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Environmental Health Services
Body art practitioners are those who perform tattoo, piercing, permanent cosmetics and branding on a person’s skin. Practitioners are required to receive annual training in bloodborne pathogen standards to ensure they know how to prevent the transmission of bloodborne diseases. They must also perform these procedures in approved Body Art Facilities that have a valid health permit and are inspected by Environmental Health Specialists from San Mateo County.
New practitioners must submit a completed Body Art Practitioner Application online through the MyEHS Portal and pay the applicable permit fees. The application must include the following supporting documents:
Practitioners who have not previously registered to practice body art in San Mateo County must pass an on-site registration inspection to verify compliance with body art requirements and procedures.
After the inspection is completed, the registration will be mailed to the facility listed on the application. The registration must be posted in a readily visible location next to the facility permit.
Body art practitioner registrations are valid for one year. Practitioners must renew their registration at least 30 days before expiration by completing the following steps:
OWNERS: You must notify the county, in writing, within 30 days of any practitioner who is no longer associated with the shop.
A valid Body Art Practitioner Registration issued from any other jurisdiction within California is intended to allow the Practitioner to practice within this county for 5 consecutive days no more than 15 days total in a calendar year.
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Exposure Control Training which meets Cal/OSHA’s BBP Standard 8 CCR 5193 and specified in California’s H&S Code Safe Body Art Law Section 119307 is required for persons who may be exposed to BBP while performing their routine work functions. This includes, but is not limited to: tattoo artists, permanent cosmetics professionals, and body piercers. Additionally, the training and training material must be specific to performing body art. BBP training contact time must be a minimum of two hours. Training must be renewed annually. Records must be kept for a minimum of three years. If you are a BBP training provider that would like to be approved, please contact Environmental Health Services and provide the following:
1. The course synopsis (The course must be tailored to the body art industry) 2. The course’s interactive capability between student and instructor 3. A written signed statement under penalty of perjury that the course will meet or exceed the requirements of AB300 Section 119307 (c).
The list of BBP online training courses below is in compliance with California’s H&S Code Safe Body Art Law Section 119307 (c) and are approved by San Mateo County for practitioner registration purposes.
Disclaimer: Only Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) training courses which are in compliance with California Health and Safety Code Section 119307 (c) will be accepted for the Body Art Practitioner Registration Certification. The providers on this list are not affiliated with San Mateo County. The County does not endorse one provider over the others. However, all of the course providers listed above are acceptable for practitioner registration purposes.