First meeting minutes

Here are the official minutes from the first meeting. My apologies for taking too much time to update the blog about this meeting. I just received the minutes today. My opinion on the meeting follows.

Body Art, Body Piercing and Tattoo Advisory Committee

405 Black Lake Boulevard S.W., Room 209

Olympia, Washington 98502

August 21, 2009

9a.m.-5p.m.


Attendees:

Department: Trudie Touchette, Administrator

Susan Colard, Assistant Administrator

Lawna Knight, Administrative Assistant

Committee: Kenneth (Doc) Elsea, Christy Brooker, Leslie Johnston, Helen Piatt, Penny Rudy, Mary Tanneberg, Mark Collins, Debra Glugla, Scott Falbo

Audience: Dan Quirong, Christine Anthony, Thalia Brown, Yvonne Fred, Katherine Backman, Charles Strouss, Troy Amundson, others attended but did not sign in.

Agenda:

Introductions

Goals

Law Review

Identify needed changes to law (if any)

Introductions were made of Advisory Committee, Department Staff and Audience

Leslie Johnston submitted a draft mockup of rules to the Department and the Committee as a jump start.

Trudie read through Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5391 to discuss any areas that may need amendment.

Comments on SSB 5391:

Section 1

No changes-Some discussion on adding MRSA to the list of blood borne pathogens. However, it states in the language “including, but not limited to...” which encompasses them all.

Section 2

1. Definition of Body Art Comments: No changes



2. Definition of Body Piercing Comments: No changes at this time-more discussion may be necessary on exemption of stud & clasp piercing systems to pierce the lobe.



3. Definition of Director: No changes necessary




4. Definition of Individual License: No changes-each practice will require a license.



5. No changes-Discussion regarding the need for mobile operator or personal service operators.



6. No changes



7. Remove Subsection-Definition of tattoo artist not needed



8. Tattooing-no changes



Section 3: Duties of the Director-no changes

Section 4: Remove the term canceled from subsection 1 (a)

Section 5: No changes

Section 6: Skipping till next meeting

Section 7: No changes

Throughout the meeting the committee shared valuable information relating to their specific professions and identified needs.

Next Meeting: Starting with section 6 at next meeting.

Action Items:

* Department will provide a copy of the Uniform Regulation of Business and Professions RCW.
* Department will research other states’ best practices in regards to mobile and personal service operators.
* Department will put links to other state’s laws on the Department of Licensing website.
* Department will send Candidate Information Bulletins (CIB) for National Interstate Council of Boards of Cosmetology (NIC) body piercing, tattoo exams to committee members.
* Department will contact the Department of Health and report back to the committee on the safety and sanitation rule development process.
* Troy Amundson will email state regulations on blood borne pathogens.
* Department will bring language for “grandfather” period for operators from the cosmetology law.
* Christy Brooker will provide list of shops that she has compiled.




Homework:

Committee will bring back their ideas of minimum qualifications for their profession(s) in regards to education, minimum hours, and standards for training and exams. Do we want multiple exams, or a single exam?

My opinion:
I felt that this meeting went very well. The Department of Licensing was more than welcoming to all of us. They stated that they needed our help to make these rules and that they did not know much about our industry and would like to learn. They do not appear to want to make this an anti competitive list of requirements. We are returning this Friday with our individual ideas of what we think should be required. We all decided that this would be the most efficient way of discussing it. If we all bring our clear ideas on it than we can compare notes and make compromises. There are still a few days for you to message me with any input that you would like included in the discussion for this next meeting. Please feel free to.