Section 644A.740 - Disinfectants; instruments, implements and other tools; sterilization equipment; disposable articles; single-use items1. In each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology: (a) Disinfectants must be available for immediate use at all times.(b) All instruments, implements and other nonporous tools must be cleaned and disinfected in the following manner before each use: (1) All hair and other adherent foreign material must be removed from the instrument, implement or other tool; and(2) The instrument, implement or other tool must be:(I) Thoroughly washed with soap and hot water;(II) Rinsed in clear hot water;(III) Thoroughly dried; and(IV) Placed with a disinfectant that is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in a covered container which is large enough for complete immersion of the instrument, implement or other tool, and which contains a disinfectant other than alcohol which is prepared and used as instructed on the manufacturer's label, including, without limitation, following safety precautions, requirements for dilution and contact time and requirements for proper disposal. Disinfectant solutions must be legibly labeled with the name of the disinfectant and the dilution of the disinfectant. Disinfectant solutions must be made daily and disposed of at the end of the day or immediately if visible debris is present. If concentrated disinfectants must be diluted with water, measuring devices must be readily available and used to ensure an effective solution is made. A concentrated disinfectant not in the original container must be legibly labeled with the name of the disinfectant and use instructions if the original container with instructions is not available.
(c) All disinfected instruments, implements and other tools that are not in use and not in the process of disinfection must be stored in a clean, dry, closed container, drawer or storage unit that contains only disinfected instruments, implements and other tools.(d) Any instrument, implement or other tool dropped on the floor or otherwise made unsanitary by use or other contamination must be deposited in a separate labeled container for soiled articles only and must not be used until it has been thoroughly disinfected as specified in paragraph (b). An original container for the disinfectant used that includes the manufacturer's label must be available at all times in the cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology.(e) All electrolysis instruments and all applicable advanced esthetic instruments which are not disposed of after use must be cleaned in the following manner after each use: (1) All foreign matter must be removed from the instrument; and(2) The instrument must be: (I) Washed in soap and hot water; and(II) Rinsed in hot water.(f) After cleaning, all electrolysis instruments must be sterilized by one of the following methods:(1) Use of a steam sterilizer; or(2) Use of a dry sterilizer, which is registered and listed with the United States Food and Drug Administration, and is used according to the manufacturer's instructions.(g) Sterilization equipment must be checked daily to ensure that it is reaching the temperature required by the manufacturer's instructions.(h) All sterilized instruments and sanitary disposable articles must be stored in clean, closed containers, drawers or storage units which must be free of other articles.(i) Single-use items must not be used on more than one client and must be disposed of after use on a client.(j) All single-use items and other items that cannot be disinfected must be stored in closed containers at all times while not in use.2. As used in this section, "single-use items" includes, without limitation, buffers, cotton balls, cotton strips and swabs, disposable gloves, emery boards, nail files, neck and muslin strips, paraffin liners, makeup applicators, mascara applicators, pedicure slippers, sleeves and sanders for electric files, foam buffer blocks, cushioned nail files, paper, sandpaper, wooden spatulas, cotton pads, gauze pads and toe separators or any other items made with paper, wood, foam or any porous materials.Nev. Admin. Code § 644A.740
[Bd. of Cosmetology, Nos. 14.5, 14.13 & 14.14, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A 10-16-87; 5-15-92; R099-97, 2-25-98; R029-02, 7-19-2002; R035-08, 8-26-2008; R064-15, 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 644.340); A by R182-22A, eff. 1/5/2024NRS 644A.275, as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 878, and NRS 644A.280, as amended by section 19 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 878