Kansas Statutes 65-1949. Same; education and training standards prescribed for practice, rules and regulations; testing for knowledge of safety and infection control techniques; inspection of establishments
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1949
- Board: means the state board of cosmetology. See Kansas Statutes 65-1920
- Body piercer: means a person engaged in the practice of body piercing pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Body piercing: means puncturing the skin of a person by aid of needles designed or used to puncture the skin for the purpose of inserting removable jewelry through the human body, except puncturing the external part of the human earlobe shall not be included in this definition. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Body piercing establishment: means any room space, or any part thereof, where body piercing is practiced or where the business of body piercing is conducted. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Cosmetic tattooing: means the process by which the skin is marked or colored by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin, by use of a needle, so as to form indelible marks for cosmetic or figurative purposes. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Tattooing: means the process by which the skin is marked or colored by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments by use of a needle into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin so as to form indelible marks for cosmetic or figurative purposes. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to prescribe education and training standards for each of the practices of tattooing, cosmetic tattooing and body piercing.
(b) An applicant seeking licensure as a tattoo artist, cosmetic tattoo artist or body piercer shall be required to demonstrate knowledge of safety and infection control techniques by means of a test conducted by the board.
(c) Each tattoo, cosmetic tattoo or body piercing establishment shall be inspected by the board to ensure that proper safety and infection control techniques are followed before an establishment license is issued.