Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 23 - Hair and Body Art Schools and Shops
Article 3 - Body Piercing, Tattooing, or Permanent Cosmetic Coloring Shops
18 AAC 23.320 - Premises

(1) provide an artificial light source equivalent to at least 100 footcandles measured at the task level where a procedure is performed and where instruments and sharps are assembled;

(2) completely separate the shop by a solid partition, walls extending from floor to ceiling, or a solid, self-closing door from

(3) provide an area that may be screened from the public view for clients requesting privacy; at a minimum, each body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring station must be separated from another station by a divider or partition at least six feet high; if a cloth drape is used as a divider or partition, that drape must be kept clean; if a solid divider or partition is used, it must be smooth, easily cleanable, and kept clean;

(4) provide a worktable appropriate for each procedure area that is adequate for each type of procedure performed, smooth and easily cleanable, and kept clean;

(5) provide an area separate from the procedure area for the sterilization of instruments;

(6) provide a separate, readily accessible handsink for the exclusive use of the practitioners for handwashing and for preparing each client for the body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring procedure; for a shop constructed or extensively remodeled after December 1, 2002, the handsink must be equipped with wrist-, knee-, or foot-operated controls;

(7) equip the shop with sterilizing equipment appropriate to support shop activities in accordance with 18 AAC 23.050;

(8) provide closed storage cabinets for the exclusive storage of instruments, colorants, pigments, carbon, and stencils used in the shop for each procedure area;

(9) post "no smoking" signs in the procedure area that comply with AS l8.35.330(c);

(10) post a sign in a conspicuous location at the main entrance of the shop that states, "A complaint about the sanitation of this shop or the sanitation practices of a practitioner in this shop may be filed with the Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, 555 Cordova St., Anchorage, AK 99501 or by phone at (907) 269-7501.";

(11) keep a copy of this chapter on the premises of the school or shop and make this chapter available to each employee, each practitioner, and the public upon request; and

(12) provide an instrument cleaning sink for cleaning instruments and a utility sink for mopping and general cleaning that are separate from the procedure area and from each other and used only for their intended purpose.