Body Piercing Studio Information

Infectious Medical Waste & Disease Control

Body Piercing Studio Business Information

Body Piercing Technicians in West Virginia are responsible for registering with the Public Health Sanitation Division prior to doing business in West Virginia. Technician Registrations must be renewed annually.

The West Virginia Body Piercing Studio Business Rule 64-80, Section 9 requires that all Body Piercing Technicians attend an approved Exposure Control Training course before they can receive their Registration. Training is valid for three years, after which time the course must be repeated.

The following are approved Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Training Programs for Body Piercing Technicians:

Click on the titles below for other equivalent online courses

A Body Piercing Studio must obtain an operational permit in their respective county from the Local Health Departments. In order to establish a new, or remodel an existing Body Piercing Studio the owner/operator is required to submit a Plan Review Information Report to your Local Health Department.

All Body Piercing Technicians are required to keep records of every piercing given to every client. A sample client information form is provided below.

Every client must also be given oral and written notification providing detailed after care instructions for the piercing.

On-Line Application and Payment

To Complete an Online Application for New or Renewal Body Piercing Technician Certificate of Registration You will need:

  • Social Security Number
  • List of Body Piercing Studio(s) name, address and phone number at which you are currently working or intend to work.
  • Credit Card: VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER

In Addition to the application and fee you must provide the following documents before your certificate of registration will be issued:

  • A copy of Hepatitis B vaccination status:
  • A copy of Exposure Control Training
    • Red Cross – Preventing Disease Transmission
    • OSHA – Based Bloodborne Pathogen Control
    • AboveTraining.com - Bloodborne Pathogen Course
    • Professional Body Art/Equipment Manufacture Course
    • Other Equivalent Course approved by the WV Bureau for Public Health 

These documents can be:

  • emailed to: Donna.R.Gorbey-Michael@wv.gov
  • faxed to: 304-558-1071
  • or mailed to:
    • Office of Environmental Health Services
      Public Health Sanitation Division
      350 Capitol Street, Room 313
      Charleston, WV 25301- 3713
      Attn: Body Piercing Certification

Body Piercing Technician Certificate of Registration will be processed and mailed after all required documents are received.

Click Here to begin Online Application

 

You may also submit an application, fee and all required documentation for a Body Piercing Technician Registration by mail to:

  • Office of Environmental Health Services
    Public Health Sanitation Division
    350 Capitol Street, Room 313
    Charleston, WV 25301- 3713
    Attn: Body Piercing Certification

Body Piercing Studio Business Rule

 

Body Piercing Studio Business Forms

 

Body Piercing Links

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