Regulations Governing Registration of Individuals Performing
Tattooing and Individuals Performing Body Piercing Mississippi State Department of Health - Office of Health Protection
Reformatted January 2012 Amended November 2019 Office of Licensure - Professional Licensure Division
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5. After sterilization, all tattoo and body piercing equipment shall be stored in
secure, dry, clean cabinets, or other secure covered containers reserved
for the storage of such equipment.
6. Performance of the autoclave shall checked once per month using
Bacillus Stereo thermophilus spore strips or suspensions and results
recorded and maintained for a period of three years. If the autoclave fails
a performance check, the autoclave must be immediately checked for
proper use and function and the spore test repeated. If the spore test
remains positive, use of the autoclave shall be discontinued until it is
repaired, and a repeat spore test is negative.
SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §73-61-1 and Miss. Code Ann. §73-61-3.
Rule 11.5.6 Tattoo Procedures: No Certificate of Registration shall be issued or
renewed to any individual, unless the following tattoo procedures are
followed:
1. Before beginning any tattoo procedure, the tattooist shall discuss the risks
and responsibilities required in the procedure with the client. The tattooist
shall also explain aftercare instructions prior to the tattoo procedure. The
client shall then fill out and sign a client consent form for the tattoo,
indicating that he consents to the procedure, understands the risks,
understands the aftercare requirements, and has received written
aftercare instructions. The original of the client consent form, along with a
photocopy of a government-issued identification, shall be retained at the
establishment as required in these regulations.
2. The tattooist shall thoroughly wash hands and forearms with antibacterial
soap and warm water before and after each procedure. After thorough
washing, the hands shall be dried using clean, single use paper towels.
3. The tattooist shall wear new, clean, single use, disposable sanitary latex
examination gloves, or other type gloves approved by the Department, for
every client during the procedure. If a glove is pierced, torn, or
contaminated by coming into contact with any other person or non-clean
surface, both gloves must be properly removed and discarded. Hands
shall be washed prior to donning a new pair of disposable examination
gloves. Gloves shall be discarded after the completion of each procedure
on an individual client. Under no circumstances shall a pair of gloves be
used on more than one person. The use of disposable gloves does not
preclude the need for, or substitute for, the hand washing procedure.
4. Immediately before the procedure is to begin, the work procedure area
shall be wiped down with a product classified by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a hospital disinfectant without
label claim for tuberculocidal activity (low level disinfection) or greater,