Body Art Model Code Adoption Guide
Learn from your Peers BAMC adoption has implications for many members of the community. Use the resources below to address concerns and questions during the adoption process. • Webinar: Body Art Blueprint: A Guide for Health Inspectors in Adopting Model Codes: Body art regulators talk about their experience adopting and utilizing the BAMC in their jurisdiction, including addressing major updates, advice on what worked, and lessons learned. • Annex to the BAMC: Use the Annex for explanation and further clarification on specific BAMC provisions. The Annex reflects the insights and expertise of the industry and regulatory experts wrote the BAMC. Below are examples of questions you may receive about certain sections of the Code. Be sure you’re able to answer the questions related to the code you’re working to adopt.
Section
Questions Addressed
2. Body Art Operator Requirements and Professional Standards 4. Specific Regulations for Specific Types of Body Art
Why are jewelry and artificial nails prohibited? Why is intact nail polish required?
Why can only distilled or sterile water be used for dilution of ink? Why is it important to use sterile gloves during a piercing procedure? Why is it important to use the process of “strike branding”? Why is an exposure control plan required? Why do you need operational records? Why do you need jewelry documentation? Why you need to store personnel Medical Records? Why should spore testing be conducted weekly for in-house sterilization? Are all-disposable facilities required to have an autoclave? Why is it important to register as a regulated waste generating facility? Why can't regulated waste storage exceed 30 days? Why are reusable barriers not allowed to be used? Why is a separate sterilization room required for reusable instruments? Why do all new facilities need to have access to a mop/utility sink?
6. Facility Documentation Requirements
8. Disinfection and Sterilization Procedures
11. Regulated Waste
12. Requirements for Premises
13. License Requirements
Why are artists and body art facilities both required to be licensed?
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