Section 31-40-5 - Rules and regulations(a) The department shall have the power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to ensure the protection of the public health. Such rules and regulations shall prescribe health and safety standards for body artists and body art studios with regard to: (1) Location and cleanliness of facilities;(2) Sterilization and Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines for the prevention and spread of infectious diseases by all personnel;(3) Informed consent by the person receiving any form of body art;(4) Procedures for ensuring adequate explanation to consumers of the proper subsequent care of any form of body art;(5) Proper use and maintenance of equipment, including tools, dyes, and pigments; and(6) Competence and specialized knowledge of body artists.(b) County boards of health are empowered to adopt and promulgate supplementary rules and regulations consistent with those adopted and promulgated by the department.Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 146,§ 2-1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 6-3, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-4, eff. 7/1/2009.