be kept clean and in good repair. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-285; Eff. A…

15a ncac 18a .3323 PERSONNEL (a) Employees shall wear clean outer clothing and shall be clean as to their person and methods of foodhandling and participant care. Employees shall keep their fingernails clean and trimmed. (b) Hair nets, caps, or similar hair restraints shall be wo…

15a ncac 18a .3324 FLOORS (a) Floors and floor coverings of all food preparation, food storage, utensil-washing areas, toilet rooms, maintenance rooms, utility rooms, and laundry areas shall be constructed of nonabsorbent, easily cleanable, durable material such as sealed concret…

15a ncac 18a .3325 WALLS AND CEILINGS (a) The walls and ceilings, including doors and windows, of all rooms and areas shall be kept clean, in good repair, and free of microbial growth. All walls shall be non-absorbent and easily cleanable. (b) Ceilings in rooms in which food is s…

15a ncac 18a .3326 LIGHTING AND THERMAL ENVIRONMENT (a) All rooms and enclosed areas shall be well lighted by natural or artificial means. Lighting shall be capable of illumination to at least 50 foot-candles at food preparation work surfaces. At least 10 foot-candles of light, a…

15a ncac 18a .3327 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS (a) Any person who becomes ill at the adult day service facility and is suspected of having a communicable disease or communicable condition shall be separated from the other participants until leaving the facility. (b) Each…

15a ncac 18a .3328 HANDWASHING (a) Employees shall be instructed that handwashing is the single most important line of defense in preventing the transmission of disease-causing organisms. Employees shall wash hands upon reporting for work; before and after handling food; before f…

15A ncac 18a .3329 WASTEWATER All wastewater shall be disposed of in a publicly-owned wastewater treatment system or by an approved properly operating on-site wastewater system. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-235; Eff. August 1, 2002; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is neces…

15A NCAC 18a .3330 SOLID WASTES (a) Solid wastes containing food scraps or other putrescible materials shall, prior to disposal, be kept in durable, rust-resistant, nonabsorbent, water-tight, rodent-proof, and easily cleanable containers such as standard garbage cans which shall …

15a ncac 18a .3331 ANIMAL AND VERMIN CONTROL: PREMISES (a) Unrestrained animals, except those used in approved pet therapy programs and service animals accompanying persons with disabilities, shall not be allowed in the adult day service facility, including the outdoor area. Anim…

15a ncac 18a .3332 OUTDOOR AREAS (a) The premises, including the outdoor area, shall be kept clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials. Grass and other vegetation shall be maintained in a manner which does not encourage the harborage of vermin. (b) All debris, gla…

15A ncac 18a .3333 SWIMMING AND WADING POOLS (a) Swimming pools, wading pools and spas shall be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the Rules Governing Swimming Pools, 15A NCAC 18A .2500. Copies of these Rules may be obtained from DENR, Division of E…

15A NCAC 18A .3334 COMPLIANCE (a) The Environmental Health Specialist shall indicate on the Sanitation Inspection of Adult Day Service Facility Form whether the adult day service facility is superior, approved, provisional, or disapproved based on compliance with the rules of thi…