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Body Art
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The Board licenses individuals and facilities for the following body art professions:
Tattoo Artists
Body Piercers
Permanent Cosmetic Technicians
Facilities for the Three Above Listed Professions
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WARNING *** ALERT *** WARNING
Recently, the Kansas Board of Cosmetology was made aware of a nontuberulous mycobacteria (NTM) skin infection presenting in several individuals who received tattoos in the United States. The CDC reports that multiple states have been affected by this NTM outbreak, linking the infection to contaminated inks which may result from nonsterile water used to dilute the inks.
Centers for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6133a3.htm
U.S. Food and Drug Administration- http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm316357.htm |
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714 SW Jackson, Jayhawk Walk Building, Suite 100,
Topeka, Kansas
Phone: (785) 296-3155 * Fax (785) 296-3002 * kboc@kboc.ks.gov
Chiquita C. Coggs, Executive Director