BODY ART REGULATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Aftercare Instructions - Answers -Written and verbal instructions given to the client,
specific to the body art procedure(s) rendered. These instructions shall include
information regarding when to seek medical treatment, if necessary.
antiseptic - Answers -A substance that inhibits growth of bacteria and other
microorganisms when applied to the skin (e.g., chlorhexadine gluconate, alcohol,
iodophor). (Kills Bacteria)
Bloodborne pathogens - Answers -Infectious viruses including hepatitis B virus (HBV),
hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Inspections of licensed body art establishments shall be conducted by EPCPH at least
annually. Establishments not in compliance with any applicable regulation are subject to
- Answers -one or more follow-up inspections to be conducted at intervals deemed
necessary by EPCPH. Inspections shall also be conducted as deemed necessary by
EPCPH in response to complaints or other public health investigations.
Agents of EPCPH , after presenting proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any
body art establishment during business hours for the purpose of - Answers -conducting
inspections, investigating complaints, examining required documents, and determining
compliance with these Regulations.
After any inspection of a body art establishment that reveals a violation of these
Regulations, EPCPH may.. - Answers -schedule a hearing to consider suspension or
revocation of any license issued pursuant to these Regulations, imposition of a civil
penalty, or both.
Board of Health - Answers -The El Paso County Board of Health.
Body Art - Answers -The practice of physical body adornment utilizing, but not limited to,
the procedures of body piercing, tattooing, branding, sculpting and scarification. This
definition does not include practices conducted by or under the supervision of a
physician licensed to practice medicine or dentistry under Colorado law, or piercing of
, the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear by means of pre-sterilized stud-and-clasp ear
piercing systems
Body Art Establishment - Answers -Any location, whether temporary, permanent, or
mobile, where the practices of body art are performed.
Body art practitioner - Answers -Any person who performs body art procedures.
Branding - Answers -A procedure in which a permanent mark is burned into or onto the
skin using either temperature, mechanical or chemical means.
Commercially sterilized Instruments - Answers -Instruments used in body art
procedures that are pre-sterilized by the manufacturer, and in packaging that bears a
label with a legible sterilization lot number, expiration date and a sterilization verification
indicator.
contaminated - Answers -The presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood,
infectious materials or other types of impure materials that have corrupted a surface or
item through contact.
Contamination - Answers -To make unfit for use by the introduction or potential
introduction of blood, infectious materials or other types of impure materials.
disinfectant - Answers -An EPA registered hospital grade disinfectant labeled as
effective against (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) when used in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions; or a 1 : 3 2 dilution of 8.25% sodium hypochlorite (chlorine
bleach) and water, made fresh daily and dispensed from an appropriately labeled spray
bottle
Disinfection - Answers -A process that eliminates many or all pathogenic
microorganisms, except bacterial spores on inanimate objects or surfaces.
EPCPH - Answers -El Paso County Public Health
Event Coordinator - Answers -The person responsible for obtaining an EPCPH license
for a temporary body art event, and the person responsible for ensuring compliance with
these Regulations at temporary events.
Extensive remodel - Answers -Any major alteration of the existing premises of a body
art establishment that results in one or more of the following: 1. Addition or conversion
of a body art procedure station or any area used to clean, sterilize or store body art
equipment, tools and supplies; 2. Changes or alterations that result in a reduction or
increase of total establishment space by 25% or more.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Aftercare Instructions - Answers -Written and verbal instructions given to the client,
specific to the body art procedure(s) rendered. These instructions shall include
information regarding when to seek medical treatment, if necessary.
antiseptic - Answers -A substance that inhibits growth of bacteria and other
microorganisms when applied to the skin (e.g., chlorhexadine gluconate, alcohol,
iodophor). (Kills Bacteria)
Bloodborne pathogens - Answers -Infectious viruses including hepatitis B virus (HBV),
hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Inspections of licensed body art establishments shall be conducted by EPCPH at least
annually. Establishments not in compliance with any applicable regulation are subject to
- Answers -one or more follow-up inspections to be conducted at intervals deemed
necessary by EPCPH. Inspections shall also be conducted as deemed necessary by
EPCPH in response to complaints or other public health investigations.
Agents of EPCPH , after presenting proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any
body art establishment during business hours for the purpose of - Answers -conducting
inspections, investigating complaints, examining required documents, and determining
compliance with these Regulations.
After any inspection of a body art establishment that reveals a violation of these
Regulations, EPCPH may.. - Answers -schedule a hearing to consider suspension or
revocation of any license issued pursuant to these Regulations, imposition of a civil
penalty, or both.
Board of Health - Answers -The El Paso County Board of Health.
Body Art - Answers -The practice of physical body adornment utilizing, but not limited to,
the procedures of body piercing, tattooing, branding, sculpting and scarification. This
definition does not include practices conducted by or under the supervision of a
physician licensed to practice medicine or dentistry under Colorado law, or piercing of
, the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear by means of pre-sterilized stud-and-clasp ear
piercing systems
Body Art Establishment - Answers -Any location, whether temporary, permanent, or
mobile, where the practices of body art are performed.
Body art practitioner - Answers -Any person who performs body art procedures.
Branding - Answers -A procedure in which a permanent mark is burned into or onto the
skin using either temperature, mechanical or chemical means.
Commercially sterilized Instruments - Answers -Instruments used in body art
procedures that are pre-sterilized by the manufacturer, and in packaging that bears a
label with a legible sterilization lot number, expiration date and a sterilization verification
indicator.
contaminated - Answers -The presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood,
infectious materials or other types of impure materials that have corrupted a surface or
item through contact.
Contamination - Answers -To make unfit for use by the introduction or potential
introduction of blood, infectious materials or other types of impure materials.
disinfectant - Answers -An EPA registered hospital grade disinfectant labeled as
effective against (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) when used in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions; or a 1 : 3 2 dilution of 8.25% sodium hypochlorite (chlorine
bleach) and water, made fresh daily and dispensed from an appropriately labeled spray
bottle
Disinfection - Answers -A process that eliminates many or all pathogenic
microorganisms, except bacterial spores on inanimate objects or surfaces.
EPCPH - Answers -El Paso County Public Health
Event Coordinator - Answers -The person responsible for obtaining an EPCPH license
for a temporary body art event, and the person responsible for ensuring compliance with
these Regulations at temporary events.
Extensive remodel - Answers -Any major alteration of the existing premises of a body
art establishment that results in one or more of the following: 1. Addition or conversion
of a body art procedure station or any area used to clean, sterilize or store body art
equipment, tools and supplies; 2. Changes or alterations that result in a reduction or
increase of total establishment space by 25% or more.
