SB450: Bill Text

SB450,9,13 (b) License required to practice. 1. Except as provided in sub. (5), no person may pierce the body of or attempt to pierce the body of another unless the person is licensed under par. (c) 1. or 4. by the department or by a local health department.

SB450,9,17 2. An individual licensed under par. (c) 4. may only pierce the body of or attempt to pierce the body of another while training under the supervision of a body piercer licensed under par. (c) 1. in a body-piercing establishment licensed under sub. (3g) (b).

SB450,9,20 (c) Requirements for license. 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department or a local health department may grant a license to act as a body piercer to an applicant who applies for a license and satisfies all of the following requirements:

SB450,9,21 a. The applicant is at least 18 years old.

SB450,9,22 b. The applicant pays the required fee.

SB450,9,24 c. The applicant provides proof that he or she has, in the 36 months preceding the application date, completed coursework approved by the department on bloodborne pathogens, the prevention of disease transmission, infection control, and aseptic technique.

SB450,10,4 d. The applicant provides proof that he or she has at least 200 hours of experience gained under the supervision of one or more licensed body piercers.

SB450,10,6 2. The requirements under subd. 1. c. and d. do not apply to an individual who possessed a body-piercer license under s. 252.24 (3), 2011 stats., on April 1, 2015.

SB450,10,12 3. The department or local health department may waive the requirements under subd. 1. c. and d. for an applicant who provides evidence to the department or local health department that he or she is licensed, certified, or registered as a body piercer in another jurisdiction that has standards for licensure, certification, or registration that meet or exceed the requirements under subd. 1. and that he or she is in good standing in that jurisdiction.

SB450,10,19 4. The department or a local health department may grant a training license to an applicant who satisfies the requirements under subd. 1. a. to c. and provides to the department or local health department a signed letter from a body piercer licensed under subd. 1. that the applicant will be training in one or more body-piercing establishments licensed under sub. (3g) (b) with one or more body piercers who are licensed under subd. 1. in order to achieve the experience requirement under subd. 1. d.

SB450,10,24 (d) Term and renewal of license. 1. Except as provided in sub. (3m), a license issued under par. (c) 1. or 4. is valid until the next June 30, except that, if the license is issued between April 1 and June 30, the initial license is valid until June 30 of the following year. A license renewed under subd. 2. is valid for one year from the expiration date.

SB450,11,5 2. A person may renew a license issued under par. (c) 1. or 4. by submitting to the department or a local health department a renewal application; the required fee; and proof of having completed, in the 36 months preceding the renewal date, coursework approved by the department on bloodborne pathogens, the prevention of disease transmission, infection control, and aseptic technique.

SB450,11,6 3. A license issued under par. (c) 4. may only be renewed once.

SB450,11,9 (3g) Body-piercing establishments. (a) Operation. No person may operate a body-piercing establishment unless the body-piercing establishment is licensed under par. (b) by the department or by a local health department.

SB450,11,12 (b) Requirements for license. The department or a local health department may grant a license to operate a body-piercing establishment to an applicant who applies for a license if all of the following requirements are satisfied:

SB450,11,16 1. The applicant provides a description of the body-piercing establishment, including the names of all owners and operators, the location of the body-piercing establishment, and any other information required by the department or the local health department.

SB450,11,17 2. The applicant pays the required fee.

SB450,11,20 3. The department or a local health department conducts an inspection of the body-piercing establishment to ensure that the body-piercing establishment meets the requirements under this section.

SB450,11,25 (c) Term and renewal of license. 1. Except as provided in sub. (3m), a license issued under par. (b) is valid until the next June 30, except that, if the license is issued between April 1 and June 30, the license is valid until June 30 of the following year. A license renewed under subd. 2. is valid for one year following the expiration date.

SB450,12,2 2. A person may renew a license issued under par. (b) by submitting a renewal application to the department or a local health department with the required fee.

SB450,12,5 (3m) Discipline against license holders. (a) The department or a local health department may take any of the following actions against a person holding a license under sub. (3c) or (3g) for any of the reasons specified in par. (b) or (c):

SB450,12,6 1. Refuse to renew a license.

SB450,12,7 2. Suspend a license for a period not exceeding one year.

SB450,12,8 3. Revoke a license.

SB450,12,11 (b) The department or a local health department may take action under par. (a) against a person holding a license issued under sub. (3c) for any of the following reasons:

SB450,12,12 1. The person fails to keep patron records, as required under sub. (3r).

SB450,12,15 2. Any violation of, or any failure to comply with a requirement of, this section or s. 252.245 or rules, regulations, or ordinances promulgated, adopted, or enacted under this section or s. 252.245.

SB450,12,18 (c) The department or a local health department may take action under par. (a) against a person holding a license issued under sub. (3g) for any of the following reasons:

SB450,12,20 1. The person fails to ensure that patron records are kept, as required under sub. (3r).

SB450,12,21 2. A failure to permit an inspection.

SB450,12,23 3. There is evidence that unlicensed individuals have performed body piercing in a body-piercing establishment.

SB450,13,3 4. Any other reason, as determined by the department or local health department, relating to the sanitary or safety conditions of a body-piercing establishment.

SB450,13,6 5. Any violation of, or any failure to comply with a requirement of, this section or s. 252.245 or rules, regulations, or ordinances promulgated, adopted, or enacted under this section or s. 252.245.

SB450,13,11 (3r) Records. Every body piercer shall keep a record of each patron served by the body piercer at a body-piercing establishment. A patron's record shall include the patron's name, address, documentation of the patron's age and consent, the name of the body piercer, and any adverse effects that arose while piercing the body of the patron. A patron's record shall be retained for a minimum of 2 years.

SB450,13 Section 13. 252.24 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB450,13,19 252.24 (4) (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) (3c) or (3g).

SB450,14 Section 14. 252.24 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB450,14,4 252.24 (4m) Military experience. Any relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant has obtained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), counts toward satisfying standards related to education, training, instruction, or other experience for issuing a license as a body piercer if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department or local health department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience that the applicant obtained in connection with his or her military service is substantially equivalent to the education, training, instruction, or other experience that is required for the issuance of a license for a body piercer.

SB450,15 Section 15. 252.241 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB450,14,10 252.241 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with the applicant's social security number, if the applicant is an individual, or the applicant's federal employer identification number, if the applicant is not an individual, as a condition of issuing or renewing a license under s. 252.23 (2) (3c) or (4) (a) (3g) or 252.24 (2) (3c) or (4) (a) (3g).

SB450,16 Section 16. 252.245 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB450,14,23 252.245 (9) The department shall promulgate rules establishing state fees for its costs related to setting standards under ss. 252.23 and 252.24 and monitoring and evaluating the activities of, and providing education and training to, agent local health departments. The department may not promulgate a rule under which a local health department may charge an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 a state fee to obtain a license under s. 252.23 (3) (3c) or (3g) or 252.24 (3) (3c) or (3g). Agent local health departments shall include the state fees in the license fees established under sub. (4), collect the state fees and reimburse the department for the state fees collected. For tattooists or tattoo establishments and for body piercers or body-piercing establishments, the state fee may not exceed 20% 20 percent of the license fees established under s. 252.23 (4) (a) or 252.24 (4) (a).

SB450,17 Section 17. Effective date.

SB450,15,1 (1) This act takes effect on April 1, 2015.

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