[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-563529-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":81,"doc-detail-563529-en":127},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","piercing-and-tattooing-code-of-practice-final-january-2024","Piercing-and-Tattooing Code of Practice - Final - January 2024","","Approved Code of Practice for Jersey Care Commission regulating the Piercing and Tattooing (Jersey) Law 2002. Defines the commission’s regulatory scope across body piercing, ear piercing, acupuncture, electrolysis, tattooing, and the premises where these procedures are carried out. Explains law-driven registration requirements for both practitioners and premises, clarifies excluded registered healthcare professionals, and outlines procedures covered versus those not covered. Includes sectioned requirements that address premises, practitioner responsibilities, and infection prevention and control.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/","Template",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/general/","General",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/piercing-and-tattooing-code-of-practice-final-january-2024/563529/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/piercing-and-tattooing-code-of-practice-final-january-2024/563529.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":42,"@type":43},"anakgang17","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-21","2026-10-12",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",8,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What does the Jersey Care Commission regulate under the Piercing and Tattooing (Jersey) Law 2002?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"It regulates practices including acupuncture, body and ear piercing, electrolysis, tattooing, and the premises where these are conducted.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What procedures are covered by the law according to the document?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"The law specifically targets body piercing, ear piercing, acupuncture, electrolysis, and tattooing, with definitions provided in the law itself.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"Are registered healthcare professionals always subject to this Code of Practice?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"No. Individuals registered under other Jersey laws that permit treatment as part of professional activities are exempt from the law.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},563529,1792110402,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,89,94,99,104,109,114,119,124],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":86,"show_sort_weight":87,"slug":88},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":90,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":91,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":95,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":105,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":110,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":111,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":115,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":120,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":122,"slug":123},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":125,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":126},158,"general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":128},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":129,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":22,"category_id":125,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":141,"read_time":142},962090883568,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_a8503ba1806abce46bf441b54a3ca4cd","Jersey Care Commission Piercing and Tattooing (Jersey) Law 2002  \nApproved Code of Practice  \nJanuary 2024  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nSection 1 Introduction and overview of the Law  2  \nSection 2 Requirements for premises 7  \nSection 3 Requirements for practitioners 11  \nSection 4 Infection Prevention and Control 14  \nAppendix 1 Example notice for waiting area 16  \nAppendix 2 Handwashing poster 17  \nAppendix 3 Client consent examples 18  \nAppendix 4 Examples of aftercare advice 19  \nAppendix 5 Management of sharps injury 24  \nAppendix 6 Blood/body fluid exposure flow chart 25  \nReferences 26  \nSECTION 1 : INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE LAW  \n1. The Jersey Care Commission (‘the Commission’) is responsible for the regulation of the Piercing and Tattooing (Jersey) Law 2002 (‘the Law’) . The Commission regulates the practices of acupuncture, body and ear piercing, electrolysis , tattooing and the premises on which those practices are conducted. The law requires registration of both the person carrying out the procedure and the premises where procedures are carried out. The law also allows the Commission to issue a Code of Practice setting out:  \n• the practice and procedures that should be adopted by registered persons administering any treatment,  \n• the standards to which registered premises and any equipment used in connection with the administration of treatment should conform and  \n• the records that should be kept in respect of persons to whom, and the premises at which, the treatment is administered.  \nThis code applies to  \n• All practitioners who perform skin penetration procedures as defined in law.  \n• The premises in which such procedures are performed.  \n1.2 Procedures Covered by the Law  \nThe Law is very specific in the range of activities that it aims to regulate:  \n• body piercing  \n• ear piercing  \n• acupuncture  \n• electrolysis  \n• tattooing  \nDefinitions provided within the Law itself are very precise but the key issues from those definitions are as follows:  \n• Body piercing is defined as the “total or partial penetration of the skin using a needle or other implement with the intention of creating an aperture for decoration for decorative or cosmetic purpose , including   insertion through or into the skin of decorative jewellery.”  \no this definition includes piercing of the upper cartilage, tragus, conch, or rook of the ear.  \nEar piercing is defined as the “total or partial penetration of the lower non cartilaginous lobe of the pinna using a needle or other implement with the intention of creating an aperture for decorative or cosmetic purposes    \nincluding insertion through or into the skin   of decorative jewellery”  \n• Tattooing is defined as “the insertion into the skin of any colouring material for decorative purposes and designed to leave a permanent mark.”  \no this definition includes procedures such as cosmetic tattooing, e.g. , eyebrow or lip lining, micro blading and other advertised “semipermanent skin colouring “as these procedures may result in permanent pigmentation.  \n• Electrolysis is defined as “the insertion of needles into the skin in order to apply electrical current for medical or cosmetic purposes.”  \n• Acupuncture is defined as “the insertion of solid needles into the skin in order to stimulate nerve impulses for medical purposes.”  \nThere are other skin piercing, beauty treatments and other body modification procedures which are not covered by this law as follows:  \n\n| Procedure | Description | Information |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Beading | Insertion of beads under the skin to create 3-dimensional effect | Not covered |\n| Bio skin jetting | Injection of skin below wrinkles to promote formation of new tissue | Not covered |\n| Botox injection | Injection of clostridium botulinum toxin through the skin | Requires prescription from an authorised prescriber |\n| Braiding | Form of scarification which includes cutting strips of skin, leaving one end attached, braiding adjacent strips and re-att","cbCaiuTRBFVqPSVM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuTRBFVqPSVM","pdf",532779,27,"English","# Table of Contents\n## Section 1 Introduction and overview of the Law\n## Section 2 Requirements for premises\n## Section 3 Requirements for practitioners\n## Section 4 Infection Prevention and Control\n## Appendix 1 Example notice for waiting area\n## Appendix 2 Handwashing poster\n## Appendix 3 Client consent examples\n## Appendix 4 Examples of aftercare advice\n## Appendix 5 Management of sharps injury\n## Appendix 6 Blood/body fluid exposure flow chart\n## References","[{\"question\":\"What does the Jersey Care Commission regulate under the Piercing and Tattooing (Jersey) Law 2002?\",\"answer\":\"It regulates practices including acupuncture, body and ear piercing, electrolysis, tattooing, and the premises where these are conducted.\"},{\"question\":\"What procedures are covered by the law according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"The law specifically targets body piercing, ear piercing, acupuncture, electrolysis, and tattooing, with definitions provided in the law itself.\"},{\"question\":\"Are registered healthcare professionals always subject to this Code of Practice?\",\"answer\":\"No. Individuals registered under other Jersey laws that permit treatment as part of professional activities are exempt from the law.\"}]","Piercing-and-Tattooing Code of Practice - Final - January 2024 | PDF",1791836322,9]