252.23 (4)- Regulation of tattooists.
252.23 (4) Rule making. The department shall promulgate all of the following as rules:
(a) Except as provided in ss. 250.041 and 252.241 and subject to sub. (4m), standards and procedures, including fee payment to offset the cost of licensing tattooists and tattoo establishments, for the annual issuance of licenses as tattooists or as tattoo establishments to applicants under this section. The department may not promulgate a rule that imposes a fee for a license under sub. (3) on an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44. (b) Standards for the performance of tattoos by a licensed tattooist and for the maintenance of a licensed tattoo establishment, which will promote safe and adequate care and treatment for individuals who receive tattoos and eliminate or greatly reduce the danger of exposure by these individuals to communicable disease or infection.
252.24 (4) Regulation of body piercing and body-piercing establishments.
252.24 (4) Rule making. The department shall promulgate all of the following as rules:
(a) Except as provided in ss. 250.041 and 252.241 and subject to sub. (4m), standards and procedures, including fee payment to offset the cost of licensing body piercers and body-piercing establishments, for the annual issuance of licenses as body piercers or as body-piercing establishments to applicants under this section. The department may not promulgate a rule under which the department may charge an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 a fee to obtain a license under sub. (3). (b) Standards for the performance of body piercing by a licensed body piercer and for the maintenance of a licensed body-piercing establishment, which will promote safe and adequate care and treatment for individuals who receive body piercing and eliminate or greatly reduce the danger of exposure by these individuals to communicable disease or infection.
5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
240 hours.
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
The proposed rule revision will benefit tattoo and body piercing establishment owners and operators by ensuring the rule reflects appropriate licensing and administrative procedures. It will benefit consumers by ensuring the rule reflects current practices protecting public health in tattoo and body piercing establishments.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
There are no federal regulations governing tattooing or body piercing practices.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
This rule is not anticipated to result in revisions that will have a negative economic impact on business. It will not have a significant economic impact on small businesses.
Contacts:
Jim Kaplanek, Chief, Food Safety and Recreational Licensing, Department of Health Services
(608) 261-8361
