New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII,
Issue 9 / May 3, 2022
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
RULE HEARING AND REGULAR BOARD MEETING
The New Mexico Board of Body Art Practitioners
will hold a rule hearing on Monday, June 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Following the rule hearing, the Board will
convene a regular board meeting consider and adopt the rules and take care of
regular business. The meeting will be held via Cisco Webex Meetings.
https://nmrld.webex.com/nmrld/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef036fa4cfbe2839bf3d27e25f1e871ed
To join the meeting by phone: 1-415-655-0002 United States Toll
Access Code:
2497 068 4153
The purpose of the rule hearing is to consider
proposed changes to Title 16 Chapter 36 NMAC 1978:
Amendments to the rules below:
16.36.1 NMAC General Provisions
16.36.2 NMAC Licensure
Requirements for Body Art Tattoo Practitioner
16.36.3 NMAC Requirements for
Establishments
16.36.5 NMAC Standards of Practice
16.36.9 NMAC Licensure Requirements for Permanent
Cosmetics Practitioner
16.36.10 NMAC Licensure
Requirements for Body Piercing-Scarification Practitioner
To obtain and review copies of the proposed
changes and public comments, you may go to the Boards website at: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/body-art-practitioners-overview/ba-board-information/ba-board-meetings/
or contact the Boards and Commissions Division
at (505) 476-4622.
The Board is currently accepting public
written comments on the proposed amendments.
Please submit written comments on the proposed changes to Jennie James,
Board Administrator, via electronic mail at:
NMBody.Art@state.nm.us, or by
regular mail at P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504, no later than Friday, June
3, 2022. Written comments received prior
to the rule hearing will be posted to the RLD website at: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/body-art-practitioners-overview/ba-rules-and-laws/. Persons will also be given
the opportunity to present their written or oral comments at the public rule
hearing.
The agenda for the board meeting
will be posted and available at least 72 hours before the meeting on the Board
website at https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/body-art-practitioners-overview/ba-board-information/ba-board-meetings/. Copies of the rules or the agenda may also be obtained by
contacting Jennie James, Board Administrator at
(505) 476-4622.
An individual with a disability who is in need
of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or other form of
auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing, please
contact Jennie James, Board Administrator (505) 476-4622.
Statutory Authority: The Body Art Safe Practice Act, Sections 61-17B-1 thru 61-17B-18 NMSA
1978 among other provisions, specifically authorizes the Board to adopt and
file rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Body Art Safe Practice
Act.
Purpose of the Proposed Rules:
The Board is
engaged in this rulemaking activity to amend, or repeal and replace, existing
rule language in certain parts of the current Body Artists and Operators rules to
comply with the Executive Order 2021-060, Eliminating and Reducing Unnecessary
Regulatory Burdens and Costs. Additional
amendments were made to clarify the requirements for training and licensure.
16.36.1 NMAC General Provisions
The amendment to this part is to
define permanent cosmetics practitioner.
16.36.2 NMAC Licensure Requirements for Body Art Tattoo
Practitioners
The amendment to this part is to
comply with Executive Order 2021-060, Eliminating and
Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens and Costs.
16.36.3 NMAC Requirements for Establishments
The amendment to this part is to
update the basic safety and sanitation requirements.
16.36.5 NMAC Standards of Practice
The amendment to this part is to add
jewelry requirements for a newly pierced area based on the Association of
Professional Piercers jewelry material requirements.
16.36.9 NMAC Licensure Requirements for Permanent
Cosmetics Practitioner
The amendment to this part is to
comply with Executive Order 2021-060, Eliminating and
Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens and Costs. Additional amendments were
made to clarify the requirements for training and licensure.
16.36.10 NMAC Licensure Requirements for Body
Piercing-Scarification Practitioner
The amendment to this part is to
comply with Executive Order 2021-060, Eliminating and Reducing
Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens and Costs. Additional amendments were made to
clarify the requirements for training and licensure.