Per Tooele County Health Department Health Regulation Reg #10 Body Art Facilities:
4.1 – Body art facilities applying after adoption of this regulation shall submit a scale drawing and floor plan of the proposed facility for a plan review and approval by the Department, as part of the permit application process. All persons applying for a Body Art Facility Permit shall pay a plan review fee as established by the Tooele County Board of Health.
5.1 – No person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, business trust, corporation or organized group of persons may operate a body art facility or temporary body art facility except with a body art facility permit or temporary body art facility permit from the Department.
5.2 – Any person operating a body art facility shall obtain an annual permit from the Department.
5.3 – The applicant shall pay a reasonable fee as set by the Tooele County Board of Health for each body art facility permit or temporary body art facility permit.
5.4 – A permit for a body art facility or temporary body art facility shall not be transferable from one place or person to another.
In addition to Tooele County Health Department Health Regulation Reg #10 Body Art Facilities, body art facilities operating in Tooele County must comply with Utah Administrative Rule R392-701 Body Art Facility Sanitation.
In order to obtain a Body Art Facility Permit you will need to complete the following:
- all body artists must complete a blood borne pathogens course (R392-701-11(1)(a)). The following link is an example of an approved course: http://www.abovetraining.com/bloodborne-pathogens/utah/tooele-county-health-department.
- all body artists must complete a first aid course (R392-701-11(1)(b)). The following link is an example of an approved course: https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/heartsaver/heartsaver-first-aid-training.
- provide all certificates of completion for each body artist with your application.
- all body artists must provide proof that they have started or completed the Hepatitis B vaccination series (Reg #10 sec 3.2).
- complete and submit the Application for Body Art Facility Plan Review.
- complete and submit the Application for Body Art Facility Permit.
- pay associated fees.
In order to obtain a Temporary Body Art Facility Permit you will need to complete the following:
- all body artists must complete a blood borne pathogens course (R392-701-11(1)(a)). The following link is an example of an approved course: http://www.abovetraining.com/bloodborne-pathogens/utah/tooele-county-health-department.
- all body artists must complete a first aid course (R392-701-11(1)(b)). The following link is an example of an approved course: https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/heartsaver/heartsaver-first-aid-training.
- provide all certificates of completion for each body artist with your application.
- all body artists must provide proof that they have started or completed the Hepatitis B vaccination series (Reg #10 sec 3.2).
- complete and submit the Application for a Temporary Body Art Facility Permit.
- pay associated fee.
Temporary body art facilities must meet the requirements set forth in R392-701-9 Specific Health and Sanitation Requirements for a Temporary Body Art Facility and operate for no more than 14 consecutive days.
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For more information or questions contact us at (435)277-2440 or email us at eh@tooeleco.gov
