PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Antiseptic. Answer: an agent that destroys disease-causing
microorganisms on human skin or mucosa.
⩥ Apprentice. Answer: any person who is training under the supervision
of a licensed tattoo artist. That person cannot independently perform the
work of tattooing. Apprentice also means any person who is training
under the supervision of a licensed body piercing artist. That person
cannot independently perform the work of body piercing
[21:842.1(C)(6)].
⩥ Apprentice program. Answer: an approved body piercing or tattooing
training program conducted by an approved apprentice sponsor.
⩥ Apprentice sponsor. Answer: an individual approved by the
Department to conduct a body piercing or tattooing apprentice program.
⩥ Artist. Answer: the person who actually performs the body piercing or
tattooing procedure [21:842.1.B].
, ⩥ Aseptic technique. Answer: a hygienic practice which prevents and
hinders the direct transfer of microorganisms, regardless of
pathogenicity, from one person or place to another person or place.
⩥ Autoclave. Answer: a piece of medical equipment that employs the
steam under pressure method of sterilization.
⩥ Bloodborne pathogen certification. Answer: a training program that
shall contain a general explanation of epidemiology and symptoms of
bloodborne diseases.
⩥ Body piercing. Answer: a procedure in which an opening is created in
a human body solely for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other
decoration; provided, however, the term does not include ear piercing
[21:842.1.B].
⩥ Body piercing operator. Answer: any person who owns, controls,
operates, conducts, or manages any permanent body piercing
establishment, whether actually performing the work of body piercing or
not [21:842.1(C)(3)].
⩥ Church. Answer: an establishment, other than a private dwelling,
where religious services are usually conducted [21:842.3(C)(3)(b).