Section 12 AAC 09.185 - Trainees in body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring(a) A currently licensed practitioner of body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring who has held a practitioner's license in this state for at least one year before the training begins may provide training to no more than two trainees simultaneously in a shop licensed by the board under 12 AAC 09.110. A licensed practitioner of (1) body piercing may provide training in body piercing;(2) tattooing may provide training in tattooing;(3) permanent cosmetic coloring may provide training in permanent cosmetic coloring.(b) The trainer must (1) provide a time clock in the shop for the recording of the trainee's attendance;(2) maintain daily records of the trainee's hours of attendance;(3) maintain all records in an orderly manner and make records available for inspection by a member of the board during the hours the shop is open.(c) A trainer may not credit a trainee for more than 10 hours of training in any one day.(d) A trainee may not perform work in a shop unless the trainer responsible for the trainee's training is on the premises.(e) A trainer must submit a report on each trainee under the trainer's supervision, on a form provided by the department, no later than the 15th day after the calendar quarter. The report must include (1) for tattooing, the exact number of hours of theoretical instruction and exact number and type of practical operations completed by the trainee during the previous quarter;(2) for permanent cosmetic coloring, the exact number of hours of theoretical and exact number and type of practical operations completed by the trainee during the previous quarter;(3) for body piercing, the exact number of hours of theoretical instruction and the exact number and type of practical operations completed by the trainee during the previous quarter.(f) The quarterly report must maintain continuity from month-to-month from the date the training begins to the date of termination or completion of the course of training regardless of attendance by the trainee.(g) The trainer must submit a certificate of student training form for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring or body piercing within 20 days of termination of the training, documenting the theoretical and practical operations completed by the trainee during the incomplete training period.(h) Upon completion of a course of training under this section, the trainee is eligible to take the appropriate examination in the license categories of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. The trainer shall submit a certificate of student training form not later than five days after the completion of training, documenting the theory hours and practical operations.(i) A trainee whose training has been interrupted for a continuous period of two years or more will not be allowed credit for the hours of training received before the date the training was interrupted.(j) A trainee may have no more than three trainers at a time. Each trainer must submit a statement of responsibility for the trainee. Approved trainers will be listed and reflected on the trainees permit. Any of the approved trainers may submit completion or termination certificates, documenting the theoretical and practical operations completed by the trainee during the incomplete training period in accordance with (g) and (h) of this section.(k) A trainee permit is portable to shops licensed by the board under 12 AAC 09.110. The requirements of this section must be met at all times.Eff. 11/16/2004, Register 172; am 12/24/2006, Register 180; am 4/21/2010, Register 194; am 9/24/2014, Register 211, October 2014; am 4/5/2018, Register 225, April 2018; am 3/30/2019, Register 229, April 2019; am 11/23/2023, Register 248, January 2024Authority:AS 08.13.030
AS 08.13.082