PHS.7.1.130 Practitioner License

(a) Requirement. No person may tattoo or body pierce another person, use or assume the title of tattooist or body piercer or designate or represent himself or herself as a tattooist or body piercer unless the person has obtained a practitioner license from the Department by application made upon a form furnished by the Department. An application submitted to the Department shall be accompanied by the fee required under Section PHS.7.1.130(d). The fee shall be returned in full if the application is denied.

(b) Except as provided for in (c) and Section PHS.7.1.330(e), in order to be licensed as a practitioner, a tattooist or body piercer shall:

(1) provide proof of successful completion of a Bloodborne Pathogen training or a Universal Precautions training or proof that he or she will be taking the necessary training within ninety (90) days after submitting his or her application for a license; and

(2) provide proof that he or she has received a vaccination against hepatitis B (BHV) or provide a written statement with his or her application stating that he or she declines the vaccination.

(c) A practitioner who has had his or her practitioner license revoked, whether under this law or under another jurisdiction, within the two (2) years immediately preceding the application date may be denied a license.

(d) Annual Fees. A person who wishes to practice as a tattooist or body piercer in a permanent establishment shall pay an annual fee to the Department as follows:

(1) For a body piercer, $50.

(2) For a tattooist, $50.