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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades
Chapter 38 - Tattoos and Body Piercing
Part 3 - Body Piercing
§ 62-38-308. Administrative and Regulatory Action Authorized
Universal Citation: TN Code § 62-38-308 (2021)
- The commissioner shall promulgate emergency rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the implementation and enforcement of this part. The rules shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
- Safety and sanitation standards and procedures to be followed to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases during the performance of body piercing procedures, including a requirement that the operator provide to each patron printed instructions on the care of the skin after body piercing and requiring a copy of the instructions to be posted in a conspicuous place in the body piercing establishment;
- Standards and procedures to be followed for appropriate disinfecting and sterilization of all invasive equipment or parts of equipment used in body piercing procedures; and
- Procedures for suspending and revoking licenses and permits pertaining to body piercing.
- The rules promulgated pursuant to this part shall establish universal blood and body fluid precautions to be used by any technician who performs body piercing procedures.
- The rules promulgated pursuant to this part may include standards and procedures to be followed by a business that offers body piercing services to ensure that the technicians who perform body piercing procedures for the business are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly.
- The rules promulgated pursuant to this part shall establish fees for issuing licenses and permits, as well as penalties for late payment. The fees shall be sufficient to cover one hundred percent (100%) of the department's cost of the program.
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