Delaware Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health
Environmental Health Field Services


Kent County
Phone: (302) 744-1220
Fax: (302)-739-1957


PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR BODY ART ESTABLISHMENTS

INTRODUCTION


This information packet describes the requirements to open a body art establishment.  A copy of 
the "State of Delaware Regulations Governing Body Art Establishments" is included:

Submit the following to:

Environmental Health Field Services Office – Kent County
Thomas Collins Building
540 S. DuPont Highway, Suite 5
Dover, DE  19901
Phone No. (302) 744-1220
Fax No. (302) 739-1957

1.	One completed Application for Body Art Establishments

2.	One completed Information Sheet for Body Art Establishments

3.	Equipment schedule:
	*	Specify manufacturers and model numbers.
	*	Correlate equipment to floor plans.

4.	Two copies of the proposed plans for the entire facility (drawn to scale ¼"=1')


Plans will be reviewed within thirty (30) days in the order they are received.  If further 
information is needed you will be notified.  For applicants who wish to apply in person, an 
appointment is required.  Pre-operational inspections are required before the issuance of the 
operating permit and commencement of body art establishment operations.

No construction or alteration shall commence prior to Certificate of Approval issuance.

No body art operations are approved prior to satisfactory pre-operational inspection.

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INFORMATION SHEET
BODY ART ESTABLISHMENTS


IDENTITY OF PLANS

Name of Body Art Establishment	________________________________________________________________

Address of Body Art Establishment ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________

Applicant ______________________________________________________________________________________

Address of Applicant ___________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________

Plan Review for		____ New Construction		____ Conversion		____ Renovation


Indoor Areas (82.301.2)
Floors__________________________________________________________________ (list materials)

	Smooth, easily cleanable?			 	Yes 		No

Solid Partitions, floor-to-ceiling?			 	Yes		No

Separate from food prep, hair salon & private residences? 	Yes 		No

Ceilings________________________________________________________________ (list materials)

	Smooth, easily cleanable?			 	Yes		No

Chairs, benches and other procedural surfaces 
smooth, easily cleanable?					Yes		No


Outer Openings (82.301.3)
Protection at entrance from insects, rodents and vermin?	Yes		No


Space (82.301.4)
45 square feet of procedure space per operator?		 	Yes		No

Screening for client privacy?		 			Yes		No

Partitions, curtains, dividers for multiple body art stations?	Yes	 	No

Lighting and Ventilation (82.301.5)

Artificial light source of 20 footcandles at 3 ft. above floor?	Yes		No

Artificial light source of 100 footcandles at level where 
body art procedure is performed?		 		Yes		No


Animals (82.301.6)
Live animals excluded from procedure areas?		 	Yes		No


Handwashing and Toilets (82.301.7)
Handsink with hot/cold running water?		 		Yes		No

Wrist or foot controls (preferred over hand controls) 
on handsinks? 		 					Yes		No

Soap, towels and trash receptacle at handsink?		 	Yes		No

One handsink for every three operators?		 		Yes		No

Minimum of one toilet and lavatory?		 		Yes		No


Waste Receptacles (82.301.8)
Waste receptacle at each operator station?		 	Yes		No

Waste receptacle in toilet room?		 		Yes		No

Refuse containers cleanable?		 			Yes		No

Receptacles in operator areas emptied daily?		 	Yes		No

Solid waste removed from premises weekly?		 	Yes		No


Supplies (82.301.9) (82.301.10)
Instruments and supplies stored in clean, dry, 
covered containers?						Yes		No

Washer and dryer on premises?		 			Yes		No

Reusable cloth items machine washed with detergent 
and dried after each use?					Yes		No

Utilization of processing launderer?		 		Yes		No

Cloth items stored in a clean, dry place until used?		Yes		No

Soiled items stored separately from clean items?		Yes		No


Sterilization (82.305.3)
Access to steam autoclave for sterilization?		 	Yes		No

Sterilizer located away from work or public areas?		Yes	 	No

Access to ultra sonic unit?		 			Yes		No

Non single-use, non-disposable instruments cleaned and 
sanitized after each use?					Yes		No


BODY ART ESTABLISHMENTS

OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS


1.	Total square footage of body art establishment premises: ______________	sq. ft.

2.	Number of floors where body art procedures are performed: _____________	floor(s)

3.	Type of body art procedures performed:

       	Tattoo				Scarification
       	Ear piercing			Subdermal implants
       	Body piercing			Liplines/lidlines
       	Braiding			Tattoo removal
       
       	Other (specify) __________
       
4.	Number of operator stations:		

5.	Hours of operation:		________ Sunday		________ Monday
					________ Tuesday	________ Wednesday
					________ Thursday	________ Friday
					________ Saturday

5.	If seasonal, specify approximate dates of operation:

	From _____________________  	To ________________________						


BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE

NAME OF BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT    DATE: ____ / ____ /____
                 
SUBMITTED BY:            
           
ITEM #	ITEM DESCRIPTION		MANUFACTURER			MODEL #
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BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT FLOOR PLAN & EQUIPMENT LAYOUT          Scale ¼" = 1 foot
							(If other scale, notify:_____________)












BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT ______.____________________________Submitted by:__________________________