South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:12 - Tattooing and body piercing
Chapter 44:12:02 - Minimum sanitation standards for body piercing
Section 44:12:02:23 - Skin preparation
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 44:12:02:23
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
The skin area to be body pierced must be shaved, if needed, and must be washed with germicidal soap and water, rinsed, and dried. A single-use gauze pad or tissue may be used for washing the skin. Before body piercing the patron's skin, the body piercing artist must apply 70 percent isopropyl alcohol to the area to be pierced. This must be applied with cotton swabs or gauze. The cotton swabs or gauze may not be reused.
General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17(8).
Law Implemented: SDCL 9-34-17, 34-1-17(8).
Care instructions for oral piercing, § 44:12:02:27.
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