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lil <br />When a body art facility is equipped with a decontamination and sterilization room and will be <br />sterilizing reusable instruments and body art jewelry, the following sterilization procedures must be <br />followed: <br />1. Clean instruments to be sterilized shall first be sealed in peel -packs that contain either a sterilizer <br />indicator or internal temperature indicator. The outside of the pack shall be labeled with the name of <br />the instrument, the date sterilized, and the initials of the person operating the sterilizing equipment. <br />2. Sterilizers shall be loaded, operated, decontaminated and maintained according to manufacturer's <br />directions, and shall meet all of the following standards: <br />• Only equipment manufactured for the sterilization of medical instruments shall be used. <br />® Sterilization equipment shall be tested using a commercial biological indicator monitoring <br />system after the initial installation, after any major repair, and at least once per month. The <br />expiration date of the monitor shall be checked prior to each use. <br />® Each sterilization load shall be monitored with mechanical indicators for time, temperature, <br />pressure, and, at a minimum, Class V integrators. The Class V integrator gives an immediate <br />Page 9 of 12 <br />