BODY ART LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Operator - ✔✔Any person or business entity who owns a body art establishment,
and is responsible for compliance with these Regulations.
✔✔Person In Charge - ✔✔The operator, manager, or individual present at a body art
establishment who is responsible for the operation at the time of the inspection. If no
identified individual is responsible, then any employed person present is considered the
person in charge. If multiple body artist practitioners share operation of the
establishment, any or all shall be considered a person in charge and shall be
accountable for all requirements of these Regulations with regard to common areas and
practices, as well as the individual's own separate areas and practices.
✔✔Piercing - ✔✔Puncturing or penetration of the skin or mucosa of a person and the
insertion of jewelry, or other adornment in the opening, including performances involving
suspension.
✔✔Pre-opening Inspection - ✔✔An inspection for the purpose of determining whether
or not a body art establishment is in compliance with the Board of Health Body Art
Regulations.
✔✔Procedure Area - ✔✔Any surface of an inanimate object that contacts the client's
skin Approved by the Board of Health August, 2016 during a body art procedure and all
surfaces on which instruments and supplies are placed during a body art procedure.
✔✔Scarification - ✔✔An invasive procedure in which the intended result is the
production of scar tissue in the skin.
✔✔Sculpting - ✔✔Modification of the skin, mucosa, cartilage, or tissue of the body for
nonmedical purposes.
✔✔Sharps - ✔✔All objects that may purposely or accidentally cut or puncture the skin
or mucosa including, but not limited to single use needles, scalpel blades and razor
blades
✔✔Sharps Container - ✔✔A puncture-resistant, leak-proof, rigid container that can be
closed for handling, storage, transportation and disposal and that is labeled with the
Universal Biological Hazard Symbol.
✔✔Single-use - ✔✔A disposable item that is intended and designed be used one time
and on one client.
✔✔Standard Precautions - ✔✔A set of infection prevention practices that are intended
to prevent transmission of infectious agents, and are based on the principle that all
, blood, body fluids secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin and mucous
membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions are
practices that apply to all clients of a body art establishment, regardless of suspected or
confirmed infection status, in a body art establishment.
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔A process that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life,
including bacterial spores.
✔✔Sterilizer - ✔✔An autoclave that utilizes steam as the method of sterilization and
which has been designed and classified by the manufacturer as a class 2 medical
instrument sterilizer and used for the destruction of microorganisms and their spores.
✔✔Suspension - ✔✔Performance body art which utilizes multiple hooks or similar
implements to pierce skin for the purpose of hanging a person in mid-air using a
framework and cables. Piercing implements are temporary and are inserted just prior to
suspension and removed shortly thereafter.
✔✔Tattooing - ✔✔The insertion of pigment under the surface of the skin or mucosa by
puncture with a needle, or any other means to permanently change the color or
appearance of the skin or to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.
✔✔Temporary Event - ✔✔A body art trade show, convention, procedure or product
demonstration, educational seminar or other similar event that does not exceed seven
(7) consecutive days, at which body art practitioners perform body art outside of a
permanent body art establishment location.
✔✔Ultrasonic Cleaner - ✔✔A unit designed and labeled by the manufacturer as a
medical device used to dislodge organic and inorganic material by means of high
frequency sound wave oscillations transmitted through the contained unit.
✔✔Diseases that complicate body art procedures - ✔✔1. Diabetes. Approved by the
Board of Health August, 2016 2. Hemophilia or other bleeding disorders. 3. Skin
diseases or skin lesions. 4. Immune-compromised status. 5. Allergies or adverse
reactions to latex, pigments, dyes, disinfectants, soaps, or metals. 6. Treatments with
anticoagulants or other medications that thin the blood and/or interfere with blood
clotting. 7. Any other medical condition that the body art practitioner or establishment
operator may deem necessary.
✔✔General Establishment Requirements - ✔✔Contract or agreement for sharps
disposal and/or other infectious/regulated waste disposal (past 5 years). Spore test log
and test results (past 3 years). Client records and consent forms (past 3 years).
Manufacturer's user's manual for sterilization and ultrasonic equipment (as long as
equipment is on the premises). Written infection and exposure control procedures
(permanent retention). Employee records (until one year after termination)
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Operator - ✔✔Any person or business entity who owns a body art establishment,
and is responsible for compliance with these Regulations.
✔✔Person In Charge - ✔✔The operator, manager, or individual present at a body art
establishment who is responsible for the operation at the time of the inspection. If no
identified individual is responsible, then any employed person present is considered the
person in charge. If multiple body artist practitioners share operation of the
establishment, any or all shall be considered a person in charge and shall be
accountable for all requirements of these Regulations with regard to common areas and
practices, as well as the individual's own separate areas and practices.
✔✔Piercing - ✔✔Puncturing or penetration of the skin or mucosa of a person and the
insertion of jewelry, or other adornment in the opening, including performances involving
suspension.
✔✔Pre-opening Inspection - ✔✔An inspection for the purpose of determining whether
or not a body art establishment is in compliance with the Board of Health Body Art
Regulations.
✔✔Procedure Area - ✔✔Any surface of an inanimate object that contacts the client's
skin Approved by the Board of Health August, 2016 during a body art procedure and all
surfaces on which instruments and supplies are placed during a body art procedure.
✔✔Scarification - ✔✔An invasive procedure in which the intended result is the
production of scar tissue in the skin.
✔✔Sculpting - ✔✔Modification of the skin, mucosa, cartilage, or tissue of the body for
nonmedical purposes.
✔✔Sharps - ✔✔All objects that may purposely or accidentally cut or puncture the skin
or mucosa including, but not limited to single use needles, scalpel blades and razor
blades
✔✔Sharps Container - ✔✔A puncture-resistant, leak-proof, rigid container that can be
closed for handling, storage, transportation and disposal and that is labeled with the
Universal Biological Hazard Symbol.
✔✔Single-use - ✔✔A disposable item that is intended and designed be used one time
and on one client.
✔✔Standard Precautions - ✔✔A set of infection prevention practices that are intended
to prevent transmission of infectious agents, and are based on the principle that all
, blood, body fluids secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin and mucous
membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions are
practices that apply to all clients of a body art establishment, regardless of suspected or
confirmed infection status, in a body art establishment.
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔A process that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life,
including bacterial spores.
✔✔Sterilizer - ✔✔An autoclave that utilizes steam as the method of sterilization and
which has been designed and classified by the manufacturer as a class 2 medical
instrument sterilizer and used for the destruction of microorganisms and their spores.
✔✔Suspension - ✔✔Performance body art which utilizes multiple hooks or similar
implements to pierce skin for the purpose of hanging a person in mid-air using a
framework and cables. Piercing implements are temporary and are inserted just prior to
suspension and removed shortly thereafter.
✔✔Tattooing - ✔✔The insertion of pigment under the surface of the skin or mucosa by
puncture with a needle, or any other means to permanently change the color or
appearance of the skin or to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.
✔✔Temporary Event - ✔✔A body art trade show, convention, procedure or product
demonstration, educational seminar or other similar event that does not exceed seven
(7) consecutive days, at which body art practitioners perform body art outside of a
permanent body art establishment location.
✔✔Ultrasonic Cleaner - ✔✔A unit designed and labeled by the manufacturer as a
medical device used to dislodge organic and inorganic material by means of high
frequency sound wave oscillations transmitted through the contained unit.
✔✔Diseases that complicate body art procedures - ✔✔1. Diabetes. Approved by the
Board of Health August, 2016 2. Hemophilia or other bleeding disorders. 3. Skin
diseases or skin lesions. 4. Immune-compromised status. 5. Allergies or adverse
reactions to latex, pigments, dyes, disinfectants, soaps, or metals. 6. Treatments with
anticoagulants or other medications that thin the blood and/or interfere with blood
clotting. 7. Any other medical condition that the body art practitioner or establishment
operator may deem necessary.
✔✔General Establishment Requirements - ✔✔Contract or agreement for sharps
disposal and/or other infectious/regulated waste disposal (past 5 years). Spore test log
and test results (past 3 years). Client records and consent forms (past 3 years).
Manufacturer's user's manual for sterilization and ultrasonic equipment (as long as
equipment is on the premises). Written infection and exposure control procedures
(permanent retention). Employee records (until one year after termination)
