(a) No person shall be considered to have qualified to apply an acceptable sterilizing or disinfecting process, as required by the provisions of this act, until such process has been registered with and approved by the department, after which a numbered permit shall then be issued by the department. Such permit shall expire one year from date of issue and shall thereafter be annually renewed at the option of the permit holder, upon submission of proof of continued compliance with the provisions of this act and the regulations of the department. Every person to whom a permit has been issued shall keep such permit conspicuously posted on the premises of his place of business near the sterilizer. Holders of permits to apply sterilization or disinfection shall be required to keep an accurate record of all articles or material which have been sterilized or disinfected, including the date of the same, and name and address of the buyer of each, and such records shall be available for inspection at any time by authorized representatives of the department.

(b) Repealed by 2017, Oct. 30, P.L. 379, No. 40, § 13(4)(i), imd. effective.

(c) Every application for a sterilizing or disinfecting permit to be held in a state, other than Pennsylvania, shall be approved only after personal inspection of said sterilizer or disinfector by the Secretary of Labor and Industry or his authorized representative.¹ The expenses for such inspections out of the State shall be paid by the applicant.

(d) A sterilization or disinfection permit may be revoked by the Secretary of Labor and Industry upon proof of violation of any of the provisions of this act. A reissue of said permit shall be subject to provisions as set forth for an initial permit.