Rule 30-2101-7.9 - Disinfecting Work Surfaces, Instruments, Materials and SuppliesA. Work surfaces must be disinfected after each client. B. All instruments, materials and supplies used in direct contact upon a patron, except those which come in contact with blood or body fluids, require the following treatment: 1. Thorough cleansing of the instruments, materials and supplies with soap and water or other detergent immediately after each use, and prior to disinfection, so as to remove all foreign material which might harbor bacteria. 2. Each establishment will have and use for disinfection at all times during business hours, a Wet Disinfectant Container made of glass, stainless steel, or the type recommended by the manufacturer of the product it contains. a. The disinfectant used must be an EPA registered, hospital grade, bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal disinfectant. b. The solution will be mixed and used according to manufacturer's instructions for dilution and immersion time. c. The container will be large enough for total immersion of the open implement and will contain the appropriate amount of solution for the number of items to be disinfected. d. The container will have a cover in place at all times, labeled as to its contents, and be easily accessible to all practitioners. e. Implements are to be removed from the disinfectant in such a manner as not to contaminate the disinfectant solution (using tongs, baskets, and such), rinsed, and placed on a clean dry towel for air drying. f. Ultraviolet ray cabinets may be used, but are not acceptable as approved disinfecting devises. Glass bead sterilizers are not an acceptable disinfectant. g. The wet disinfectant must be discarded when it becomes contaminated. h. Wet disinfectant cannot be used for storage.3. Storage of Disinfected Implements: Disinfected combs, brushes, instruments and accessories will be kept in a clean, sanitized, closed receptacle or cabinet when not in use.
C. Body treatment, pedicure and manicure equipment that holds water shall be cleaned after each client by scrubbing with surfactant soap and water to remove all visible residue, then disinfected with an EPA registered bactericide, fungicide, and virucidal disinfectant with surface contact according to manufacturer's directions. D. All tools and implements which have come in contact with blood or body fluids must be disinfected in the manner stipulated in Rule 7.9.B., except that the disinfectant must be an EPA registered, hospital grade, tuberculocidal that is mixed and used according to the manufacturer's direction. Disposable items must be discarded immediately, following the Blood Spill Procedures as stipulated in Rule 7.13. 30 Miss. Code. R. 2101-7.9
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-7-7, 73-7-33 (Rev. 2013)