BODY ART UPDATED EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Body Art. Procedures that include: - ✔✔3.8.1. Body Piercing;
3.8.2. Branding;
3.8.3. Permanent Cosmetics;
3.8.4. Tattooing; and
3.8.5. Scarification.
✔✔Body Piercing and Body Piercing Procedure. - ✔✔The puncturing of a part of a live
human being to create a hole for ornamentation or decoration or a single-point
perforation of a body part to insert an anchor with a single stud protruding or flush with
the skin.
3.9.1. Body piercing or body piercing procedure shall not include piercing an earlobe
with a pre-sterilized disposable, single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a
mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the earlobe.
✔✔BPCE. - ✔✔The Arkansas Board of Private Career Education.
✔✔Branding. - ✔✔A permanent mark made on human tissue by burning with a hot iron
or other instrument.
✔✔Critical Item. - ✔✔An aspect of operation or condition of a facility or equipment that
constitutes the greatest hazard to health and safety, including imminent health hazards.
✔✔Decontamination Area. - ✔✔An area designated for the decontamination and
processing of dirty instruments.
✔✔Department. - ✔✔The Arkansas Department of Health or its authorized agent.
✔✔Disinfectant. - ✔✔A product that is registered by the Federal Environmental
Protection Agency and/or the Department of Pesticide Regulation, as indicated on the
label, to reduce or eliminate the presence of disease-causing microorganisms, including
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) for use in
decontaminating work surfaces
✔✔Enzymatic Cleaner or Enzymatic Detergent. - ✔✔Low-foaming detergents which add
enzymes capable of digesting organic material such as blood and mucous, and which
are labeled as such by the manufacturer.
✔✔Establishment. - ✔✔Any place or facility where body art is performed and that has a
body artist licensed in Arkansas on staff.
✔✔Germicidal Solution. - ✔✔A substance for use in the destruction of pathogenic
microorganisms as indicated on the label.
, ✔✔Guest Artist. - ✔✔An artist from a state other than Arkansas or a country other than
the United States who:
3.19.1. Holds a license from the body art regulatory board or agency, if in existence, in
that state or country; or
3.19.2. If an artist license is not available in the guest artist's state or country, can
submit to the Department of evidence of professional experience, employment and
education including:
3.19.2.1. Proof of blood-borne pathogen certification; and
3.19.2.2. Proof of employment in a licensed body art facility for at least two (2) years.
✔✔Instrument. - ✔✔Equipment used during body art procedures, including without
limitation:
3.20.1. Forceps;
3.20.2. Hemostats;
3.20.3. Needles;
3.20.4. Permanent cosmetic needles and tips;
3.20.5. Receiving tubes; and
3.20.6. Tattoo barrels and tubes.
✔✔ISO. - ✔✔The International Organization for Standardization.
✔✔Operator. - ✔✔Any person who owns, controls, operates, conducts or manages any
permanent cosmetic or tattoo establishment, whether actually performing the work of
tattooing or not.
✔✔Permanent Cosmetics and Permanent Cosmetic Procedure. - ✔✔The application of
permanent or semi-permanent pigmentation by the penetration of the skin with a needle
or other instrument to:
3.23.1. The face for cosmetic purposes; or
3.23.2. Any part of the body for scar coverage or other corrective purposes.
✔✔Procedure(s). - ✔✔The act of applying body art.
✔✔Repigmentation. Recoloration of the skin, including through the use of dermabrasion
or chemical peels, sought due to: - ✔✔3.25.1. Birthmarks, vitiligo, or other skin
conditions, which result in the loss of melanin to the skin;
3.25.2. Scarring caused by surgical procedures, including without limitation face lifts,
mole or wart removal, cauterization, and other similar procedures;
3.25.3. Mastectomy, including recreation of an areola or nipple; or
3.25.4. Blotchy pigmentation.
✔✔Scarification. - ✔✔Injury of the skin involving scratching, etching, or cutting of
designs to produce a scar on a human being for ornamentation or decoration.
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Body Art. Procedures that include: - ✔✔3.8.1. Body Piercing;
3.8.2. Branding;
3.8.3. Permanent Cosmetics;
3.8.4. Tattooing; and
3.8.5. Scarification.
✔✔Body Piercing and Body Piercing Procedure. - ✔✔The puncturing of a part of a live
human being to create a hole for ornamentation or decoration or a single-point
perforation of a body part to insert an anchor with a single stud protruding or flush with
the skin.
3.9.1. Body piercing or body piercing procedure shall not include piercing an earlobe
with a pre-sterilized disposable, single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a
mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the earlobe.
✔✔BPCE. - ✔✔The Arkansas Board of Private Career Education.
✔✔Branding. - ✔✔A permanent mark made on human tissue by burning with a hot iron
or other instrument.
✔✔Critical Item. - ✔✔An aspect of operation or condition of a facility or equipment that
constitutes the greatest hazard to health and safety, including imminent health hazards.
✔✔Decontamination Area. - ✔✔An area designated for the decontamination and
processing of dirty instruments.
✔✔Department. - ✔✔The Arkansas Department of Health or its authorized agent.
✔✔Disinfectant. - ✔✔A product that is registered by the Federal Environmental
Protection Agency and/or the Department of Pesticide Regulation, as indicated on the
label, to reduce or eliminate the presence of disease-causing microorganisms, including
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) for use in
decontaminating work surfaces
✔✔Enzymatic Cleaner or Enzymatic Detergent. - ✔✔Low-foaming detergents which add
enzymes capable of digesting organic material such as blood and mucous, and which
are labeled as such by the manufacturer.
✔✔Establishment. - ✔✔Any place or facility where body art is performed and that has a
body artist licensed in Arkansas on staff.
✔✔Germicidal Solution. - ✔✔A substance for use in the destruction of pathogenic
microorganisms as indicated on the label.
, ✔✔Guest Artist. - ✔✔An artist from a state other than Arkansas or a country other than
the United States who:
3.19.1. Holds a license from the body art regulatory board or agency, if in existence, in
that state or country; or
3.19.2. If an artist license is not available in the guest artist's state or country, can
submit to the Department of evidence of professional experience, employment and
education including:
3.19.2.1. Proof of blood-borne pathogen certification; and
3.19.2.2. Proof of employment in a licensed body art facility for at least two (2) years.
✔✔Instrument. - ✔✔Equipment used during body art procedures, including without
limitation:
3.20.1. Forceps;
3.20.2. Hemostats;
3.20.3. Needles;
3.20.4. Permanent cosmetic needles and tips;
3.20.5. Receiving tubes; and
3.20.6. Tattoo barrels and tubes.
✔✔ISO. - ✔✔The International Organization for Standardization.
✔✔Operator. - ✔✔Any person who owns, controls, operates, conducts or manages any
permanent cosmetic or tattoo establishment, whether actually performing the work of
tattooing or not.
✔✔Permanent Cosmetics and Permanent Cosmetic Procedure. - ✔✔The application of
permanent or semi-permanent pigmentation by the penetration of the skin with a needle
or other instrument to:
3.23.1. The face for cosmetic purposes; or
3.23.2. Any part of the body for scar coverage or other corrective purposes.
✔✔Procedure(s). - ✔✔The act of applying body art.
✔✔Repigmentation. Recoloration of the skin, including through the use of dermabrasion
or chemical peels, sought due to: - ✔✔3.25.1. Birthmarks, vitiligo, or other skin
conditions, which result in the loss of melanin to the skin;
3.25.2. Scarring caused by surgical procedures, including without limitation face lifts,
mole or wart removal, cauterization, and other similar procedures;
3.25.3. Mastectomy, including recreation of an areola or nipple; or
3.25.4. Blotchy pigmentation.
✔✔Scarification. - ✔✔Injury of the skin involving scratching, etching, or cutting of
designs to produce a scar on a human being for ornamentation or decoration.
