OKLAHOMA TATTOO STANDARD EXAM SHEET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔HBV - ✔✔Hepatitis B virus and is a DNA virus that attacks the liver causing serious
disease.
- has a vacine
- usually transmitted from mother to child
- can remain active on a surface for up to 7 days
- can survive extreme temps
✔✔A minimum of one pair of exam gloves shall be used for each stage of body piercing
or tattooing procedure? - ✔✔1. Hard surface disinfection
2. Set up of instruments used for body piercing or tattooing
3. Preparation for body art area
4. The body piercing or tattoo procedure
✔✔HCV - ✔✔Hepatitis C virus and is a RNA virus found in the blood of persons who
have the disease which attacks the liver causing serious disease.
- Has a cure; antiviral pill
- found in the blood of a person who has disease
- short life span outside of the human body, on room temp surfaces
- usually transmitted through unclean needles
✔✔HIV - ✔✔Human immunodeficiency virus
- attacks the body's immune system
- can lead to AIDS if not treated
-can live on surface for several hours
-has a prevent disease progression; antivirals
✔✔Hot water - ✔✔Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110'F
✔✔A disposable or reusable instrument that may contact a client's body or body fluid
during body piercing procedure? - ✔✔Instruments used for body piercing
✔✔A disposable or reusable instrument that may contact a clients body or body fluids
during tattooing procedures? - ✔✔Instruments used for tattooing
✔✔Any personal ornament inserted into a newly pierced area? - ✔✔Jewelry
, ✔✔Written approval by the Department for an artist to perform body piercing or
tattooing or written approval by the Department to operate a body piercing or tattoo
establishment? - ✔✔License
✔✔A place, other than grounds at a private dwelling, that is provided by the public or
members of a community for recreation? - ✔✔Playground
✔✔Any part of furniture or fixtures designed to contact the client's body during a body
piercing or tattooing procedure or any surface where instruments and equipment have
come into contact with the client during the procedure? - ✔✔Procedure surface
✔✔A release of liability that shall be completed by the client previous to receiving a
body piercing or tattoo procedure? - ✔✔Release form
✔✔An establishment or other private dwelling, where the usual processes of education
are usually conducted? - ✔✔School
✔✔Any object (sterile or contaminated) that may purposefully or accidentally cut or
penetrate the skin or mucosa including, but not limited to, pre-sterilized single use
piercing or tattooing needles and razor blades? - ✔✔Sharps
✔✔A puncture-resistant, leak-proof container that is labeled or color coded that can be
closed for disposal? - ✔✔Sharps container
✔✔Products or items that are intended for one-time, one-person use and are disposed
of after use on each client including, but not limited to, cotton swabs or balls, tissues or
paper products, paper or plastic cups, gauze and sanitary coverings, razors, piercing
and tattooing needles and protective gloves? - ✔✔Single use
✔✔A testing mechanism that enables persons who have received training in tattooing
and have experience in performing tattooing procedures to challenge the training
requirements by satisfactorily completing the written examination? - ✔✔Skills challenge
✔✔Biological monitoring process in which a third party laboratory culturing service is
engaged to monitor spore growth on media processed in an autoclave? - ✔✔Spore test
✔✔A brand of autoclave utilizing the steam flush pressure pulse method of sterilization?
- ✔✔Statim autoclave
✔✔HAV - ✔✔Is a serious disease of the liver.
•Lives on surface for 12 months.
•Has a vacine
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔HBV - ✔✔Hepatitis B virus and is a DNA virus that attacks the liver causing serious
disease.
- has a vacine
- usually transmitted from mother to child
- can remain active on a surface for up to 7 days
- can survive extreme temps
✔✔A minimum of one pair of exam gloves shall be used for each stage of body piercing
or tattooing procedure? - ✔✔1. Hard surface disinfection
2. Set up of instruments used for body piercing or tattooing
3. Preparation for body art area
4. The body piercing or tattoo procedure
✔✔HCV - ✔✔Hepatitis C virus and is a RNA virus found in the blood of persons who
have the disease which attacks the liver causing serious disease.
- Has a cure; antiviral pill
- found in the blood of a person who has disease
- short life span outside of the human body, on room temp surfaces
- usually transmitted through unclean needles
✔✔HIV - ✔✔Human immunodeficiency virus
- attacks the body's immune system
- can lead to AIDS if not treated
-can live on surface for several hours
-has a prevent disease progression; antivirals
✔✔Hot water - ✔✔Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110'F
✔✔A disposable or reusable instrument that may contact a client's body or body fluid
during body piercing procedure? - ✔✔Instruments used for body piercing
✔✔A disposable or reusable instrument that may contact a clients body or body fluids
during tattooing procedures? - ✔✔Instruments used for tattooing
✔✔Any personal ornament inserted into a newly pierced area? - ✔✔Jewelry
, ✔✔Written approval by the Department for an artist to perform body piercing or
tattooing or written approval by the Department to operate a body piercing or tattoo
establishment? - ✔✔License
✔✔A place, other than grounds at a private dwelling, that is provided by the public or
members of a community for recreation? - ✔✔Playground
✔✔Any part of furniture or fixtures designed to contact the client's body during a body
piercing or tattooing procedure or any surface where instruments and equipment have
come into contact with the client during the procedure? - ✔✔Procedure surface
✔✔A release of liability that shall be completed by the client previous to receiving a
body piercing or tattoo procedure? - ✔✔Release form
✔✔An establishment or other private dwelling, where the usual processes of education
are usually conducted? - ✔✔School
✔✔Any object (sterile or contaminated) that may purposefully or accidentally cut or
penetrate the skin or mucosa including, but not limited to, pre-sterilized single use
piercing or tattooing needles and razor blades? - ✔✔Sharps
✔✔A puncture-resistant, leak-proof container that is labeled or color coded that can be
closed for disposal? - ✔✔Sharps container
✔✔Products or items that are intended for one-time, one-person use and are disposed
of after use on each client including, but not limited to, cotton swabs or balls, tissues or
paper products, paper or plastic cups, gauze and sanitary coverings, razors, piercing
and tattooing needles and protective gloves? - ✔✔Single use
✔✔A testing mechanism that enables persons who have received training in tattooing
and have experience in performing tattooing procedures to challenge the training
requirements by satisfactorily completing the written examination? - ✔✔Skills challenge
✔✔Biological monitoring process in which a third party laboratory culturing service is
engaged to monitor spore growth on media processed in an autoclave? - ✔✔Spore test
✔✔A brand of autoclave utilizing the steam flush pressure pulse method of sterilization?
- ✔✔Statim autoclave
✔✔HAV - ✔✔Is a serious disease of the liver.
•Lives on surface for 12 months.
•Has a vacine
