69-15-2

Kansas Administrative Regulation No. 69-15-2

69-15-2 Approved course of study.

1.  
1. To be approved by the board, a permanent color technician or tattoo artist training program shall include at least 600 hours of theory and practical experience that include 50 completed procedures, if completed in an approved school, or 1200 hours of theory and practical experience that include 50 completed procedures, if completed under the supervision of an approved trainer. A training program directly supervised by an approved trainer shall be limited to one trainee.
2. Each program of permanent cosmetics and tattooing shall include the following percentage of hours in its theory and practical experience:

Subject Percentage of hours
Needles	7
Tattoo machines, equipment, and supplies	20
Safety, sanitation, sterilization, and blood-borne pathogens	15
Basic color theory and pigments	7
Placement of design	7
Skin: Diseases, disorders, and conditions	9
Client handling	2
Business operations and Kansas statutes and regulations pertaining to permanent cosmetics and tattooing	3
Clinical practice	30
Total hours 600 (In school)
1200 (Under a trainer)

2.  
1. To be approved by the board, a basic body piercing technician training program shall include at least 600 hours of theory and practical experience that include 50 completed procedures, if completed in an approved school, or 1200 hours of theory and practical experience that include 50 completed procedures, if completed under the supervision of an approved trainer. In the basic body piercing training, the 50 completed procedures shall consist of at least five completed procedures for each of the following seven basic piercings in these areas:
1. Ears;
2. nose;
3. tongue;
4. nipple;
5. eyebrow;
6. navel; and
7. labrets (lips or around the mouth).
2. The following is the minimum course of study for basic body piercing:

Subject Percentage of hours
Health and safety	50
Sanitation, sterilization, and blood-borne pathogens
Skin: Diseases, disorders, and conditions
Anatomy
Universal precautions
First aid, C.P.R.
Clinical/Practical	50
Needles, equipment and supplies
Jewelry and placement
Business operations and laws
Client relations

3.  
1. An advanced training program for body piercing shall include, in addition to the hours required for the basic body piercing, 50 completed procedures within the advanced areas.
2. The advanced piercings shall include the following areas:
1. Male genitals;
2. female genitals;
3. multiple piercings in the same area; and
4. unusual piercings, including earl, which is surface-to-surface piercing located across the bridge of the nose, and madison, which is surface-to-surface piercing located near the clavical.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-2702a and implementing K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-1943 and 65-1949; effective Aug. 22, 1997.)