Regulatory Compliance, Records, and Professional Standards
This domain tests New Mexico licensure, required records, OSHA obligations, and professional conduct.
Core rules
- Work only under a valid practitioner license and in a licensed body art establishment with a written infection-control plan. Display credentials and follow inspection requirements.
- Keep a client record for each procedure: consent, medical history, procedure date/site, pigment brand and lot, needle lot, aftercare instructions, complications, and photographs with permission.
- OSHA requires an exposure control plan, annual bloodborne-pathogen training, hepatitis B vaccination offered, post-exposure evaluation, and a sharps injury log. Exposure records are kept long-term-commonly 30 years.
- Protect privacy; do not post before/after images without written consent. Advertising must be truthful and within scope.
Worked example
A client reports a reaction, and the inspector asks which pigment lot was used. If the record lacks the lot number, you cannot trace the batch or compare with other clients. Reasoning: lot traceability is a core recordkeeping control, not optional paperwork.
Traps
Relying on verbal consent; assuming a license transfers to another person or location; thinking OSHA only covers hospitals; discarding pigment lot records after the appointment.