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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 41. Board For Barbers And Cosmetology
Chapter 50. Tattooing Regulations
1/11/2026

18VAC41-50-190. General requirements.

A. Any person desiring to enroll in the tattooing apprenticeship program will be required to provide documentation of satisfactory completion of board-approved health education to include (i) bloodborne disease, sterilization, and aseptic techniques related to tattooing and (ii) first aid.

B. Any tattooer desiring approval to perform the duties of an apprenticeship sponsor and offer the board's tattooing apprenticeship program must meet the requirements of 18VAC41-50-70.

C. All apprenticeship training must be conducted in a tattoo parlor that has met the requirements of 18VAC41-50-80.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 11, eff. January 5, 2026.

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