Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, Regular Session

CHAPTER 29--S.F.No. 326

An act

relating to health; modifying requirements for supervisors of temporary body art technicians;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 146B.03, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 146B.02, subdivision 7a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 146B.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Supervisors. new text end

new text begin (a) A technician must have been licensed in Minnesota or in a jurisdiction with which Minnesota has reciprocity for at least: new text end

new text begin (1) two years as a tattoo technician, in order to supervise a temporary tattoo technician; or new text end

new text begin (2) one year as a body piercing technician or must have performed at least 500 body piercings, in order to supervise a temporary body piercing technician. new text end

new text begin (b) Any technician who agrees to supervise more than two temporary tattoo technicians during the same time period, or more than four body piercing technicians during the same time period, must provide to the commissioner a supervisory plan that describes how the technician will provide supervision to each temporary technician in accordance with section 146B.01, subdivision 28. new text end

new text begin (c) The supervisory plan must include, at a minimum: new text end

new text begin (1) the areas of practice under supervision; new text end

new text begin (2) the anticipated supervision hours per week; new text end

new text begin (3) the anticipated duration of the training period; and new text end

new text begin (4) the method of providing supervision if there are multiple technicians being supervised during the same time period. new text end

new text begin (d) If the supervisory plan is terminated before completion of the technician's supervised practice, the supervisor must notify the commissioner in writing within 14 days of the change in supervision and include an explanation of why the plan was not completed. new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner may refuse to approve as a supervisor a technician who has been disciplined in Minnesota or in another jurisdiction after considering the criteria in section 146B.02, subdivision 10, paragraph (b). new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 146B.02, subdivision 7a, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end

Presented to the governor May 17, 2019

Signed by the governor May 17, 2019, 5:50 p.m.