Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.008
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.008, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 146.008. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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