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Health Occupations Program
651-201-4200
health.ba@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Health Occupations Program
651-201-4200
health.ba@state.mn.us

Body Art

Licensing information for body art technicians and establishments, and consumer information about body art.

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June 24, webinar information

MDH is hosting a Teams meeting to share information and respond to concerns relevant to the body art industry. This meeting is open to all licensed body art technicians, body art establishment owners and professional organizations in the state of Minnesota.

When

June 24, 1 – 2 p.m.

Topics

  • TBD

If there are any topics of concern you would like the department to address, please send an email to Debbie.thao@state.mn.us prior to June 13.

Meeting information

Join the meeting
Meeting ID: 220 578 008 389 5 
Passcode: cE3wm9dD 
________________________________________
Dial in by phone 
tel:+1 651-395-7448,,292473776# United States, Minneapolis 
Phone conference ID: 292 473 776# 

The Minnesota Department of Health is transitioning all of our licensing activities to a new electronic licensing system that makes it easier for providers to manage, update, and renew their license information.

We are excited to announce that the Body Art Establishments and Temporary Event application system launched today, Nov. 21. More information can be found at the Minnesota Department of Health Licensing System Help page.

A person or persons must have a body art establishment license or a temporary event permit to operate an establishment or temporary event where body art is performed (Minnesota Statutes, section 146B.02 and Minnesota Statutes, section 146B.01, subdivision 4).

Our Body Art webpage has been updated with new e-licensing system information. MDH will accept paper applications if they are postmarked by Nov. 30.

I’m a body art establishment license holder — what do I need to do?

For body art establishment license holders, MDH is transferring their information to the new Minnesota Department of Health Licensing System where their license will reside. Body art establishment owners or operators will receive an email from MDH@public.govdelivery.com with instructions for creating their login. You will be receiving this email with a unique claim code by Dec. 15.

We encourage you to set up your login as soon as possible so that you will receive a reminder when your body art establishment license is due for renewal. If you haven’t logged in and used your unique claim code prior to your license expiration, you will not receive the reminder messages. The renewal notices will be sent in July 2025 if your body art establishment expires September 2025 or July 2026 if your body art establishment expires September 2026.

Contact information

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Body Art Program team via email at health.ba@state.mn.us or call 651-201-4200.

The Minnesota Department of Health will no longer be accepting provisional relocation applications as of July 1 per the 2024 Regular Session.

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Last Updated: 05/20/2025

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