KANSAS BODY ART WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A licensee shall not perform tattooing/body piercing on the following individuals: -
Answer-Any person showing signs of intravenous drug use, a person with a
sunburn/skin diseases or disorders like open lesions, rashes, wounds, or puncture
marks, anyone with psoriasis or eczema present in the treatment area.
Surfaces or blood spills shall be cleaned using? - Answer-EPA-registered hospital-
grade disinfectant
The facility shall be equipped with adequate lighting providing at least? - Answer-10
foot-candles of light at the work station or table, used at all times
Pet standards inside the facility? - Answer-They shall not be permitted in the business
facility. This does not apply to registered therapy animals, trained animals for the
disable, sightless or hearing impaired, or fish in aquariums.
Each tattoo artist shall maintain what equipment at the establishment? - Answer-A
tattoo machine or handpieces of nonporous material that can be sanitized, sterilization
bag with color strip indicators (if disposables are not used) stainless steel/carbon
needles and needle bars, stainless steel/brass/medical grade plastic tubes that can be
sterilized
Instrument sterilization standards - Answer-The practitioner shall place cleaned
instruments used in the practice of tattooing or piercing in sterile bags, with color strip
indicators, and shall sterilize the instruments by exposure to one cycle of an approved
sterilizer, in accordance with KAR 69-15-20.
Linens used in the facility are? - Answer-not a common towel (prohibited), each
practitioner shall store clean linens, tissues, or single use paper products in a clean,
enclosed storage area until needed for immediate use, and they shall dispose of or
store in a closed covered container until laundered.
How to launder linens? - Answer-Shall launder linens either by a regular, commercial
laundering, or a noncommercial laundering process that includes immersion in water at
160 degrees F for no LESS than 15 minutes, and drying linens for 30 minutes at that
heat.
Chemical storage - Answer-chemicals stored in labeled closed containers in an
enclosed storage area. all bottles containing poisonous or caustic substances shall be
additionally and distinctly marked as such and be stored in an area not open to the
public
, Handling of disposable materials - Answer-Disposable materials coming into contact
with blood, body fluids, or both, shall be disposed in a sealable plastic bag that is
separate from sealable trash or garbage liners, or in a manner that protects not only the
licensee and the client but also others who may come into contact with the material
including sanitation workers.
Disposing sharps - Answer-sharps that come into contact with blood or body fluids shall
be disposed of in a sealable, rigid, puncture proof container that is strong enough to
protect the licensee et. al.
Licensees shall also have? - Answer-sealable plastic bags or sealable rigid containers
available at the facility
Waste receptacles shall be? - Answer-a covered container, and kept clean
A plastic or acetate stencil shall be treated? - Answer-thoroughly cleansed and rinsed in
an EPA-approved germicidal solution, according to the manufacturers instructions, and
then dried with a clean single use paper product
Ink shall be? - Answer-Used in individual portions in clean, single-use containers shall
be used for each client, any remaining unused dye or pigments shall be discarded.
Use of what to detect blood flow is prohibited? - Answer-styptic pencils or alum solids
Upon completion of tattooing, the practitioner shall? - Answer-Cleanse the skin
excluding the area surrounding the eyes, with a clean single use paper product
saturated with an EPA-approved germicidal solution.
Preparation and aftercare of treatment area on client - Answer-Cleanse the client's skin,
excluding the areas surrounding the eyes, by washing with an EPA-approved germicidal
solution applied with a clean single use paper product, before placing the design.
Substances applied to the client's skin to transfer the design shall be single-use
Technicians shall wear? - Answer-Eye goggles, shields, or face masks if spattering is
likey to occur while providing services.
Iodine is? - Answer-Too strong for an antiseptic on skin for tattooing.
Universal precautions do not apply to? - Answer-Sputum, feces, sweat, vomit, tears,
urine, nasal
An abscess is? - Answer-a swollen area within body tissue, containing pus. A bacterial
infection that occurs when staphylococcus aureus bacteria enters the body through hair
follicles or wounds
Bronchiolitis is? - Answer-Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A licensee shall not perform tattooing/body piercing on the following individuals: -
Answer-Any person showing signs of intravenous drug use, a person with a
sunburn/skin diseases or disorders like open lesions, rashes, wounds, or puncture
marks, anyone with psoriasis or eczema present in the treatment area.
Surfaces or blood spills shall be cleaned using? - Answer-EPA-registered hospital-
grade disinfectant
The facility shall be equipped with adequate lighting providing at least? - Answer-10
foot-candles of light at the work station or table, used at all times
Pet standards inside the facility? - Answer-They shall not be permitted in the business
facility. This does not apply to registered therapy animals, trained animals for the
disable, sightless or hearing impaired, or fish in aquariums.
Each tattoo artist shall maintain what equipment at the establishment? - Answer-A
tattoo machine or handpieces of nonporous material that can be sanitized, sterilization
bag with color strip indicators (if disposables are not used) stainless steel/carbon
needles and needle bars, stainless steel/brass/medical grade plastic tubes that can be
sterilized
Instrument sterilization standards - Answer-The practitioner shall place cleaned
instruments used in the practice of tattooing or piercing in sterile bags, with color strip
indicators, and shall sterilize the instruments by exposure to one cycle of an approved
sterilizer, in accordance with KAR 69-15-20.
Linens used in the facility are? - Answer-not a common towel (prohibited), each
practitioner shall store clean linens, tissues, or single use paper products in a clean,
enclosed storage area until needed for immediate use, and they shall dispose of or
store in a closed covered container until laundered.
How to launder linens? - Answer-Shall launder linens either by a regular, commercial
laundering, or a noncommercial laundering process that includes immersion in water at
160 degrees F for no LESS than 15 minutes, and drying linens for 30 minutes at that
heat.
Chemical storage - Answer-chemicals stored in labeled closed containers in an
enclosed storage area. all bottles containing poisonous or caustic substances shall be
additionally and distinctly marked as such and be stored in an area not open to the
public
, Handling of disposable materials - Answer-Disposable materials coming into contact
with blood, body fluids, or both, shall be disposed in a sealable plastic bag that is
separate from sealable trash or garbage liners, or in a manner that protects not only the
licensee and the client but also others who may come into contact with the material
including sanitation workers.
Disposing sharps - Answer-sharps that come into contact with blood or body fluids shall
be disposed of in a sealable, rigid, puncture proof container that is strong enough to
protect the licensee et. al.
Licensees shall also have? - Answer-sealable plastic bags or sealable rigid containers
available at the facility
Waste receptacles shall be? - Answer-a covered container, and kept clean
A plastic or acetate stencil shall be treated? - Answer-thoroughly cleansed and rinsed in
an EPA-approved germicidal solution, according to the manufacturers instructions, and
then dried with a clean single use paper product
Ink shall be? - Answer-Used in individual portions in clean, single-use containers shall
be used for each client, any remaining unused dye or pigments shall be discarded.
Use of what to detect blood flow is prohibited? - Answer-styptic pencils or alum solids
Upon completion of tattooing, the practitioner shall? - Answer-Cleanse the skin
excluding the area surrounding the eyes, with a clean single use paper product
saturated with an EPA-approved germicidal solution.
Preparation and aftercare of treatment area on client - Answer-Cleanse the client's skin,
excluding the areas surrounding the eyes, by washing with an EPA-approved germicidal
solution applied with a clean single use paper product, before placing the design.
Substances applied to the client's skin to transfer the design shall be single-use
Technicians shall wear? - Answer-Eye goggles, shields, or face masks if spattering is
likey to occur while providing services.
Iodine is? - Answer-Too strong for an antiseptic on skin for tattooing.
Universal precautions do not apply to? - Answer-Sputum, feces, sweat, vomit, tears,
urine, nasal
An abscess is? - Answer-a swollen area within body tissue, containing pus. A bacterial
infection that occurs when staphylococcus aureus bacteria enters the body through hair
follicles or wounds
Bronchiolitis is? - Answer-Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes.
