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Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners - Tattoo artists - Continuing Education

Ten (10) continuing education hours every year

To maintain licensure, a tattoo license holder must complete a minimum of ten (10) continuing education (CE) hours every licensure year. For the current CE requirements, please see Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 331-915-0055.

Of the ten required hours of CE, up to five hours can be taken by way of self-study. Use the Self-Study Continuing Education Verification form to track your hours.

Continuing Education Frequently Asked Questions

Documentation, attestation and audit

Documentation supporting compliance with CE requirements must be maintained by the licensee for a period of five (5) years following license renewal and be provided to the Health Licensing Office upon request.

Each licensee shall document compliance with the CE credit requirements through attestation on the license renewal application.

For current auditing and sanction information, please see OAR 331-915-0060.

Pre-approval of courses

To obtain pre-approval of CE courses provided by organizations not already approved in rule, please go to the HLO Forms page and search for the HLO CEU Pre-Approval Request Form.

Complete the request form (maintaining it in Microsoft Word format), and email it along with all the required supporting documentation (listed on the instructions page) to hlo.info@dhsoha.state.or.us, or call (503) 373-2088 with your CE related questions.