The Division of Environmental Health ensures compliance with minimum standards that apply to Body Art Facilities and Practitioners for the safe practice of Body Art in Tulare County. These regulations are intended to protect both the Practitioner and the client from transmission of infectious diseases through the application of proper Body Art procedures and the control of cross-contamination of instruments and supplies.
All individuals performing Body Art procedures and all Body Art facilities located within the County of Tulare, are required to register once and then maintain an annual registration or permit.
PERMITTING
For Practitioners
Body Art Practitioners must fill out an application form and submit with a fee to the Environmental Health office.
For Facilities
Body Art facility operators must review the requirements in the Body Art Facility Application Checklist and must turn in an application form and submit with a fee to the Environmental Health office. The facility operator must submit an Infection Prevention and Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens for approval.
The Body Art Facility Application Checklist and the Body Art Facility Plan Check Guide are located in the Guidance Library.
For Temporary Body Art Events
Temporary Body Art Event Sponsors must fill out an application form and submit with a fee to the Environmental Health office 14 days prior to the event start date. The Sponsor is responsible for making sure all Body Art Practitioners are licensed with an Environmental Health Department located within the state of California, collecting practitioner booth fees, submitting a list of practitioners with license number, and submitting a Site Map of the Event.