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2001 SESSION

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HB 1823 Tattooing and body piercing.

Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Tattooing and body piercing. Provides additional protections for the public health and safety vis-a-vis tattooing and body piercing. This bill revises the authority of local governments to regulate tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons by adding specification of procedures for enforcement of compliance with disease control and disclosure requirements and requiring those localities that choose to regulate tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons to authorize unannounced inspections by appropriate personnel. In addition, the current criminal prohibition against tattooing or body piercing of minors without consent is expanded to any client unless the person performing the tattooing or body piercing complies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for "Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions" and provides the client with the proper disclosure. Also, the definition of tattoo is expanded to include permanent make-up or permanent jewelry. The disclosure requirements are that: (i) tattooing and body piercing are invasive procedures in which the skin is penetrated by a foreign object; (ii) if proper sterilization and antiseptic procedures are not followed by tattoo artists and body piercers, there is a risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens and other infections, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency viruses and hepatitis B or C viruses; (iii) tattooing and body piercing may cause allergic reactions in persons sensitive to dyes or metals used in ornamentation; and (iv) tattooing and body piercing may involve discomfort or pain for which appropriate anesthesia cannot be legally made available by the person performing the tattoo or body piercing unless such person holds the appropriate license from a Virginia health regulatory board. This bill incorporates HB 2300.


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