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Body Art Establishments and Body Artist Certificates

Regulations

Article 14, Suffolk County Sanitary Code, revised and adopted October 31, 2007 provides the authority to regulate all Body Art Establishments in Suffolk County. Click here to view Article 14, Suffolk County Sanitary Code and all of its Appendices (Appendix A-Aftercare, Appendix B-Postings & Notices, Appendix C-First Aid Instructions, Appendix D-Consent Form, Appendix E-Healing Periods for Piercings, and Appendix F-Notice of Inspection & Disclaimer).

Contact Us

Contact the Bureau of Public Health Protection at 360 Yaphank Ave, Suite 2A, Yaphank, NY 11980:
 php@suffolkcountyny.gov
or
(631) 852-5900

Body Art Establishment applications for existing establishments and Plan Review applications for new establishments are linked below as a single application package. Please complete and submit the original application via mail or in person at our office.

Body Art Establishment Permit Application & Plan Review Package

Body Artist Certificate Exam Portal

Please click here to be brought to the Suffolk County Body Artist Certificate Exam Portal. From this portal you may:

  • Register online for an upcoming Body Artist Exam
  • View a list of all upcoming Body Artist Exam dates
  • Obtain a study guide and list of Body Art FAQs
  • Obtain pdf versions of the Body Artist/Permanent Cosmetic artist applications

Resources

Printed materials are available at the Public Health Protection office in Yaphank.

360 Yaphank Avenue
Suite 2A
Yaphank, NY 11980

(631) 852-5900
Fax 631-852-4824

Reception counter hours - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

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