Michigan: Permanent Makeup & Nano Brows Regulation

Verified against official sources, 2026-07-13.

How can you check Nano Brows providers in Michigan?

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Who regulates it

MDHHS licenses BODY ART FACILITIES statewide (Public Health Code Part 131); local health departments enforce and inspect (announced/unannounced, full records access); NO individual artist license

Does it cover permanent makeup / nano brows?

Coverage: explicitly-covered

MCL 333.13101(1)(l): 'tattoo' = "indelible mark ... by insertion of a pigment under the skin" (statute doesn't name microblading). MDHHS makes it explicit in its facility-requirements document: "This includes cosmetic tattooing, permanent make-up and microblading/microstroking, eyebrow embroidery, feather touch and/or hair-like strokes." The state's live facility register lists 'Cosmetic Tattooing' as its own service category. Exemption (2025 Rule 3): procedures "performed by or under the ... on-site supervision of a physician licensed in this state".

Artist requirements

License required	No individual artist license at this level
Training	no individual license exists — facility-only licensing (officially established: direct read of §§13101-13110 shows no practitioner-license provision); infection-control duties attach to the licensee and its 'body art technicians' via the 2025 rules
Exam	none
Bloodborne pathogen	yes — via facility rules (sterilization, sharps, hand hygiene: Rules 9/13/16/17)
Minimum age	no statutory client minimum age — minors require written parental consent in the licensee's presence (MCL 333.13102); 2025 Rule 9(6): nipple/genital procedures on minors barred regardless of consent
Fee	n/a
Renewal	n/a

Facility requirements

License required	Yes
Inspection regime	local health department inspections (announced/unannounced) with full records access (MCL 333.13105a); MDHHS remits 50% of annual fee (75% temporary) to the enforcing LHD
Fee	statutory $500 annual / $150 temporary (≤14 days), CPI-adjusted up to 5%/yr — 2026 reported ~$665.52 by a district health dept [secondary, unverified vs MDHHS]; +$250 late after Dec 1; half-fee after July 1
Renewal	annual (expires Dec 31)

Local variation

County-level variation: Yes

Statewide MDHHS licensing with LHD enforcement; localities may layer business licensing (Detroit does). No preemption question identified beyond that division of labor.

Local overlays

Detroit (Wayne County) (city)

Two local layers on the state license: Detroit business license + DHD plan review and annual inspections enforcing PA 375 and city code. Outside the city, Wayne County Health Dept (MDHHS-authorized LHD) does plan review/pre-opening inspection [secondary — page redirected, snippet only]. No individual PMU permit at either level.

Reciprocity

UNRESOLVED — no MCL provision or MDHHS statement found on out-of-state recognition (temporary-license rules distinguish MI vs out-of-state operators for inspection logistics only).

Pending / recent changes

Active changes: None identified

Rulemaking already FINAL (R 333.13101-13118, eff. 2025-09-11). Full-text search of 2025-2026 bills for 'body art facility' = 0 results (run 2026-07-14, official). 2024 PA 160 (esthetician scope) excluded microblading/PMU [secondary].

What this means before you book

Michigan licenses the body-art FACILITY, not the artist — verify the studio's MDHHS license (the state publishes a full register, with cosmetic tattooing flagged as a service) rather than asking for a personal license that doesn't exist. Minors need written parental consent signed in the shop with documentation, and physician-supervised on-site work is exempt from the facility rules.

Statutes & sources cited

MCL 333.13101-333.13112 (Body Art Facilities; 1996 PA 223, amended 2010 PA 375)
Administrative rules R 333.13101-13118 (eff. 2025-09-11 — replaced prior guidance)
MCL 333.13102 (minors: written parental consent executed in the licensee's presence, with birth certificate/guardianship proof)