VA DPOR TATTOOING AND PERMANENT
COSMETICS HYGIENE AND INFECTION
CONTROL EXAM 2026 COMPLETE Q AND
A STUDY PACK
◉ Part 2 - Entry - general requirements for tattooer, limited term
tattoer, permanent cosmetic tattooer, or master permanent cosmetic
tattooer
Answer: persons who make application for licensure between
October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007; have completed three
years of documented work experience within the proceeding five
years as a tattooer; and have completed a minimum of five hours of
health education to include, but not limited to blood-borne disease,
sterilization, and an septic technique related to tattooing and first
aid and CPR that is acceptable to the board are not required to
complete subdivision five of the subsection
◉ Part 2 - Entry - general requirements for tattooer, limited term
tattoer, permanent cosmetic tattooer, or master permanent cosmetic
tattooer
Answer: a. any person, completing an approved tattooing
apprenticeship program in a Virginia licensed tattoo parlor or a
completing an approved tattooing program in a Virginia licensed
school of tattooing, or completing a permanent cosmetic tattooing
, training program in Virginia license permanent cosmetic tattooing
school shall be eligible to sit for the applicable examination
b. Any person completing master permanent cosmetic training that
is applicable to the board shall be eligible to sit for the examination.
Training should be conducted in a permanent facility.
◉ Part 2 - Entry - general requirements for tattooer, limited term
tattoer, permanent cosmetic tattooer, or master permanent cosmetic
tattooer
Answer: Any person completing a tattooing or permanent cosmetic,
tattooing training or tattooing apprenticeship program that is
subsequently equivalent to the Virginia program but is outside of the
Commonwealth of Virginia must submit to the board documentation
of the successful completion of training or apprenticeship to be
eligible for examination. If less than required hours of tattooing or
permanent cosmetic, tattooing training or tattooing apprenticeship
was completed, an advocate must submit documentation acceptable
to the board verifying the completion of a subsequently equivalent
tattooing training or tattooing apprenticeship or permanent
cosmetic tattooing training or documentation of these three years of
work experience within the proceeding five years as a tattooer, in
documentation of completion of a minimum of five hours of health
education to include, but not limited to blood-borne disease,
sterilization, and inter septic techniques related to tattooing and
first aid and CPR
◉ continued-
COSMETICS HYGIENE AND INFECTION
CONTROL EXAM 2026 COMPLETE Q AND
A STUDY PACK
◉ Part 2 - Entry - general requirements for tattooer, limited term
tattoer, permanent cosmetic tattooer, or master permanent cosmetic
tattooer
Answer: persons who make application for licensure between
October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007; have completed three
years of documented work experience within the proceeding five
years as a tattooer; and have completed a minimum of five hours of
health education to include, but not limited to blood-borne disease,
sterilization, and an septic technique related to tattooing and first
aid and CPR that is acceptable to the board are not required to
complete subdivision five of the subsection
◉ Part 2 - Entry - general requirements for tattooer, limited term
tattoer, permanent cosmetic tattooer, or master permanent cosmetic
tattooer
Answer: a. any person, completing an approved tattooing
apprenticeship program in a Virginia licensed tattoo parlor or a
completing an approved tattooing program in a Virginia licensed
school of tattooing, or completing a permanent cosmetic tattooing
, training program in Virginia license permanent cosmetic tattooing
school shall be eligible to sit for the applicable examination
b. Any person completing master permanent cosmetic training that
is applicable to the board shall be eligible to sit for the examination.
Training should be conducted in a permanent facility.
◉ Part 2 - Entry - general requirements for tattooer, limited term
tattoer, permanent cosmetic tattooer, or master permanent cosmetic
tattooer
Answer: Any person completing a tattooing or permanent cosmetic,
tattooing training or tattooing apprenticeship program that is
subsequently equivalent to the Virginia program but is outside of the
Commonwealth of Virginia must submit to the board documentation
of the successful completion of training or apprenticeship to be
eligible for examination. If less than required hours of tattooing or
permanent cosmetic, tattooing training or tattooing apprenticeship
was completed, an advocate must submit documentation acceptable
to the board verifying the completion of a subsequently equivalent
tattooing training or tattooing apprenticeship or permanent
cosmetic tattooing training or documentation of these three years of
work experience within the proceeding five years as a tattooer, in
documentation of completion of a minimum of five hours of health
education to include, but not limited to blood-borne disease,
sterilization, and inter septic techniques related to tattooing and
first aid and CPR
◉ continued-
