SNHD-BODY ART CARD EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Agency of jurisdiction - Answer-Local building department, safety authority, fire marshal,
business licensing, police or other federal, state or local health agency. Having
jurisdiction concerning construction, operation, maintenance, and public safety of a
tattoo establishment.
Apprentice - Answer-A person who is engaged in learning the occupation of a tattoo
operator in a tattoo establishment and who is registered with the Health Authority to
practice tattoo application
Approved - Answer-Acceptable to the Health Authority based on conformance with
adopted Regulations, good public health practices and recognized industry standards.
Approved Cosmetic - Answer-Specifically approved by the Health Authority for its
intended use within a tattoo establishment.
Approved Device - Answer-medical or other device which is specifically approved by the
Health Authority for its intended use within a tattoo establishment by a person
authorized to operate the device such as a licensed medical technician.
Approved Drug - Answer-specifically approved by the Health Authority for its intended
use by a person authorized to administer the drug within a tattoo establishment, such as
a licensed medical technician.
Biocide - Answer-A chemical agent capable of killing microorganisms.
Body Art - Answer-Body piercing, permanent makeup, tattoo, and tattoo camouflage.
Branding - Answer-Form of extreme body modification and scarification using a super-
heated metal object, chemical, or electricity to burn an image into the human body.
Camouflage - Answer-Method of disguising or concealing permanently blotchy or
irregularly pigmented skin, acne, scarring, or other permanent skin irregularities by the
use of blending pigment into the skin.
Cease and Desist Order - Answer-Is a written order issued by the Health Authority
which directs the responsible person to immediately stop doing or allowing a specific
action to occur at a tattoo establishment.
, Chemical skin peeling - Answer-Method for removing the superficial layer of the skin.
One or more chemicals are applied to the skin resulting in destruction of the superficial
part of the skin. Allows new layer of skin lining to develop.
Clean - Answer-Free of visible dirt, dust, sludge, foam, slim(including algae and fungi),
bodily excretions or secretions, rust, scale, mineral deposits, accumulation or impurities,
and/ or other foreign material.
Communicable Disease - Answer-Disease which is caused by a specific infectious
agent or its toxic products, and which can be transmitted, either directly or indirectly,
from a reservoir of infectious agents to a susceptible host organism.
Convenient - Answer-Located on the same floor and the same wing, where applicable.
Max distance is 200 feet, unless further distance has been approved in writing by the
Health Authority.
Cosmetic - Answer-An article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on,
introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for
cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance, including
wigs, hairpieces and postiches; and articles intended for use as a component of any
such articles. Shall not include soap
Cross Contamination - Answer-The transfer of pathogenic microorganisms to previously
sanitized or sterilized surfaces, equipment, or products.
Cutting - Answer-A method of extreme body modification and scarification which creates
scars on the skin by using a sharp object, such as a scalpel or knife, to cut into the skin.
Dermal punching - Answer-A method of creating piercings in the body, which removes a
segment of tissue, as opposed to traditional piercing, which makes a half moon shaped
slice in the tissue. It is generally used when large gauge jewelry insertion is desired at
the time of the procedure.
Device - Answer-An instruments, apparatus and contrivances, including their
components, parts and accessories, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals; or to affect the structure or
any function of the body of man or other animals.
Disinfect - Answer-To carry out a process which kills most or significantly reduces
pathogenic microorganisms.
Disinfectant - Answer-An EPA-registered antimicrobial agent, such as a chemical, or
heat that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. All
chemical must provide a strength equivalent to at least 100 ppm of free available
chlorine at a pH of 7.0 to 7.6 in their normal use concentration.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Agency of jurisdiction - Answer-Local building department, safety authority, fire marshal,
business licensing, police or other federal, state or local health agency. Having
jurisdiction concerning construction, operation, maintenance, and public safety of a
tattoo establishment.
Apprentice - Answer-A person who is engaged in learning the occupation of a tattoo
operator in a tattoo establishment and who is registered with the Health Authority to
practice tattoo application
Approved - Answer-Acceptable to the Health Authority based on conformance with
adopted Regulations, good public health practices and recognized industry standards.
Approved Cosmetic - Answer-Specifically approved by the Health Authority for its
intended use within a tattoo establishment.
Approved Device - Answer-medical or other device which is specifically approved by the
Health Authority for its intended use within a tattoo establishment by a person
authorized to operate the device such as a licensed medical technician.
Approved Drug - Answer-specifically approved by the Health Authority for its intended
use by a person authorized to administer the drug within a tattoo establishment, such as
a licensed medical technician.
Biocide - Answer-A chemical agent capable of killing microorganisms.
Body Art - Answer-Body piercing, permanent makeup, tattoo, and tattoo camouflage.
Branding - Answer-Form of extreme body modification and scarification using a super-
heated metal object, chemical, or electricity to burn an image into the human body.
Camouflage - Answer-Method of disguising or concealing permanently blotchy or
irregularly pigmented skin, acne, scarring, or other permanent skin irregularities by the
use of blending pigment into the skin.
Cease and Desist Order - Answer-Is a written order issued by the Health Authority
which directs the responsible person to immediately stop doing or allowing a specific
action to occur at a tattoo establishment.
, Chemical skin peeling - Answer-Method for removing the superficial layer of the skin.
One or more chemicals are applied to the skin resulting in destruction of the superficial
part of the skin. Allows new layer of skin lining to develop.
Clean - Answer-Free of visible dirt, dust, sludge, foam, slim(including algae and fungi),
bodily excretions or secretions, rust, scale, mineral deposits, accumulation or impurities,
and/ or other foreign material.
Communicable Disease - Answer-Disease which is caused by a specific infectious
agent or its toxic products, and which can be transmitted, either directly or indirectly,
from a reservoir of infectious agents to a susceptible host organism.
Convenient - Answer-Located on the same floor and the same wing, where applicable.
Max distance is 200 feet, unless further distance has been approved in writing by the
Health Authority.
Cosmetic - Answer-An article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on,
introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for
cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance, including
wigs, hairpieces and postiches; and articles intended for use as a component of any
such articles. Shall not include soap
Cross Contamination - Answer-The transfer of pathogenic microorganisms to previously
sanitized or sterilized surfaces, equipment, or products.
Cutting - Answer-A method of extreme body modification and scarification which creates
scars on the skin by using a sharp object, such as a scalpel or knife, to cut into the skin.
Dermal punching - Answer-A method of creating piercings in the body, which removes a
segment of tissue, as opposed to traditional piercing, which makes a half moon shaped
slice in the tissue. It is generally used when large gauge jewelry insertion is desired at
the time of the procedure.
Device - Answer-An instruments, apparatus and contrivances, including their
components, parts and accessories, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals; or to affect the structure or
any function of the body of man or other animals.
Disinfect - Answer-To carry out a process which kills most or significantly reduces
pathogenic microorganisms.
Disinfectant - Answer-An EPA-registered antimicrobial agent, such as a chemical, or
heat that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. All
chemical must provide a strength equivalent to at least 100 ppm of free available
chlorine at a pH of 7.0 to 7.6 in their normal use concentration.
