License Requirements:

http://www.medfordma.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Body-Art-Regs-March-2008.pdf

Application: 

  •  In reviewing an application for a practitioner permit, the Board may consider experience, training and/or certification acquired in other states that regulate body art. 
  •  Training for all practitioners shall be approved by the Board and, at a minimum, shall include the following: 
    • Bloodborne pathogen training program (or equivalent) which includes infectious disease control; waste disposal; handwashing techniques; sterilization equipment operation and methods; and sanitization, disinfection and sterilization methods and techniques;
    • First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Examples of courses approved by the Board include “Preventing Disease Transmission” (American Red Cross) and “Bloodborne Pathogen Training” (U.S. OSHA). Training/courses provided by professional body art organizations or associations or by equipment manufacturers may also be submitted to the Board for approval.