GA Tattoo Exam Guide latest updated
Administrative body - ✔✔means the partnership, corporation, association,
or the person or group of persons who maintain and control the body art
studio and personnel, and who are legally responsible for the operation of
the studio
Antimicrobial solution - ✔✔means any solution used to retard the growth
of microorganisms approved for application to human skin and includes all
products labeled accordingly as approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA
Antiseptic - ✔✔means an agent or substance that will destroy or inhibit the
growth and development of infectious microorganisms on human skin or
mucous membranes.
Applicant - ✔✔means any person who applies for a body art license, guest
body art license, body art establishment permit, or temporary body art
establishment permit
Approval - ✔✔means written approval from the Department of Health
indicating that the body art establishment has been inspected and meets all
terms of the applicable rules.
,Approved - ✔✔means being accepted by the Department or local health
officer, as appropriate under applicable laws and regulations
Aseptic technique - ✔✔means to render or maintain free from infectious
material so as to prevent transfer or transmission of infectious agents
ASTM - ✔✔means the American Society for Testing Materials
International.
Autoclave - ✔✔means an apparatus for sterilization utilizing steam
pressure at a specific
temperature over a period of time per manufacturer's specifications.
Biohazardous waste - ✔✔means liquid or semi-liquid blood or other
potentially infectious materials and/or contaminated items, which if
compressed, would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in
a liquid or semi-liquid state
Blood - ✔✔means human blood, human blood components, and products
made from human blood.
Blood borne pathogens - ✔✔means pathogenic microorganisms present in
human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include
but are not limited to Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and
Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
, Board of Health - ✔✔means the Local County Board of Health.
Body Art - ✔✔means the practice of physical body adornment by means of
tattooing or body piercing. This definition does not include practices
considered medical procedures by the Georgia Board of Registration in
Medicine such as implants under the skin which are prohibited unless such
medical procedures are performed by a person licensed by the Georgia
Board of Registration in Medicine.
Body art establishment - ✔✔means any permanent building or structure
on a permanent foundation, holding a valid city or county business license,
if applicable, and permit from the County Board of Health where the
practices of body art are performed whether or not for profit.
Body art establishment permit - ✔✔means the issuance of a written permit
by the Department to a body art establishment stating that such
establishment, after inspection, was found to be in compliance with these
regulations.
Body artist - ✔✔means a person at least eighteen (18) years of age who
performs tattooing or body piercing and who is responsible for complying
with applicable provisions of these regulations
Administrative body - ✔✔means the partnership, corporation, association,
or the person or group of persons who maintain and control the body art
studio and personnel, and who are legally responsible for the operation of
the studio
Antimicrobial solution - ✔✔means any solution used to retard the growth
of microorganisms approved for application to human skin and includes all
products labeled accordingly as approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA
Antiseptic - ✔✔means an agent or substance that will destroy or inhibit the
growth and development of infectious microorganisms on human skin or
mucous membranes.
Applicant - ✔✔means any person who applies for a body art license, guest
body art license, body art establishment permit, or temporary body art
establishment permit
Approval - ✔✔means written approval from the Department of Health
indicating that the body art establishment has been inspected and meets all
terms of the applicable rules.
,Approved - ✔✔means being accepted by the Department or local health
officer, as appropriate under applicable laws and regulations
Aseptic technique - ✔✔means to render or maintain free from infectious
material so as to prevent transfer or transmission of infectious agents
ASTM - ✔✔means the American Society for Testing Materials
International.
Autoclave - ✔✔means an apparatus for sterilization utilizing steam
pressure at a specific
temperature over a period of time per manufacturer's specifications.
Biohazardous waste - ✔✔means liquid or semi-liquid blood or other
potentially infectious materials and/or contaminated items, which if
compressed, would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in
a liquid or semi-liquid state
Blood - ✔✔means human blood, human blood components, and products
made from human blood.
Blood borne pathogens - ✔✔means pathogenic microorganisms present in
human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include
but are not limited to Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and
Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
, Board of Health - ✔✔means the Local County Board of Health.
Body Art - ✔✔means the practice of physical body adornment by means of
tattooing or body piercing. This definition does not include practices
considered medical procedures by the Georgia Board of Registration in
Medicine such as implants under the skin which are prohibited unless such
medical procedures are performed by a person licensed by the Georgia
Board of Registration in Medicine.
Body art establishment - ✔✔means any permanent building or structure
on a permanent foundation, holding a valid city or county business license,
if applicable, and permit from the County Board of Health where the
practices of body art are performed whether or not for profit.
Body art establishment permit - ✔✔means the issuance of a written permit
by the Department to a body art establishment stating that such
establishment, after inspection, was found to be in compliance with these
regulations.
Body artist - ✔✔means a person at least eighteen (18) years of age who
performs tattooing or body piercing and who is responsible for complying
with applicable provisions of these regulations
