Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
INVASIVE BODY DECORATION ESTABLISHMENTS
Maintenance of Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
Section 444.00913 - Monthly biological indicator test monitoring of sterilizer by certified laboratory required; maintenance of results on premises; additional testing if results indicate spore growth

1. Biological indicator monitoring of a sterilizer used in an invasive body decoration establishment must be completed once each month by a laboratory certified by a person deemed acceptable by the health authority.

2. The results of a biological indicator test must be maintained on the premises of the establishment for a minimum of 2 years after the date of the completed test.

3. If the laboratory results indicate any spore growth, a new biological indicator must be submitted to the laboratory for confirmation testing and the sterilizer may not be used until a negative growth spore destruction test result is provided by the laboratory.

4. Sterilization indicators are not a substitute for the monthly required spore testing required by this section.