1. (1) Piercing is prohibited:

   1. (a) On the genital or nipple of a person younger than 18 regardless of parental consent;
   2. (b) On testes, deep shaft (corpus cavernosa), uvula, eyelids, and sub-clavicle; horizontal tongue piercings also are prohibited;
   3. (c) On a person who shows signs of being inebriated or appears to be incapacitated by the use of alcohol or drugs;
   4. (d) On a person with sunburn or other skin diseases or disorders of the skin such as open lesions, rashes, wounds, or puncture marks in areas of treatment
2. (2) A specialty body piercing licensee is prohibited from using an earlobe piercing gun unless a license for earlobe piercing is obtained.
3. (3) The Office adopts the Association of Professional Piercers 2013 Procedure Manual by reference which must be used by licensees as a standard of care for body piercing best practices. The procedure manual can be located at http://www.safepiercing.org/publications/procedure-manual/

Statutory/Other Authority

676.615, 690.390 & 690.405

Statutes/Other Implemented

690.390 & 690.405

History

HLO 1-2018, amend filed 01/04/2018, effective 01/04/2018
HLA 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 1-16-13
HLA 10-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-12