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In 2002, Tri-County Health Department began inspecting body art establishments. Body art includes tattooing, piercing and scarification. Each inspection is done jointly by an environmental health specialist, who evaluates the facility, and a nurse, who educates staff about biohazards and bloodborne pathogens. Public health concerns include sanitation, sterilization of instruments, sharps disposal and potential contamination of shared ink reservoirs for the prevention of infections and communicable diseases. Tri-County Health Department inspects all the known body art facilities in our region and, in general, finds that the facilities are in substantial compliance with regulations. Health inspections continue yearly unless there are compliance problems, which will trigger additional inspections and education as needed. Tri-County Health Department's body art inspection
program endeavors to assure that facilities are in compliance with
the Rules and Regulations Governing Body Art in the State of Colorado. Tri-County
Health Department discourages anyone from receiving a body art procedure
from a facility that is not inspected. Contact Keith Homersham
at 303-663-6257
ext.5
for more information.
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