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.
Ch. SPS 221 NoteNote: 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 221.01SPS 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.
SPS 221.01 HistoryHistory: 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 221.02SPS 221.02Scope.
SPS 221.02(1)(1)Applicability. This chapter applies to all tattooists, body piercers, tattoo establishments, and body-piercing establishments.
SPS 221.02(2)(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.
SPS 221.02 HistoryHistory: 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 221.03SPS 221.03Definitions. In this chapter:
SPS 221.03(1)(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.
SPS 221.03(2)(2)“Antiseptic” means a chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of organisms on skin or living tissue.
SPS 221.03(3)(3)“Approved” means acceptable to the department based on its determination of conformance to this chapter and good public health practices.
SPS 221.03(4)(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.
SPS 221.03(5)(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.
SPS 221.03(6)(6)“Body piercer” means a person who performs body piercing on another person at that person’s request.
SPS 221.03(7)(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.
SPS 221.03(8)(8)“Body-piercing establishment” means the premises where a body piercer performs body piercing.
SPS 221.03(9)(9)“Cleaning” means the removal of foreign material from objects, normally accomplished with detergent, water, and mechanical action.
SPS 221.03(10)(10)“Department” means the department of safety and professional services.