24.121.1521    PERSONAL HYGIENE

(1) Licensees and students shall keep their hands and fingernails clean, and wear clean, professional attire. Shoes shall be worn at all times.

(2) Licensees and students shall thoroughly wash their hands:

(a) before and after every client; and

(b) immediately after using the restroom.

(3) The use of an instant, waterless, antibacterial hand sanitizer may be used in place of hand washing before and after servicing each client, but does not void the requirement in (1).

(4) A fresh pair of nonsterile, latex, nitrile, or vinyl disposable gloves must be worn during treatments when contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials, mucous membranes, and nonintact skin could occur.

History: 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-204, MCA; IMP, 37-31-204, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08.