NEHA Body Art Model Code (BAMC)

BODY ARTIST means any person performing body art services, whether licensed or not.

BODY PIERCING means any method of piercing the skin or mucosa to place jewelry through the skin or mucosa. BRANDING means the process in which a mark or marks are burned into human skin tissue with the intention of leaving a permanent mark. CAS REGISTRY NUMBER also referred to as CASRN or CAS Number, means a unique numerical identifier assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature.

CHRONIC/REPEAT VIOLATIONS means a violation that has occurred three times within five inspections.

CLIENT means an individual upon whom a body artist performs a body art procedure.

CODE means this document, as amended, and any supporting documents specifically incorporated herein.

COMPLAINT OF INJURY FORM means a document used to file with the Department a notice of injury as a result of a body art procedure.

CONTAMINATED means the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or OPIM on an item or surface.

COSMETIC TATTOOING see TATTOOING

CRITICAL VIOLATIONS means those items that are likely to cause an imminent health hazard to the public and/or body artist.

CYCLE NUMBER means a unique number that corresponds to each individual autoclave cycle. This number is used as an identifier, sometimes known as a lot number. It may include the date as part of the number. DECONTAMINATION means the use of physical and/or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface. A surface/item is decontaminated when there are no infectious particles, and then the surface/item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal.

DEPARTMENT means the agency (whether local, state, or federal) or its authorized representatives who have jurisdiction to promulgate, monitor, administer, and enforce regulations.

DISINFECTANT means a product that is tuberculocidal and registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as indicated on the label for use in disinfection.

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