Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 83 - BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS
Section 83.111 - Health and Safety Standards-Blood and Body Fluids
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Blood can carry many pathogens. For this reason, licensees should never touch a client's open sore or wound. Powdered alum, styptic powder, or a cyanoacrylate (e.g. liquid-type bandage) may be used to contact the skin to stop minor bleeding, and should be applied to the open area with a disposable cotton-tipped instrument that is immediately discarded after application.
(b) In the case of blood or body fluid contact on any surface area such as a table, chair, or the floor, an EPA-registered hospital grade disinfectant, a tuberculocidal disinfectant, or a blood and body fluid cleanup and disinfection chlorine bleach solution must be used per manufacturer's instructions immediately to clean up all visible blood or body fluids.
(c) If any non-porous instrument is contacted with blood or body fluid, it must be immediately cleaned and disinfected using an EPA-registered hospital grade disinfectant, a tuberculocidal disinfectant in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, or totally immersed in a blood and body fluid cleanup and disinfection chlorine bleach solution for 5 minutes.
(d) If any porous instrument contacts blood or body fluid, it must be immediately double-bagged and discarded in a closed trash container or biohazard box.
