Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
INVASIVE BODY DECORATION ESTABLISHMENTS
Permitting and General Requirements for Operation
Section 444.00799 - Additional conditions of operation for mobile establishment

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 444.00799

Current through September 16, 2024

1. An invasive body decoration procedure performed pursuant to this section must be performed only from an enclosed vehicle, including, without limitation, a trailer, mobile home or recreational vehicle.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a mobile invasive body decoration establishment must only be used to perform invasive body decoration procedures, and no habitation or food preparation is permitted inside the establishment.

3. If the procedure area and any areas used for cleaning, storage and related tasks can be accessed by a dedicated entrance and are separated by floor-to-ceiling walls, other areas of the mobile establishment may be used for habitation or food preparation.

4. An invasive body decoration procedure must not be performed outside of the mobile establishment or outside of the procedure area.

5. The mobile establishment must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

6. The establishment must meet the following specifications:

(a) All doors must be tight-fitting.

(b) Windows that open must have tight-fitting screens. Material for screens must be at least 16 mesh to the inch.

(c) Walls and floors must be smooth and easily cleaned.

7. The water system in a mobile establishment must be approved by the health authority and must meet the following specifications:

(a) The water tank storage capacity must be identified and must be of sufficient capacity to furnish enough hot and cold running water under pressure to accommodate the cleaning of equipment and handwashing at all times of operation;

(b) The water inlet must be capped and must be located to avoid contamination by waste discharge, road dust, oil or grease;

(c) The water filler hose must:
(1) Be equipped with an approved vacuum breaker or check valve;

(2) Be of an approved material and stored with the ends connected or covered when not in use;

(3) Not be used for any purpose other than supplying potable water to the mobile establishment; and

(4) Be identified either by color coding or tagging;

(d) The water system must be operable under all climatic conditions, including subfreezing temperatures; and

(e) The water source must be approved by the health authority.

8. The mobile establishment must be equipped with a service sink and a separate handwashing sink for the exclusive use of the invasive body decoration operator for handwashing and preparing a client for procedures. The handwashing sink must be supplied with pump soap, hot and cold running water under pressure and tempered by a mixing valve or combination faucet and paper towels.

9. The wastewater system in a mobile establishment must meet the following specifications:

(a) All liquid wastes must be stored in an adequate storage tank with a capacity of at least 15 percent more than the capacity of the onboard potable water supply;

(b) The bottom of the storage tank must be sloped to drain;

(c) Liquid waste must be retained in the mobile establishment until emptied and flushed into an approved dump station, in a manner approved by the health authority;

(d) The contents of the storage tank must be gauged; and

(e) The storage tank must not have an outlet for overflow.

10. The service connections in a mobile establishment must meet the following specifications:

(a) All connections on the vehicle used for servicing the waste disposal facilities of the mobile establishment must be of a different size or type than those used for supplying potable water to the mobile establishment; and

(b) The waste connection must be located lower than the water inlet connection to prevent contamination.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R112-16A, eff. 12/19/2017

NRS 439.200

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