License Requirements:

https://casetext.com/regulation/rhode-island-administrative-code/title-216-department-of-health/chapter-40-professional-licensing-and-facility-regulation/subchapter-10-facilities-regulation/part-15-tattoo-artists-and-tattoo-parlors-216-ricr-40-10-15/section-216-ricr-40-10-154-registration-requirements-for-tattoopermanent-makeup-artists

Application:

https://health.ri.gov/applications/TattooArtist.pdf

  • Have completed an apprenticeship program as outlined in this Part or has shown equivalent documentation of education/experience (may include other states) in the art of tattooing/permanent makeup.
  • Applicants and apprentices who have completed an apprenticeship program, seeking registration as a tattoo/permanent makeup artist, shall be required to demonstrate aseptic tattooing technique via an examination administered by the registration agency, to test the applicant’s fitness to engage in the practice of tattooing/permanent makeup. 
      • Such examination shall test the applicant’s knowledge and practices of infection control and such other areas as may be deemed necessary, and shall be administered upon completion and review of the application.
      • Applicants who have not satisfactorily met the application requirements of this Part relating to the examination described in § 15.4.3(A)(1) of this Part will be given two (2) additional opportunities to demonstrate tattooing technique. 
      • Failure to meet all technique requirements will result in denial of registration.b. Applicants wishing to reapply for registration may do so after a six (6) month waiting period between attempts at the examination.
  • Persons wishing to begin an apprenticeship program at an established tattoo parlor must register with the registration agency within thirty (30) days of beginning a tattoo parlor’s apprenticeship training program.
  •  A tattoo parlor’s apprenticeship training program must span eighteen (18) months from the apprentice registration date and should be inclusive of the following:
      • Practical Operation: 150 hours
      • Aseptic Tattooing Technique: 50 hours
      • Anatomy and Physiology: 30 hours
      • Skin and Skin Disorders: 20 hours
      • Aftercare Instruction: 10 hours
  • Equipment and Supplies: 20 hours
  • Rhode Island Rules and Regulations for Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Parlors: 20 hours
  • Parlor patrons receiving a tattoo/permanent make up procedure from an apprentice must be informed prior to the tattoo/permanent makeup procedure in writing, and acknowledge via a dated signature, that they willfully accept the tattoo/permanent makeup procedure to be performed by an apprentice.
    •  The licensed tattoo artist trainer must be present at all times during procedures performed by the apprentice.
  • Recommended:
      • Blood Borne Pathogen Training
      • CPR Training