As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Antibacterial solution” means any solution used to retard the growth of bacteria approved for application to human skin and includes all products so labeled;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-38-201

  • Client: means any person desiring to receive a tattoo. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • License: means the issuance of a license to perform tattooing to any individual, partnership, firm or corporation. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Permit: means the issuance of a permit to a tattoo studio or establishment. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Tattoo: means any method of placing designs, letters, figures, symbols, cosmetics or any other marks under the skin of a person with ink or color by the aid of needles or instruments. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • Tattoo studio: means any room or space where tattooing is practiced or where the service of tattooing is conducted. See Tennessee Code 62-38-201
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Client” means any person desiring to receive a tattoo;
(3) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;
(4) “Department” means the department of health;
(5) “Disinfectant” means a solution intended to destroy or inactivate specific viruses, bacteria or fungi on inanimate surfaces;
(6) “Germicidal solution” means any solution that destroys germs and is so labeled;
(7) “License” means the issuance of a license to perform tattooing to any individual, partnership, firm or corporation;
(8) “Permit” means the issuance of a permit to a tattoo studio or establishment;
(9) “Registration” means license or permit, as applicable;
(10) “Sanitary” means clean and free of agents of infection;
(11) “Single use” means an item is used one (1) time on one (1) client and then is properly disposed of by appropriate measures;
(12) “Sterilization” means holding in an autoclave for fifteen (15) minutes, at fifteen pounds (15 lbs.) pressure and at a temperature of two hundred fifty degrees fahrenheit (250°F) or one hundred twenty-one degrees celsius (121°C);
(13) “Tattoo” means any method of placing designs, letters, figures, symbols, cosmetics or any other marks under the skin of a person with ink or color by the aid of needles or instruments;
(14) “Tattoo artist” means any person, regardless of age, who engages in the practice/service of tattooing regardless of the type of tattoo or area to be tattooed;
(15) “Tattoo artist registration” means the issuance of a state license authorizing the person named therein to engage in the practice/service of tattooing in this state after fulfilling the requirements in this part;
(16) “Tattoo operator” means any person who controls, operates, conducts or manages any tattoo studio, whether actually engaging in tattooing or not;
(17) “Tattoo studio” means any room or space where tattooing is practiced or where the service of tattooing is conducted;
(18) “Tattoo studio certificate” means the issuance of a written permit, issued by the local county health department, to a tattoo studio stating that the studio, after inspection, was found to be in compliance with this part; and
(19) “Universal precautions” means that all blood and body fluids are treated as to contain all bloodborne pathogens and taking proper precautions to prevent the spread of any bloodborne pathogens.
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