Title 44, Health

(A) The Department of Public Health shall establish sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for persons engaged in the business of body piercing. The department shall provide the necessary resources to support the development of these standards. The standards must be dire…

A body piercing technician must observe the following infection control precautions at all times: (1) The technician must wash his hands thoroughly with water and a germicide soap approved by the department before and after each client's procedure. (2) When necessary for the tech…

(A) Every person engaged in the business of body piercing shall register by October 1, 2000, with the department. Upon completion of all the requirements of permitting, the body piercing facility shall receive a body piercing permit. A permitted facility shall: (1) obtain a copy …

(A) A body piercing technician must be at least eighteen years old and shall possess a current Red Cross First Aid certification or an American Safety and Health Institute certification, or certification from a program that meets or exceeds the certification standards of the Red …

(A) The department may conduct the following inspections of the locations at which permittees under this chapter conduct regulated activities: (1) an initial inspection which must be successfully completed as a condition of permitting; (2) an inspection after any complaint is fil…

(A) A department may adopt regulations that do not conflict with, or are more comprehensive than, the provisions of this chapter or with the standards adopted by the department and promulgated by regulations by the department. (B) This chapter does not limit the department's abil…

The department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew a permit pursuant to this chapter or may place a body piercing facility on probation upon proof that the operator of the facility under this chapter has: (1) failed to maintain a business address or telephone number …