OAR 331-900-0098: Standards for Client Services for Earlobe Piercing Licensees

(1) An earlobe piercing license holder must observe and adhere to the following hand washing and disposable glove standards when servicing clients: (a) Wash hands with soap and water before and after a service is provided to a client. Use of antibacterial hand sanitizer before and after a service on a client is prohibited. (b) Hand washing must include thoroughly washing the hands in warm, running water with liquid soap using friction on all surfaces of the hands and wrists, then rinsing hands and drying hands with a clean, disposable paper towel. Use of bar soap is prohibited. (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this rule, when using an antibacterial hand sanitizer, friction must be applied on all surfaces of the hands and wrists. (2) An earlobe piercing license holder must observe and adhere to the following protective disposable glove standards when servicing clients: (a) New disposable gloves must be worn during the treatment of each client; (b) Hands must be washed in accordance with hand washing instructions listed in subsection (1) of this rule before putting on disposable gloves and immediately after disposable gloves are removed; (c) When a treatment session is interrupted, disposable gloves must be removed and discarded. Hand washing instructions listed in subsection (1) of this rule must be followed and a new pair of gloves put on when returning to the procedure service area; (d) When a licensee leaves the procedure area in the middle of an earlobe piercing procedure, gloves must be removed before leaving the procedure area, hand washing instructions listed in subsection (1) of this rule must be followed and a new pair of gloves put on when returning to the procedure area; (e) Disposable gloves must be removed and discarded before leaving the procedure area; (f) Torn or perforated gloves must be removed immediately, and hand washing instructions listed in subsection (1) of this rule must be followed and gloves changed following hand washing; and (g) The use of disposable gloves does not preclude or substitute for hand washing instructions listed in subsection (1) of this rule. (3) Disposable gloves must be worn during pre-cleaning, cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting and drying of equipment and instruments; (4) A client’s skin must be thoroughly cleaned with an antiseptic solution. (5) A licensee is prohibited from wearing jewelry under gloves.