Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
INVASIVE BODY DECORATION ESTABLISHMENTS
Maintenance of Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
Section 444.00909 - Disinfection of instruments

1. Instruments used in an invasive body decoration procedure must be disinfected by soaking in an approved disinfectant or by the use of an ultrasonic cleaner.

2. Any item that may be disassembled must be disassembled before disinfecting.

3. The disinfectant soak or use of an ultrasonic cleaner must be performed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

4. If an ultrasonic cleaner is used to disinfect instruments, the ultrasonic cleaner must be:

5. After disinfecting, items must be air-dried before being stored in a clean place or before sterilization.

6. Furniture, fixtures, surfaces and instruments which cannot be submerged in liquid, including, without limitation, the motor housing of a tattoo machine, must be disinfected by manually wiping the surface with a disinfectant as described in section 53.

7. As used in this section, "ultrasonic cleaner" means any medical grade machine that uses ultrasonic wavelengths and aqueous solutions to remove contamination from instruments used in invasive body decoration procedures.