NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE - TITLE 8 HEALTH CHAPTER 27 - BODY ART & EAR-PIERCING FACILITY STANDARDS

Oct 12, 2026

New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 8 Health, Chapter 27 establishes sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for tattooing, permanent cosmetics, and ear and body piercing services. It defines statutory authority, chapter history, effective and readoption dates, and addresses enforcement through the New Jersey Department of Health and other authorities. The scope covers license applicants and operators, while clarifying that health care providers are treated differently. Definitions detail terms such as adverse reaction and after-care instructions, including client responsibilities and infection indicators.

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§ 8:27-1.1 Purpose

§ 8:27-1.2 Scope

§ 8:27-1.3 Definitions

NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 8 HEALTH CHAPTER 27 BODY ART & EAR-PIERCING FACILITY STANDARDS This file includes all regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 54 No. 16, August 15, 2022 Statutory Authority Chapter Authority: N.J.S.A. 24:1-1 et seq. , particularly 24:2-1, 24:5-18, and 24:17-1 et seq. , and 26:1A-7(n), ( o), and (p); and Reorganization Plan No. 003- 2005 (Governor Codey, June 27, 2005) . History CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE: R.2022 d.089, effective June 14, 2022. See: 54 N.J. R. 229(a), 54 N.J. R. 1392(a) CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE: Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures, was adopted as new rules by R.2002 d.55, effective February 19, 2002. See: 33 N.J. R. 949(a), 34 N.J. R. 923(b) . Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures, was readopted as R.2007 d.292, effective August 15, 2007. See: 39 N.J. R. 826(a), 39 N.J. R. 3914(b) . In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5 . 1b, Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures, was scheduled to expire on August 15, 2014. See: 43 N.J. R. 1203(a) . Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures, was readopted, effective July 11, 2014. See: 46 N.J. R. 1816(a) . In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5 . 1, Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures, was scheduled to expire on July 11, 2021. Pursuant to Executive Order Nos. 127 (2020) and 244 (2021) and P. L. 2021, c. 103, any chapter of the New Jersey Administrative Code that would otherwise have expired during the Public Health Emergency originally declared in Executive Order No. 103 (2020) is extended through January 1, 2022. Therefore, this chapter has not yet expired and is extended 180 days from the later of the existing expiration date or the date of filing of this notice of proposed readoption, whichever is later, which date is June 19, 2022, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5 .1.c, Executive Order No. 244 (2021), and P. L. 2021, c. 103. See: 54 N.J. R. 229(a) . Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures was readopted as R.2022 d.089, effective June 14, 2022. As a part of R.2022 d.089, Chapter 27, Body Art Procedures, was renamed Body Art and Ear-Piercing Facility Standards, Subchapter 4, Health Safety and Occupational Health, was renamed Client and Occupational Health and Safety, and Subchapter 8, Permanent Cosmetics, was repealed and Subchapter 8, Permanent Cosmetics was adopted as new rules, effective July 18, 2022. See: Source and Effective Date. See, also, section annotations. NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Copyright © 2022 by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law SUBCHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS § 8:27-1.1 Purpose This chapter establishes sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for persons engaged in the business of tattooing, permanent cosmetics, and ear and body piercing in order to protect the public's health. § 8:27-1.2 Scope (a) Except as a subchapter otherwise indicates, this chapter applies to: 1. Persons and entities that apply for licensure or permission to operate body art and ear-piercing establishments; and 2. Operators of body art and ear-piercing establishments. (b) The general and discipline-specific standards in this chapter for qualification and training of practitioners and apprentices to perform body art and ear-piercing procedures at an operator's establishment or under an operator's license or permit do not apply to health care providers performing body art and ear-piercing procedures at an operator's establishment or under an operator's license or permit. (c) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-7, this chapter is part of the State Sanitary Code, has the force and effect of law, and is enforceable by the New Jersey Department of Health (Department), other health authorities, and State and local police, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-9. (d) This chapter implements provisions at N.J.S.A. 24:1 through 17, addressing devices and cosmetics, and is enforceable by the Department, other health authorities, and State and local police, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:2-1 and 24:17-1 and

FAQs

What is the purpose of Chapter 27 under Title 8 Health?

It establishes sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for tattooing, permanent cosmetics, and ear and body piercing to protect public health.

Who does the scope of Chapter 27 apply to?

It applies to persons and entities seeking licensure or permission to operate, and to operators. Certain standards for practitioners and apprentices do not apply to health care providers performing procedures under an operator’s authorization.

What do the chapter’s definitions cover, such as after-care instructions?

Definitions explain terms used in the chapter, including adverse reactions and after-care instructions that specify client responsibilities, restrictions, infection indicators, and relevant piercing jewelry precautions.

Oct 12, 2026

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