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Educational Course and Test Specifically for Tattoo Artists:

Bloodborne Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

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PLEASE NOTE:

This class is NOT a replacement for a tattooing apprenticeship.  This class will NOT teach you how to tattoo, but rather instruct you on how to be safe while tattooing.

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This course has been approved by the State of Florida Department of Health and meets CHAPTER 64E-28 educational requirements that satisfy Florida state statute sections 381.00771-381.00791.

STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CHAPTER 64E-28, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TATTOOING
64E-28.006 Education Course Requirements.
(1) The course shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Utilize a classroom-based
(b) Be specific to the tattoo industry.
(c) Be a minimum of three (3) hours in length, excluding the examination.
(d) Include an opportunity for interactive questions and answers with the person conducting the training.
(e) Include, at a minimum, education and training on blood-borne pathogens,

• such as human immunodeficiency virus

• hepatitis A, B, and C,

• Staphylococcus aureus

• methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• tuberculosis

• impetigo

• scabies

• ringworm

• molluscum contagiosum

• herpes simplex

• herpes zoster

• prevention of such transmission.

This information shall include:
1. Identification of the disease;
2. Identification of the infectious agent;
3. Mode of transmission;
4. Incubation period;
5. Period of communicability; and
6. Prevention of transmission in a tattoo setting.
(f) Be followed by a written examination covering the materials in the course. The examination shall contain a minimum of fifty (50) questions with a passing score of at least seventy percent (70%).
(g) Ensure identity verification and validation for each student taking the classroom course and test.