§ 202-6. Minimal training.

Body artists and their employees must show evidence of current certification and completing of courses in the first two areas below, prior to receipt of a certificate of registration (permit):

A. 

Basic training in first aid and advanced CPR as well as proof of attendance at required renewal courses.

B. 

Completion of a course on prevention of disease transmission and blood-borne pathogens, conducted by an instructor trained and sufficiently knowledgeable to teach this OSHA course. Such knowledge shall include the requirements of standards 29 CFR 19010.1030.

C. 

Body art registration (permit) shall expire on the permit anniversary date of each year.

D. 

The place of business shall meet all other Health Department requirements.

E. 

Body artists shall present evidence of at least one year of apprenticeship experience with no history of their artistry causing short- or long-term health problems. Apprentices must register with the Health Board when beginning the apprenticeship and have completed Subsections A and B of § 202-6.

F. 

Provide the following to the Board of Health:

(1) 

Evidence of course completion in preventing disease transmission. (Applicant must show a dated certificate of completion from either American Red Cross or Association of Professional Body Artists.)

(2) 

Evidence of current certification in first aid/CPR. (Applicant shall show a dated certificate of completion of a course in first aid/CPR which demonstrates the required course was completed within the last two years.)

(3) 

Proof of completion of a course in anatomy and physiology.

(4) 

Proof of one year of apprenticeship training.

G. 

For the purpose of this regulation, any cosmetic tattooing, also known as "permanent cosmetics," "micro pigment implantation" or "dermal pigmentation," which involves the introduction of an indelible ink into/below the surface of the skin, under or in close proximity to the eyes, lips or cheeks of the face and hair imitation, shall be performed only by duly licensed physicians who perform this type of procedure within the scope of his/her medical practice. All other practitioners, including aestheticians and cosmetologists, are prohibited from performing this procedure in the Town of Franklin unless employed and directly supervised by a medical doctor, licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

[Added 2-7-2018]