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DPHHS is offering one-time incentive payments to recruit employees at Montana’s state-run health care facilities. For more information go to Work4DPHHS.com

  1. Public Health & Safety
  2. Environmental Health and Food Safety
  3. Body Art
  4. Tattooing, Cosmetic Tattooing, Body Piercing, Ear Piercing

Tattooing, Cosmetic Tattooing, Body Piercing, Ear Piercing

Body art includes tattooing, body piercing, cosmetic tattooing, and microblading. This page contains information on relevant rules, laws, and guidelines in addition to important forms and the General Sanitation Quiz. Please contact EHFS or contact your local environmental health department with any questions. 

Rules

Body Art Facilities Administrative Rules (Web Version)

Body Art Facilities Administrative Rules (PDF Version)

Statutes (Laws)

Licensure & Regulation of Tattooing & Piercing Establishments [50-48 MCA]

Infectious Waste Management Act [75-10-10 MCA]

Unlawful Transactions with Children [45-5-623 MCA]

Information for the Public

Choosing Your Artist and Facility

Information for Artists

Plan Review Application for Body Art Establishments (PDF)

Sample Consent Form (Word)

Sample Consent Form (PDF)

General Sanitation Quiz (contact Sadie (406) 444-2823 or Clover (406) 444-2837 for the current password)

Frequently Asked Questions

CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings

CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines Fact Sheet

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standards for Employers

OSHA Applicability of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard to Tattoo & Piercing

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Environmental Health and Food Safety

Staff Directory

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Do you have a concern about a licensed public facility such as a restaurant, hotel, trailer court, tattoo artist, or swimming pool? Did you witness a violation of local or state COVID regulations? 

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Tattooing, Cosmetic Tattooing, Body Piercing, Ear Piercing

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