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BODY PIERCING ARTISTS/TECHNICIAN
License Description
BODY PIERCING ARTISTS/TECHNICIAN
Body piercing means the piercing of any part of the body for compensation by someone, other than a physician, who utilizes a needle or other instrument for the purpose of inserting an object into the body for non-medical purposes; body piercing includes ear piercing, except when the ear piercing procedure is performed with an ear piercing gun. This includes an individual who engages in the practice/service of body piercing, regardless of the type of body ornament utilized or body area to be pierced. Such individual must be licensed by the Tennessee Bureau of Health Services, Division of General Environmental Health.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Each applicant for a body piercing establishment permit (i.e., the body piercing operator) and/or for a body piercing technician license shall undergo a training program before receiving a permit or license. The training shall include at least one of the following: (a) the Alliance of Professional Tattooist course in sterilization; (b) a course approved by the Commissioner in methods and techniques for the proper sterilization of instruments and materials used in body; or (c) present acceptable evidence of having satisfactorily completed an approved course of instruction in sterilization techniques for blood borne pathogens and methods through a college medical sterilization course. Each applicant for a body piercing technician's license shall be required to take and pass an examination concerning blood borne pathogens, sterilization techniques and the provisions of T.C.A. Title 62, Chapter 38.
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:
Yes, written exam prescribed by the Commissioner or documentation of a similar exam given with a course as required in 1200-23-6-.07(2) and approved by the Commissioner.
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Not listed
RENEWAL:
Every year in January.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
ALLIANCE OF PROFESSIONAL TATTOOISTS
22052 W. 66TH STREET, SUITE 225, SHAWNEE, KS 66226
INFO@SAFE-TATTOOS.COM <.
Licensing Agency
Department of Health
Division of General Environmental Health
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741 7206
Active Status
Active
Continuing Education
Continuing education required to maintain license
Education
Specific course required
Exam
Third-party exam required
License Type
Stand-alone license
License Updated
08/10/2023
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