California Health and Safety Code

§ 119315

HSC § 119315 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 104 · Part 15 · Ch. 7 · Art. 4

Statute text

A body art facility shall conform to the following sterilization procedures:

(a)Clean instruments to be sterilized shall first be sealed in sterilization packaging that contain either a sterilizer indicator or process indicator, unless instruments are being processed for immediate use. The outside of the pack shall be labeled with the name of the instrument if not immediately identifiable, the date sterilized, and the initials of the person operating the sterilizing equipment unless instruments are being sterilized for immediate use.

(b)Sterilizers shall be loaded, operated, decontaminated, and maintained according to manufacturer’s directions, and shall meet all of the following standards:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 555, Sec. 12. (AB 1168) Effective January 1, 2014.