Delaware: Permanent Makeup & Nano Brows Regulation

Verified against official sources, 2026-07-14.

How can you check Nano Brows providers in Delaware?

No online lookup located: As of 2026-07-14, we did not locate a public online lookup. You may ask the provider for the credential's name and issuing agency.

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Who regulates it

Delaware Division of Public Health (DHSS/DPH) — ESTABLISHMENT-ONLY permitting under the Body Art Establishments rule; NO individual artist license

Does it cover permanent makeup / nano brows?

Coverage: covered-as-tattoo

§4451's tattooing definition is indelible-mark, tool-neutral, and the rule's body-art scope covers tattooing establishments — machine PMU/nano brow premises need the establishment permit. No DPH document using 'permanent makeup'/'micropigmentation'/'microblading' located (explicit-statement UNRESOLVED; secondary sources uniformly treat PMU premises as body-art establishments). ARTIST-SIDE ABSENCE (OFFICIAL): Delaware issues NO individual tattoo/PMU artist license — the Division of Professional Regulation's license-type inventory contains no tattoo/body-art/PMU category (system-level inventory check, the TX-pattern absence evidence), and §4451 places all duties on the establishment permittee.

Artist requirements

License required	No individual artist license at this level
Training	n/a — no individual license exists; establishment permittee responsible for operator hygiene practices (BBP compliance per §4451)
Exam	none
Bloodborne pathogen	establishment-level requirement
Minimum age	no artist age floor identified; CLIENTS under 18: written NOTARIZED parental/guardian consent (16 Del. C. §1114)
Fee	n/a
Renewal	n/a

Facility requirements

License required	Yes
Inspection regime	DPH permit with plan review + inspections under §4451; permit per establishment, posted
Fee	per DPH fee schedule
Renewal	annual

Local variation

County-level variation: No

Single statewide DPH scheme; no county health departments in DE (three-county state, state-administered public health).

Reciprocity

n/a — no individual license to reciprocate; establishments permit locally regardless of operator origin.

Pending / recent changes

Active changes: Yes

TWO WATCHES: (1) HB 324 (153rd GA) — tattoo/body-art practitioner licensing bill — PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS June 2026; gubernatorial action UNRESOLVED as of 2026-07-14 (if signed, DE flips from establishment-only to practitioner licensing — entry amendment required); (2) 29 DE Reg 376 — proposed amendment to §4451 published in the Register of Regulations — text re-read queued, adoption status UNRESOLVED.

What this means before you book

Delaware currently permits the STUDIO, not the artist: body-art establishments (including PMU premises) hold a state public-health permit with inspections, while individual artists carry no state license — so there's no artist roster to check; verification means confirming the establishment's permit with the Division of Public Health. Minors need written, notarized parental consent. NOTE: a practitioner-licensing bill passed both chambers in June 2026 and awaits the governor — this structure may change soon.

Statutes & sources cited

16 Del. C. §122(3)(w) — DPH authority to adopt regulations for "body art establishments," defined to include "tattooing, body piercing, and branding" — CITE CORRECTION: authority paragraph is (w), not (x)
16 Del. Admin. Code §4451 (Body Art Establishments; current rule) — CITE CORRECTION: the rule number is 4451; '4459' (seen in secondary sources) is WRONG
16 Del. C. §1114 (tattooing/body piercing of minors: written, notarized parental consent required; violation = unclassified misdemeanor)