Body Art Practitioner

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<p>Body Art Practitioners practice physical body adornment in the following classifications: body piercing, branding, or tattooing.</p> <p><strong>Legislation:</strong>&nbsp;NH RSA 314-A; Administrative Rules Chapter He-P 1100</p> <p><strong>Licensure Requirements:</strong></p> <ul><li>Minimum requirement of 1,500 hours in not less than one year of apprenticeship training under a qualified licensee</li> <li>Complete an approved course in methods and techniques for the proper sterilization of instruments and materials used in body piercing, branding, or tattooing</li></ul> <p><strong>Examination:</strong>&nbsp;Not required</p> <p><strong>Continuing Education:</strong>&nbsp;Three hours of continuing education for each individual classification, and completion of a sterilization course are required for license renewal</p> <p><strong>Fees:</strong></p> <ul><li>Initial license: $110</li> <li>Biennial renewal: $110</li></ul> <ul>Licenses expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month in odd-numbered years</ul> <p><strong>Reciprocity:</strong>&nbsp;Permitted &ndash; applicant must have documentation of practicing in another state for at least three years</p> <p>revised Jan 2018</p>