12 AAC 09.004. Courtesy license

(a) A courtesy license authorizes the licensee to practice body piercing or to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring as a guest practitioner in a shop licensed by the board. An applicant for a courtesy license to practice body piercing must have a sponsor who holds a permanent license to practice body piercing in this state. An applicant for a courtesy license to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring must have a sponsor who holds a permanent license to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring in this state.

(b) The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.01.062 (a) and who, at least 30 days before the applicant plans to begin practicing, submits

(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested, and the identity of the applicant's sponsor;

(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;

(3) verification of practicing body piercing for a fee, or of practicing tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring for a fee, for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application; the proof must include one of the following or a combination of the following:

(A) at least two sworn affidavits from students or employees verifying the applicant's experience;

(B) at least one copy per month of a client release form for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application;

(4) a statement signed by the applicant's sponsor verifying that the sponsor is a practitioner of body piercing or practitioner of tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring who holds a permanent license in this state and will sponsor the applicant; and

(5) verification that the applicant successfully completed training equivalent to that required for completion of courses certified by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization approved by the board, and has been issued a current card, in

(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and

(B) blood borne pathogens.

(c) A courtesy license to practice body piercing or to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring is valid for 30 consecutive days. A person may not be issued more than one courtesy license in a calendar year.

(d) The period during which a courtesy license is valid may not be counted towards the training requirements of 12 AAC 09.167 or 12 AAC 09.169.

History: Eff. 12/6/2002, Register 164

Authority: AS 08.01.062

AS 08.13.030

AS 08.13.070

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