Operator/Technician Requirement Checklist
(Initial Application for Health Card)

Per the Southern Nevada Health District Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Tattoo and Permanent Makeup Establishments, applicants must have a minimum of six months continuous training in a duly-licensed establishment in Nevada, or another state or country (section 3.3.4).

All health permit holders have been provided with procedures to follow for all operators and/or technicians who will be working in their establishments.

Regulations for tattoo/permanent makeup operators and body piercing technicians in Clark County are quite stringent. In order to obtain a health card, the operator or technician must meet the following requirements:

• Be free of communicable diseases
• Be a minimum of eighteen years of age
• Have a minimum of six months experience or training
• Obtained a score of at least eighty percent on a written examination
• Be tested for Tuberculosis (TB) by skin test or chest x-ray
• Be immunized against Hepatitis A and B
• Possess current certification by the American Red Cross in Preventing Disease Transmission

Health Card Instructions

1. The following is required at the time of application:
   • Written proof from a previous employer of at least six months experience or training.
     • Written proof must contain a date, be on letterhead (if possible), specify month/year dates of experience and have the signature both printed and signed.
   • Written proof from a Clark County Health Permitted Establishment stating the applicant will be working in his/her establishment.
   • Written exam fee of $113 (non-refundable) payable by cash, money order, Visa and Mastercard.
     
     
2. Applications must be completed in person in Wing 1 of the Ravenholt Public Health Center at 625 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada.
   • An appointment to take the written exam will be scheduled upon receipt of the application and exam fee.
     
     
3. Testing begins promptly at 10 a.m. The written exam must be completed in two hours.
• Study material for the exam consists of brochures and the Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Tattoo and Permanent Makeup Establishments. The regulations are available free online or for $2 at the public health center.
• Results of the exam will be available immediately.
• Applicants who pass the exam can can apply for a health card.
  • Additional fees for the health card will be required.
  • Visit the Health Card web pages for more information.
• Applicants who do not pass can retake the exam. The written exam fee of $113 is charged each time the exam is taken until a passing grade is received.
  
4. Within thirty days of passing the written exam, all applicants must begin their Hepatitis B vaccination series (section 3.8) and take the required American Red Cross training (section 3.9.1)