Individual State License Requirements*

(See bottom of the list for Updates on some of the Licensing Information)

State	Oversight	License Contact Information
Alabama	Alabama Department of Public Health	Alabama Department of Public Health
Alaska	Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers	Alaska Division of Occupational Licenses
Arizona	County Departments of Health Services	None
Arkansas	Arkansas Department of Health	Arkansas Department of Health
California	California State Department of Health Services	County Health departments
Colorado	Colorado Department of Health and Environment County Health Agencies	Colorado Department of Health and Environment
Connecticut	Connecticut Department of Health	None at this time
Delaware	Delaware Department of Health	Delaware Department of Health
Florida	Florida Department of Health	Florida Department of Health
Georgia	Georgia Department of Human Resources	County Boards of Health
Hawaii	Hawaii Department of Health	Sanitation branch of the Hawaii Department of Health
Idaho	None as of this writing	None as of this writing
Illinois	Unknown	Unknown
Indiana	Unknown	Unknown
Iowa	Iowa Department of Health	Iowa Division of Health Protection and Environmental Health
Kansas	Kansas Board of Cosmetology	Kansas Board of Cosmetology
Kentucky	Local Health Departments	Local Health Departments
Louisiana	Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals	Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Food and Drug Program
Maine	Maine Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Health	Maine Division of Environmental Health, Health Inspection Program
Maryland	Unknown	Unknown
Massachusetts	www.state.ma.us/dph/bhqm/bhqm.htm	www.state.ma.us/dph/bhqm/bhqm.htm
Michigan	Unknown	Unknown
Minnesota	Unknown	Unknown
Mississippi	Mississippi Department of Health	Mississippi Department of Health, Professional Licensure
Missouri	Missouri Department of Economic Development	Missouri Office of Professional Registration
Montana	Montana Department of Health and Services	None until January 2006
Nebraska	Nebraska Department of Health	Nebraska Department of Health
Nevada	None known; check locally	None known; check locally
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services	New Hampshire Bureau of Health Facilities Administration
New Jersey	New Jersey Department of Health and Vital Statistics	Unknown
New Mexico	Unregulated	Unregulated
New York	Health Commissioner	No statewide license
North Carolina	North Carolina Department of Health	Local Health Departments
North Dakota	Unregulated	Unregulated
Ohio	Ohio Department of Health	Local Boards of Health
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Department of Health	Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Protection Division
Oregon	Oregon Health Licensing Department	Oregon Health Licensing Office
Pennsylvania	Unregulated	Unregulated
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Department of Health	Rhode Island Health Professional Regulation
South Carolina	South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control	Unknown
South Dakota	South Dakota State Department of Health	No statewide license as of this writing
Tennessee	Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health Services	Local Health Departments
Texas	Texas Department of Health, Drugs and Medical Devices Division	Texas Department of Health Licensing and Enforcement Division
Utah	Check with county health departments	Check with county health departments
Vermont	Vermont Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation
Virginia	Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation	DPOR Boards for Barbers and Cosmetology
Washington	Washington Secretary of Health	Unknown
Washington, DC	Unknown	Unknown
West Virginia	West Virginia Health and Human Resources	West Virginia Health and Human Resources
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Public Health Sanitarians	Wisconsin Public Health Sanitarians
Wyoming	Unregulated	Unknown

*From US Department of Labor (June 13th, 2005). OSHA

UPDATES

• Starting July 2010, WASHINGTON STATE requires licencing for anyone performing any Permanent Makeup procedures. There is also a mandatory Bloodborne Pathogens class and exam that is required to be repeated every year for anyone practicing these services. To find out more click here.