Your input in this matter is vital to be sure that a reasonable law is passed for this state.Ĭalifornia: AB 186 dealing with tattooing, body piercing and permanent cosmetics will take affect on January 1, 1999, if passed. Specifics about actual law governing training and enforcement will be pending. Each individual county will be allowed to set their own individual standards and will require some form of fee for a license to practice in California.
The State of California has passed a regulation which states that all permanent cosmetic, micropigmentation, and tattoo industries must register with the state by January 1, 1999.
The task force shall be composed of 10 persons to be appointed by the President of the California Conference of Local Health Officers, and shall include a representative from the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, a physician and surgeon licensed in this state, a representative from a nonprofit professional body piercers' association, a representative from a nonprofit professional tattooists' association, a representative from a nonprofit professional 1999 Regulation The President of the California Conference of Local Health Officers shall act as the chairperson of a task force to be formed for the purpose of recommending legislation to the Legislature concerning licensing, training, sanitation, and other subjects deemed necessary to protect the health and welfare of persons seeking the services of practitioners of tattooing, body piercing, and permanent>.
Section 119308 Health & Safety of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 119308 Health & Safety. Effective January 1, 1998.)Ĭhapter 745 of 2001, 2001-2002 Legislative SessionįILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 12, 2001 The task force shall be composed of 10 persons to be appointed by the president of the California Conference of Local Health Officers, and shall include a representative from the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, a physician and surgeon licensed in this state, a representative from a nonprofit professional body piercers' association, a representative from a nonprofit professional tattooists' association, a representative from a nonprofit professional The president of the California Conference of Local Health Officers shall act as the chairperson of a task force to be formed for the purpose of recommending legislation to the Legislature concerning licensing, training, sanitation, and other subjects deemed necessary to protect the health and welfare of persons seeking the services of practitioners of tattooing, body piercing, and permanent>. Effective January 1, 1998.) 119303 Health & Safety. The standards shall be submitted to the department for review and consultation by July 1, 1998. The standards may be modified as appropriate to protect consumers from transmission of contagious diseases through cross-contamination of instruments and supplies. The standards shall be directed at establishment and maintenance of sterile conditions and safe disposal of instruments. The California Conference of Local Health Officers shall consult and adopt, to the extent appropriate, the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (Section 5193 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations) of the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The department shall provide the necessary resources to support the development of these standards. The California Conference of Local Health Officers shall establish sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for persons engaged in the business of tattooing, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics. Effective January 1, 1998.) 119301 Health & Safety.
(d) "Department" means the State Department of Health Services. This includes, but is not limited to, permanent eyeliner, eye shadow, or lip color.
(c) "Permanent cosmetics" means the application of pigments to or under the skin of a human being for the purpose of permanently changing the color or other appearance of the skin. "Body piercing" does not, for the purpose of this chapter, include piercing an ear with a disposable, single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear.
This includes, but is not limited to, piercing of an ear, lip, tongue, nose, or eyebrow. (b) "Body piercing" means the creation of an opening in the body of a human being for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. (a) "Tattooing" means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: