The Southern Nevada Health District Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Tattoo & Permanent Makeup Establishments and the Southern Nevada Health District Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Body Piercing Establishments were amended December 14, 2000.

• Southern Nevada Health District Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Body Piercing Establishments
  
  
• Southern Nevada Health District Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Tattoo and Permanent Makeup Establishments

Regulations include the following requirements:

1. A Health Permit must be applied for in order to own or operate a tattoo/permanent makeup or body piercing establishment in Clark County.
2. Equipment and instruments used in the application of tattooing or body piercing must be sterilized and needles properly disposed of in biohazard containers.
3. The small plastic containers holding the colored ink must never be reused since tattoo ink has been linked to the spread of hepatitis.

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 be:

• Free of communicable diseases
• A minimum of 18 years of age
• Have a minimum of six months experience or training
• Obtained a score of at least 80 percent on a written examination
• Tested for Tuberculosis (TB) by skin test or chest x-ray
• Immunized against Hepatitis A and B
• Possess current certification by the American Red Cross in Preventing Disease Transmission