Plan review with OCHD is required for all newly constructed or extensively remodeled body art facilities and all body art facilities that have been out of operation for twelve (12) months or more. Examples of remodeling activities requiring plan review include, but are not limited to, adding practitioner areas and adding sterilization rooms.

For plan review guidance, please see Instructions for Opening or Remodeling a Body Art Facility

Additional plan review documents can be found here:

• Oakland County Health Division Plan Review Data Packet
• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Body Art Facility Resources
• Application for an OCHD Body Art Establishment License
• Sample MDHHS Client Record/Consent Form
• Sample MDHHS Aftercare Instructions for Tattoos, Piercings, and Branding

Plans should be submitted at least 60 days prior to your planned start of construction. Plans will be reviewed in the order they are received. OCHD will respond in writing to you within 30 business days upon receipt of your plan submittal.

Completed plan review packets may be emailed to ehclerkssouth@oakgov.com or submitted in person at either of our office locations:

North Oakland Health Center
ATTN: Environmental Health
1200 N. Telegraph Rd., 34E
Pontiac, MI 48341

South Oakland Health Center
ATTN: Environmental Health
27725 Greenfield Rd.
Southfield, MI 48076

Please call 248-424-7191 for payment options.

The practice of body art shall not be performed in Oakland County without a practitioner permit from the Oakland County Health Division. The permit shall be conspicuously displayed within any establishment in which body art is performed. Oakland County Health Division will issue practitioner permits to individuals who have:

1. Completed a Hepatitis B vaccination series; or who have medical evidence of immunity; or have an approved and completed vaccination declination waiver
2. Provided a copy of their photo I.D.
3. Completed the appropriate application and paid the required permitting fee
4. Completed a bloodborne pathogen class that meets Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Association (MIOSHA) requirements and includes components specific to the practice of body art.

Completed body art permit applications may be emailed to ehclerkssouth@oakgov.com or submitted in person at either of our office locations:

North Oakland Health Center
ATTN: Environmental Health
1200 N. Telegraph Rd., 34E
Pontiac, MI 48341

South Oakland Health Center
ATTN: Environmental Health
27725 Greenfield Rd.
Southfield, MI 48076

Please call 248-424-7191 for payment options.

Resources

• Body Art Practitioner Permit Application
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Waiver

• License Fee: $150
• Temporary License: $50
• Plan Review: $75
• Inspection Fee: $55
• Body Art Permit: $50

Be well informed before having body art done. Improper procedures or having body art done outside of a licensed facility puts you at risk of illness and/or infection. Tattooing, piercing, branding, or scarification done outside of a licensed facility is illegal.

If you wish to file a complaint against a body art facility or practitioner related to compliance with Public Act 375 or have concerns about potential health risks, please contact OCHD at 248‐858‐1312 or health@oakgov.com.