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Body Art

Our Body Art Program permits and inspects body art studios. We also offer the Body Artist Certification Exam. The term “body art” refers to tattooing, piercing and microblading.

 

For body art clients

Before obtaining a body art service, be sure to check near the studio entrance for the studio’s permit, the certification for each artist, and our recent inspection report. Also, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provides this information on body art risks.

 

For body art studios

To open or make structural changes to a body art studio, you must submit apply for a permit prior to the start of construction.

First, you should review the Body Art Studio Plan Review Checklist. Next, submit the Body Art Studio Application. The application should be sent by email to DeKalb.eh@dph.ga.gov with the subject line: Body Art.

Once the studio is open, you must display:

You must keep a file on each artist and client. The studio will be inspected twice a year.

For all of the requirements, visit Georgia Department of Public Health’s Rules and Regulations for Body Art.

 

For body artists

To schedule an appointment to take the Body Artist Certification Exam, send an email to DeKalb.eh@dph.ga.gov with the subject line: Body Art. After attending training and passing the exam, you’ll receive a certification application.

The studio where you will be working must offer you the Hepatitis B vaccination series at no cost to you.

For all of the requirements, visit Georgia Department of Public Health’s Rules and Regulations for Body Art.

 

For temporary studios & guest (out-of-state) artists

To operate a temporary studio outside of your permitted location, you must apply for a temporary permit. Click here for the Temporary Body Art Studio Application.

To practice at a temporary studio, you must apply for a permit using the Temporary Artist Application.

If you want to temporarily practice in Georgia as a guest (out-of-state) artist, you must apply for a permit using the Guest Artist Application. You must also submit a Guest Artist Supervisor Letter.

For all of the requirements, visit Georgia Department of Public Health’s Rules and Regulations for Body Art.

SERVICE ALERT:

Due to unplanned maintenance,
our Clifton Springs Health Center will be on CLOSED on Monday, November 4, 2024.

Our East DeKalb, T. O. Vinson and North DeKalb
Health Centers remain open to serve you.

We apologize for any inconvenience and
appreciate your understanding. 

SERVICE ALERT:

Due to unexpected maintenance, our Clifton Springs Health Center will be closing early today at 2:30 p.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Thank you!

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed, on October 13, 2025, in observance of the state holiday.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed, on September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.

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Our health centers will be closed, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth.

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Our health centers will be closed, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed April 18, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed on January 1, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.

AIR QUALITY UPDATE 

Current weather models show that winds will begin to shift
from the east to the west after sunset on Wednesday.

Smoke from the BioLab facility fire in Rockdale County is predicted to settle towards the ground as it moves toward Atlanta. There is a high likelihood that people across Metro Atlanta will wake up on Thursday morning seeing haze and smelling chlorine.

For more information about health precautions, click here.

last updated 10/2/2024 at 5:45 p.m.

Warning SERVICE ALERT UPDATE Warning

DeKalb Public Health will resume normal operations
for all health centers and services at 8:15 a.m.,
on Monday, September 30.

SERVICE ALERT 

Due to today’s worldwide cybersecurity outage, some services have been impacted.

  • You may experience delays reaching our Call Center, which handles health center appointments.
  • WIC benefit issuance is unavailable at this time. However, eWIC cards can still be used at authorized WIC vendors.


This outage has not only affected DeKalb Public Health, but other government and business services, in Georgia, throughout the nation and internationally.

We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience, as we work with our partners to fully restore systems.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Tuesday December 24 and Wednesday, December 25th, in observance of the holiday. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on November 28-29th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, October 14th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of the holiday. Have a safe and healthy Labor Day! 

SERVICE ALERT

In observance of Juneteenth, all DeKalb Public Health centers will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th. #happyjuneteenth

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, in observance of the Federal Holiday. Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July!