Preparation and Care of Site

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements for skin care before and after a tattoo, body piercing, or branding procedure is completed on each patron. (1) Before beginning any procedure regulated pursuant to sections 324.520 to 324.526, RSMo, the tattooist, body piercer, or brander shall clean the skin area for the tattooing, body piercing, or branding and then prepare the area with an antiseptic. The solution shall be applied with cotton, gauze, or single-use toweling. (2) After the procedure is complete, the practitioner shall provide the patron with verbal and written instructions for the care of the tattoo, pierce, or brand. (3) The practitioner shall wear non-porous, disposable gloves at all times when contact with a patron’s skin is required. AUTHORITY: section 324.522, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 267-5.040. Original rule filed Aug. 15, 2002, effective Feb. 28, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2267-5.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Sept. 13, 2019, effective March 30, 2020. *Original authority: 324.522, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2001, 2007.