Kan. Admin. Regs. § 69-15-5 - Application for licensure by examination

(a) Before issuance of a license, each applicant for tattoo, cosmetic tattoo, or body piercing licensure shall have passed an examination as specified in K.A.R. 69-15-7.

(b) Each applicant for the tattoo, cosmetic tattoo, or body piercing examination shall apply on forms provided by the board and accompanied by the following:

(1) The nonrefundable examination application fee, the written examination fee, and the practical examination fee;

(2) verification of the applicant's date of birth, including a copy of a valid driver's license, passport, or birth certificate;

(3) verification of the applicant's graduation from an accredited high school or completion of equivalent education, which shall mean any of the following:

(A) A general education development (GED) credential;

(B) proof of program completion and hours of instruction at a nonaccredited private secondary school registered with the state board of education of Kansas, or of the state in which instruction was completed;

(C) proof of a score in at least the 50th percentile on either the American college test (ACT) or the scholastic aptitude test (SAT); or

(D) proof of admission to a postsecondary state educational institution accredited by the Kansas state board of regents or by another accrediting body having minimum admission standards at least as stringent as those of the Kansas state board of regents;

(4) verification of the applicant's completion of eight hours of continuing education in infection control and blood-borne pathogens within the previous 12-month period, in addition to the infection control requirements of the training program; and

(5) an official transcript from a school of cosmetic tattooing, tattooing, or body piercing, or a final operating report from a licensed trainer providing direct supervision of the applicant, documenting the applicant's completion of a training program equivalent to the requirements of K.A.R. 69-15-2.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 69-15-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 74-2702a; implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1943 and 65-1948; effective Aug. 22, 1997; amended Feb. 14, 2014.