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Chapter SPS 221
TATTOOING AND BODY PIERCING
SPS 221.01   Authority and purpose.
SPS 221.02   Scope.
SPS 221.03   Definitions.
SPS 221.04   Licenses.
SPS 221.05   Department fees.
SPS 221.06   Enforcement.
SPS 221.065   Level III local health department.
SPS 221.07   Suspension or revocation of license.
SPS 221.08   Appeals of actions by the department.
SPS 221.09   Appeals of actions by agent health departments.
SPS 221.10   Patrons.
SPS 221.11   Physical facilities and environment.
SPS 221.12   Personnel.
SPS 221.13   Equipment.
SPS 221.14   Cleaning and sterilization.
SPS 221.15   Preparation and care of site.
SPS 221.16   Temporary establishments.
SPS 221.17   State fees.
Note: Chapter HFS 173 was renumbered chapter DHS 173 effective February 1, 2009, and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637. Chapter DHS 173 was renumbered chapter SPS 221 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720.
SPS 221.01Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 463.10 (4), 463.12 (4) and 463.16 (9), Stats., for the purpose of regulating tattooists, tattoo establishments, body piercers, and body-piercing establishments in order to protect public health and safety.
History: Cr. Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; CR 08-073: renum. from HFS 173.01 Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 2-1-09; correction under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720.
SPS 221.02Scope.
(1)Applicability. This chapter applies to all tattooists, body piercers, tattoo establishments, and body-piercing establishments.
(2)Approved comparable compliance. When it appears to the department that strict adherence to a provision of this chapter is impractical for a particular tattooist, tattoo establishment, body piercer, or body-piercing establishment, the department may approve a modification in that requirement for that person or establishment if the department is provided with satisfactory proof that the grant of a variance will not jeopardize the public’s health, safety, or welfare.
History: Cr. Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; CR 08-073: renum. from HFS 173.02 Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 2-1-09.
SPS 221.03Definitions. In this chapter:
(1)“Agent” means a local health department serving a population greater than 5,000 which is designated by the department under a written agreement authorized by s. 463.16 (1), Stats., to issue licenses to and make investigations or inspections of tattooists, tattoo establishments, body piercers, and body-piercing establishments.
(2)“Antiseptic” means a chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of organisms on skin or living tissue.
(3)“Approved” means acceptable to the department based on its determination of conformance to this chapter and good public health practices.
(4)“Autoclave” means an apparatus that is registered and listed with the federal food and drug administration for sterilizing articles by using superheated steam under pressure.
(5)“Body pierce,” as a verb, means to perforate any human body part or tissue, except an ear, and to place a foreign object in the perforation to prevent the perforation from closing.
(6)“Body piercer” means a person who performs body piercing on another person at that person’s request.
(7)“Body piercing” means perforating any human body part or tissue, except an ear, and placing a foreign object in the perforation to prevent the perforation from closing.
(8)“Body-piercing establishment” means the premises where a body piercer performs body piercing.
(9)“Cleaning” means the removal of foreign material from objects, normally accomplished with detergent, water, and mechanical action.
(10)“Department” means the department of safety and professional services.
(11)“Disinfectant” means a chemical that is capable of destroying disease-causing organisms on inanimate objects, with the exception of bacterial spores.
(11m)“Establishment” means a body-piercing establishment, a tattoo establishment, or combined tattoo and body piercing establishment.
(12)“Hot water” means water at a temperature of 110°F. or higher.
(13)“Local health department” means an agency of local government that takes any of the forms specified in s. 250.01 (4), Stats.
(14)“Operator” means the owner or person responsible to the owner for the operation of a tattoo or body-piercing establishment.
(15)“Patron” means a person receiving a tattoo or body piercing.
(16)“Practitioner” means a tattooist or body piercer.
(17)“Premises” means a building, structure, area, or location where tattooing or body piercing is performed.
(18)“Sharps waste” means waste that consists of medical equipment or clinical laboratory articles that may cause punctures or cuts, such as hypodermic needles, syringes with attached needles, and lancets, whether contaminated, unused, or disinfected.
(19)“Single-use” means a product or item that is disposed of after one use, such as a cotton swab, a tissue or paper product, a paper or soft plastic cup, or gauze or other sanitary covering.
(20)“Sterilization” means the killing of all organisms and spores through use of an autoclave operated at a minimum of 250°F. (121°C.) at pressure of at least 15 pounds per square inch for not less then 30 minutes or through use of an autoclave approved by the department that is operated at different temperature and pressure levels but is equally effective in killing all organisms and spores.
(21)“Tattoo,” as a verb, means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a person, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.
(22)“Tattoo establishment” means the premises where a tattooist applies a tattoo to another person.
(23)“Tattooist” means a person who tattoos another person at that person’s request.
(24)“Tempered water” means water ranging in temperature from 85°F. to less than 110°F.
(25)“Temporary establishment” means a single building, structure, area or location where a tattooist or body piercer performs tattooing or body piercing for a maximum of 7 days per event.
History: Cr. Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; CR 08-073: renum. from HFS 173.03 and am. (10), cr. (11m) Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 2-1-09; correction in (1) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., correction in (10) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720.
SPS 221.04Licenses.
(1)License required.
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