South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 20:42 - COSMETOLOGISTS, ESTHETICIANS, AND NAIL TECHNICIANS
Chapter 20:42:05 - Individual licensee requirements
Section 20:42:05:01 - General infection control requirements for licensees

(1) Deposit all used towels, robes, or linens in a covered container;

(2) Use clean linens on each client;

(3) Use disinfected equipment, implements, or instruments on each client;

(4) Use the disinfectant as required in all salons, booths, and schools;

(5) Use clean, closed containers for storage of all clean linens and clean and disinfected implements used in direct contact with clients;

(6) Before providing any services on a client, wash the licensee's hands with soap and water or any equally effective cleansing solution;

(7) All fluids, semifluids, creams, and powders:

(8) Electrical equipment must be cleaned and disinfected after each service;

(9) Clean and disinfected electrical equipment must be stored in a separate, clean place such as a hook or stand. When a bucket is used, the bucket must be disinfected daily;

(10) When a basin or caddy is used to store electrical equipment, it must be disinfected daily;

(11) Clean and disinfected nonelectrical implements must be stored in a separate, clean, closed, and labeled container;

(12) Disinfectants must be available in the working area for immediate use at all times;

(13) Single-use items, such as emery boards, cosmetic sponges, and orangewood sticks, must be disposed of immediately after use in a closed waste container;

(14) Multi-use items must be thoroughly washed in soap and hot water, rinsed with clean warm water, and disinfected according to disinfectant manufacturer instructions. Contact points of all non-immersable equipment and metal implernents must be disinfected by wiping or spraying with a commission-approved disinfectant. After being disinfected multi-use items must be stored in clean, closed, and labeled containers between use. The use of any multi-use article, tool, or product which cannot be cleaned and disinfected is prohibited;

(15) All waste containers must be closed and labeled and must be emptied as needed during business hours and emptied at the time of closing;

(16) The floors in a work station and surrounding area must be made free of hair and other debris after the completion of each service;

(17) For esthetics, the headrest of chairs and treatment tables must be covered with a clean sheet of examination paper or clean linen for each client;

(18) Only commercially-available products for the exfoliation of skin for the purpose of beautification may be used. Mixing or combining skin removal products is prohibited except as required by the manufacturer;

(19) Sanding bands used on electric file mandrels are for single-use purposes and must be discarded immediately after each service. Metal bits for electric files shall be properly disinfected after each service and stored in a clean, closed, and labeled container until use: and

(20) All nail files are single-use items unless made of metal, glass, or crystal. Ceramic nail files are single-use items unless completely sealed by a glaze.