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Wash. Rev. Code § 70.54.340 (2026)

Electrology, body art, body piercing, and tattooing—Rules, sterilization requirements

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The secretary of health shall adopt by rule requirements, in accordance with nationally recognized professional standards, for precautions against the spread of disease, including the sterilization of needles and other instruments, including sharps and jewelry, employed by electrologists, persons engaged in the practice of body art, body piercing, and tattoo artists. The secretary shall consider the standard precautions for infection control, as recommended by the United States centers for disease control, and guidelines for infection control, as recommended by national industry standards in the adoption of these sterilization requirements.
[ 2009 c 412 s 19; 2001 c 194 s 3.]

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Effective date—2009 c 412 ss 1-21: See RCW 18.300.901.
Short title—Implementation—2009 c 412: See RCW 18.300.900 and 18.300.902.
Definition of body art, body piercing, and tattooing: RCW 18.300.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Anna Chester v. Deep Roots Tatoo & Body Modification, 371 P.3d 113 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016).
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Anna Chester v. Deep Roots Tatoo & Body Modification, 371 P.3d 113 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “¶11 WAC 246-145-050 details 24 “universal precautions” applicable to tattoo artists and body piercers.”
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