GEORGIA BODY ARTIST CERTIFICATION EXAM
– TATTOOING QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
T or F: The body art regulations do not apply to physician or osteopath licensed under O.C.G.A Chapter
34 of Title 43, or to a technician acting under the direct supervision of such physician or osteopath. -
Accurate answers True
T or F: For each client, an application, proper records of identification, client evaluation, and a signed
informed consent shall be kept and retained for a minimum of 2 years. - Accurate answers False
T or F: In accordance with O.C.G.A Section 16-12-5, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform
tattooing procedures, with the exception of microblading, within any area within one inch of the nearest
part of the eye socket. - Accurate answers True
T or F: No person under the of of eighteen (18) shall be tattooed by a certified Tattoo Body Artist. -
Accurate answers True
T or F: When a paper stencil is used for transferring the design to the skin, the use of roll-on or stick
deodorants for tattoo site preparation is allowed. - Accurate answers False
T or F: Guest body artist means a visiting body artist, tattooist, piercer, or microblader, not certified by
the Department possessing a guest body artist permit issued by the Health Authority to perform body
art in a permitted body art studio. - Accurate answers True
T or F: Dyes and pigments can be made *from* materials not necessarily intended for tattooing such as
pen ink for drawing. - Accurate answers False
T or F: Any hand washing sink can be used as a sink to dispose of mop water. - Accurate answers
False
T or F: A work area shall provide privacy if requested by a client by means of doors, smooth
nonabsorbent curtains, or a similar department approved partition. - Accurate answers True
T or F: The permit holder of the body art studio shall make available, at no cost to the body artist, the
Hepatitis B vaccination series to body artists and any other employees who may have occupational
exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material. - Accurate answers True
T or F: Dyes and pigments used for tattooing shall be discarded when they have reached their printed
date of expiration or in compliance with the manufacturer's use recommendations. - Accurate answers
True
T or F: Dyes or pigments should only be mixed with water from the tap. - Accurate answers False
, T or F: Each body art studio shall conspicuously display in a prominent place, easily seen by clients, a
printed sign that warns that any body art on the face, neck, forearm, hand, or lower leg of an individual
may automatically disqualify such individual from military service in the armed forces of the United
States. - Accurate answers True
T or F: If an imminent health hazard is found in the studio and it cannot be corrected immediately, then
the Health Authority can ask the studio to immediately cease operations. - Accurate answers True
Multiple Choice:
A parent brings a 14-year-old minor child into your studio permitted by the health authority for a tattoo.
What should you do?
A. Have parent sign a legal consent form for the child's tattoo.
B. Explain that a person under the age of 18 cannot be tattooed under current Georgia laws and
regulations.
C. Explain that a minor child can only be tattooed on arm or leg areas covered by clothing.
D. Tattoo the child without signing any forms. - Accurate answers B. Explain that a person under
the age of 18 cannot be tattooed under current Georgia laws and regulations.
Multiple Choice:
Which item is a critical violation if found during a Body Art Studio Inspection?
A. Reuse of single use articles.
B. Sterile instruments are not properly handled.
C. Body artist with exposed infections lesions on hands and arms not restricted from body art
procedures.
D. All the above. - Accurate answers D. All the above.
Multiple Choice:
A Guest Body Artist permit may be issued to an out of state applicant for:
A. 7 days.
B. 30 days.
C. 6 months.
D. 1 year. - Accurate answers A. 7 days.
Multiple Choice:
Hot water serving a work area handsink must be at least
A. 100*F
B. 180*F
C. 212*F - Accurate answers A. 100*F
– TATTOOING QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
T or F: The body art regulations do not apply to physician or osteopath licensed under O.C.G.A Chapter
34 of Title 43, or to a technician acting under the direct supervision of such physician or osteopath. -
Accurate answers True
T or F: For each client, an application, proper records of identification, client evaluation, and a signed
informed consent shall be kept and retained for a minimum of 2 years. - Accurate answers False
T or F: In accordance with O.C.G.A Section 16-12-5, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform
tattooing procedures, with the exception of microblading, within any area within one inch of the nearest
part of the eye socket. - Accurate answers True
T or F: No person under the of of eighteen (18) shall be tattooed by a certified Tattoo Body Artist. -
Accurate answers True
T or F: When a paper stencil is used for transferring the design to the skin, the use of roll-on or stick
deodorants for tattoo site preparation is allowed. - Accurate answers False
T or F: Guest body artist means a visiting body artist, tattooist, piercer, or microblader, not certified by
the Department possessing a guest body artist permit issued by the Health Authority to perform body
art in a permitted body art studio. - Accurate answers True
T or F: Dyes and pigments can be made *from* materials not necessarily intended for tattooing such as
pen ink for drawing. - Accurate answers False
T or F: Any hand washing sink can be used as a sink to dispose of mop water. - Accurate answers
False
T or F: A work area shall provide privacy if requested by a client by means of doors, smooth
nonabsorbent curtains, or a similar department approved partition. - Accurate answers True
T or F: The permit holder of the body art studio shall make available, at no cost to the body artist, the
Hepatitis B vaccination series to body artists and any other employees who may have occupational
exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material. - Accurate answers True
T or F: Dyes and pigments used for tattooing shall be discarded when they have reached their printed
date of expiration or in compliance with the manufacturer's use recommendations. - Accurate answers
True
T or F: Dyes or pigments should only be mixed with water from the tap. - Accurate answers False
, T or F: Each body art studio shall conspicuously display in a prominent place, easily seen by clients, a
printed sign that warns that any body art on the face, neck, forearm, hand, or lower leg of an individual
may automatically disqualify such individual from military service in the armed forces of the United
States. - Accurate answers True
T or F: If an imminent health hazard is found in the studio and it cannot be corrected immediately, then
the Health Authority can ask the studio to immediately cease operations. - Accurate answers True
Multiple Choice:
A parent brings a 14-year-old minor child into your studio permitted by the health authority for a tattoo.
What should you do?
A. Have parent sign a legal consent form for the child's tattoo.
B. Explain that a person under the age of 18 cannot be tattooed under current Georgia laws and
regulations.
C. Explain that a minor child can only be tattooed on arm or leg areas covered by clothing.
D. Tattoo the child without signing any forms. - Accurate answers B. Explain that a person under
the age of 18 cannot be tattooed under current Georgia laws and regulations.
Multiple Choice:
Which item is a critical violation if found during a Body Art Studio Inspection?
A. Reuse of single use articles.
B. Sterile instruments are not properly handled.
C. Body artist with exposed infections lesions on hands and arms not restricted from body art
procedures.
D. All the above. - Accurate answers D. All the above.
Multiple Choice:
A Guest Body Artist permit may be issued to an out of state applicant for:
A. 7 days.
B. 30 days.
C. 6 months.
D. 1 year. - Accurate answers A. 7 days.
Multiple Choice:
Hot water serving a work area handsink must be at least
A. 100*F
B. 180*F
C. 212*F - Accurate answers A. 100*F
