OAR 331-905-0090
Specialty Body Piercing Practice Standards and Prohibitions


(1) Piercing is prohibited:
(a) On the genital or nipple of a person younger than 18 regardless of parental consent;
(b) On testes, deep shaft (corpus cavernosa), uvula, eyelids, and sub-clavicle; horizontal tongue piercings also are prohibited;
(c) On a person who shows signs of being inebriated or appears to be incapacitated by the use of alcohol or drugs;
(d) On a person with sunburn or other skin diseases or disorders of the skin such as open lesions, rashes, wounds, or puncture marks in areas of treatment
(2) A specialty body piercing licensee is prohibited from using an earlobe piercing gun unless a license for earlobe piercing is obtained.
(3) The Office adopts the Association of Professional Piercers 2013 Procedure Manual by reference which must be used by licensees as a standard of care for body piercing best practices. The procedure manual can be located at http://www.safepiercing.org/publications/procedure-manual/

Source: Rule 331-905-0090 — Specialty Body Piercing Practice Standards and Prohibitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=331-905-0090.

331‑905‑0000
Specialty Body Piercing Definitions
331‑905‑0005
Specialty Level One Piercing Education or Training
331‑905‑0010
Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing Education or Training
331‑905‑0011
Specialty Level One Piercing Trainee License
331‑905‑0012
Application Requirements for Specialty Level One Piercing Temporary Trainee License
331‑905‑0013
Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing Temporary Trainee
331‑905‑0014
Application Requirements for Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing Temporary Trainee License
331‑905‑0035
Specialty Level One Piercing License
331‑905‑0040
Application Requirements for Specialty Level One Piercing License
331‑905‑0045
Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing License
331‑905‑0050
Application Requirements for Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing License
331‑905‑0052
Specialty Level One Piercing Supervisor
331‑905‑0055
Application Requirements for Specialty Level One Piercing Supervisor
331‑905‑0058
Responsibilities of Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing Supervisors
331‑905‑0060
Application Requirements for Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing Supervisor
331‑905‑0085
Renewal of a Specialty Level One or Specialty Level Two Genital Piercing License
331‑905‑0090
Specialty Body Piercing Practice Standards and Prohibitions
331‑905‑0095
General Standards for Specialty Body Piercing
331‑905‑0100
Standards for Client Services for Specialty Body Piercing
331‑905‑0105
Approved Sterilization for Specialty Body Piercing
331‑905‑0110
Client Records and Information for Specialty Body Piercing
331‑905‑0115
Informed Consent for Specialty Body Piercing Procedures
331‑905‑0120
Initial Jewelry for Specialty Piercing Services
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 331-905-0090’s source at or​.us