ACCURATE ANSWERS
Administrative body Accurate Answer - means the partnership,
corporation, association, or the person or group of persons who maintain and
control the body art studio and personnel, and who are legally responsible for
the operation of the studio
Antimicrobial solution Accurate Answer - means any solution used to
retard the growth of microorganisms approved for application to human skin
and includes all products labeled accordingly as approved by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA
Antiseptic Accurate Answer - means an agent or substance that will
destroy or inhibit the growth and development of infectious microorganisms
on human skin or mucous membranes.
Applicant Accurate Answer - means any person who applies for a body
art license, guest body art license, body art establishment permit, or
temporary body art establishment permit
Approval Accurate Answer - means written approval from the
Department of Health indicating that the body art establishment has been
inspected and meets all terms of the applicable rules.
Approved Accurate Answer - means being accepted by the Department
or local health officer, as appropriate under applicable laws and regulations
Aseptic technique Accurate Answer - means to render or maintain free
from infectious material so as to prevent transfer or transmission of infectious
agents
ASTM Accurate Answer - means the American Society for Testing
Materials International.
Autoclave Accurate Answer - means an apparatus for sterilization
utilizing steam pressure at a specific
, temperature over a period of time per manufacturer's specifications.
Biohazardous waste Accurate Answer - means liquid or semi-liquid
blood or other potentially infectious materials and/or contaminated items,
which if compressed, would release blood or other potentially infectious
materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state
Blood Accurate Answer - means human blood, human blood
components, and products made from human blood.
Blood borne pathogens Accurate Answer - means pathogenic
microorganisms present in human blood that can cause disease in humans.
These pathogens include but are not limited to Hepatitis B virus (HBV),
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Board of Health Accurate Answer - means the Local County Board of
Health.
Body Art Accurate Answer - means the practice of physical body
adornment by means of tattooing or body piercing. This definition does not
include practices considered medical procedures by the Georgia Board of
Registration in Medicine such as implants under the skin which are prohibited
unless such medical procedures are performed by a person licensed by the
Georgia Board of Registration in Medicine.
Body art establishment Accurate Answer - means any permanent
building or structure on a permanent foundation, holding a valid city or
county business license, if applicable, and permit from the County Board of
Health where the practices of body art are performed whether or not for
profit.
Body art establishment permit Accurate Answer - means the issuance
of a written permit by the Department to a body art establishment stating that
such establishment, after inspection, was found to be in compliance with these
regulations.
Body artist Accurate Answer - means a person at least eighteen (18)
years of age who performs tattooing or body piercing and who is responsible
for complying with applicable provisions of these regulations