69-15-14

Kansas Administrative Regulation No. 69-15-14

69-15-14 Permanent color, tattoo, and body piercing facility licensing.

1. Permanent color technicians, tattoo artists, and body piercing technicians shall not practice at any location other than a licensed facility.
2. A facility license shall be issued, providing that the applicant fulfills these requirements prior to opening:
   
   1. Applies to the board on a form approved by the board and pays the required fee;
   2. complies with all applicable rules and regulations of the board;
   3. certifies that application information is correct; and
   4. provides a map or directions for locating the shop, if the facility is in a rural or an isolated area.
3. If the facility is in a home, it shall have an identifying house number or a sign that is easily visible from the street.
4. The cleanliness and sanitation of any common area of separately licensed facilities in one premises shall be the responsibility of each license holder on that premises. Any violation found in the common area shall be cited against all facility licenses issued and posted on the premises.
5. Each facility owner shall meet these requirements:
   
   1. Allow a board inspector to inspect the facility when it is open for business;
   2. be prohibited from exhibiting, or failing to prevent employees from exhibiting, behavior that impedes normal progress of the inspection; and
6. Each purchaser of an existing facility shall perform the following:
   
   1. Meet the requirements of a new facility; and
   2. submit a new facility application and fee prior to assuming operation of the business.
7. Owners of facilities moving to new locations shall perform the following:
   
   1. Meet the requirements of a new facility; and
   2. submit an application and a fee for a new facility license.
8. Facility licenses are not transferable from person to person or to a new location.
9. Each facility owner closing a facility shall inform the board office, within five business days and in writing, of closure of the facility.
10. If the same owner reopens the facility while the license is still current, the owner shall inform the board office prior to the reopening.

(Authorized by and implementing L. 1996, Ch. 138, Sec. 5(d) and Sec. 9; effective Aug. 22, 1997.)