Tattoo studios-blood donation certification.

WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0583

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0238

Tattoo studios-blood donation certification.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Blake, Kasperik and Petroff and Senator(s) Martin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
public health and safety; providing for voluntary certification of tattoo
studios
as specified; providing for rulemaking; providing a definition;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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4
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140 is created to read:

35
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4
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140.

Certification of tattoo
studios
.

(a)

The department shall
, by rule and regulation,

develop a program of voluntary certification of tattoo
studios
and persons administering tattoos and body art for purposes of preventing the spread of blood borne diseases.

(b)

Before issuing a certification under this section, the department shall inspect the premises where administration of tattoos or body art is occurring to ensure compliance with rules and regulations of the program. Once a certification is issued, the department may periodically inspect the premises as provided in rule and regulation.

(c)

Denial, suspension or revocation of any certification shall be in conformance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(d)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require licensing or certification
,
by the department
,
of tattoo
studios
or persons
administering
tattoos or body art.

(e)

As used in this section, "tattoos" and "body art" mean as defined in W.S. 14
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3
‑
107(c)(i) and (vi).

Section 2.
W.S. 35
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1
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240(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxiii) is amended to read:

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240.

Powers and duties.

(a)

The department of health, through the state health officer, or under his direction and supervision, through the other
employees
of the department, shall have and exercise the following powers and duties:

(xxiii)

To certify tattoo
studios
as provided in W.S. 35
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4
‑
140.

Section 3.

The department shall consult with nongovernmental organizations involved in the
collection
and protection of blood supplies in developing rules pursuant to this act.

Section
4
.
This act is effective July 1, 2011.

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