Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
Facility standards apply to all licensees under ORS
690.350unless otherwise specified by rule.
(1) A facility license holder licensed under
OAR chapter 331, division 925 must:
(a)
Require each individual working within the facility premises providing services
in a field of practice be licensed with the Office;
(b) Provide a screened or separated area away
from public access and viewing, isolated from a reception or waiting area, when
services are conducted upon breasts, nipples, genitals or buttocks;
(c) Allow an Office representative to inspect
the facility or conduct an investigation. Obstructing or hindering the normal
progress of an investigation or the inspection, threatening or exerting
physical harm, or enabling another individual or employee to impede an
investigation or inspection may result in disciplinary action;
(d) Ensure waste from toilets or lavatories
be discharged directly into a public sewer or by a method meeting the
requirements of ORS Chapter 454;
(e) Have a sterilization area separated from
public areas, service areas and restrooms where decontamination and
sterilization of reusable instruments is performed. This rule does not apply to
electrology license holders and earlobe piercing license holders;
(f) All surfaces in areas where
decontamination and sterilization of reusable instruments are performed must be
nonporous;
(g) Hand washing
accommodations must be provided in work areas where licensees are exposed to
hazardous materials that will have a harmful effect on or be absorbed through
the skin if the contamination is not removed;
(h) Maintain washing accommodations in a
clean and sanitary condition; and
(i) Ensure all floors, walls and procedure
surfaces including counters, tables, and chairs where services are provided are
easily cleanable, nonabsorbent and nonporous;
(2) When body piercing or tattoo services are
provided in a cosmetology facility, body piercing or tattoo services must be
separated from cosmetology services by a solid barrier to prevent contact with
irritants. Electrology services are excluded from this rule.
(3) The facility must comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Office and other federal, state, county
and local agencies. This includes the following:
(a) Building, fire, plumbing and electrical
codes, and with exit and fire standards established by the Building Codes
Office, the Office of the State Fire Marshal;
(b) Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act as it appears
in ORS 433.835 through 433.875;
(c)
Occupational Safety and Health Act Blood Borne Pathogens Standards under 29 CFR
1910:1030 this includes but is not limited to: individuals providing services
in a field of practice, facility owners; and other employees on the facility
premises;
(d) ORS Chapter 654 and
the Oregon Safe Employment Act if an employee/employer relationship exists;
and
(e) All applicable Occupational
Safety and Health Act standards if an employee/employer relationship
exists.
Statutory/Other Authority: 676.615 & 690.390
Statutes/Other Implemented:
690.390
