18VAC41-60-150: Applicants for board approval

A. Any person desiring to enroll in the body-piercing or ear-piercing apprenticeship program will be required to provide documentation of satisfactory completion of board-approved health education to include (i) bloodborne disease, sterilization, and aseptic techniques related to body-piercing or ear-piercing, as applicable, and (ii) first aid.

B. Any body-piercer or ear-piercer seeking approval to perform the duties of an apprenticeship sponsor and offer the board's body-piercing or ear-piercing apprenticeship program must meet the requirements in 18VAC41-60-70.

C. All body-piercing apprenticeship training must be conducted in a body-piercing salon that has met the requirements of 18VAC41-60-80. All ear-piercing apprenticeship training must be conducted in a body-piercing or ear-piercing salon that has met the requirements of 18VAC41-60-80.