Utah: Permanent Makeup & Nano Brows Regulation

Verified against official sources, 2026-07-14.

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Who regulates it

Local health departments permit and inspect body art facilities under the statewide rule Utah Admin. Code R392-701 'Body Art Facility Sanitation' (enabling: Utah Code 26B-7-402(19), 26B-1-202); no state agency licenses individual artists (some local departments issue their own technician permits — varies by county)

Does it cover permanent makeup / nano brows?

Coverage: explicitly-covered

R392-701-3(8)(a): "'Body art' means... (i) body piercing; (ii) tattooing; (iii) permanent cosmetics; (iv) microblading; (v) branding; and (vi) scarification" — microblading NAMED in the rule. Utah Code 26B-7-401(17): 'permanent cosmetics' "includes permanent makeup, micropigmentation, micropigment implantation, microblading, dermagraphics, or cosmetic tattooing." Exemptions: physicians/surgeons/nurses/licensed medical + funeral personnel (R392-701-2(2)(a)); Medical/Osteopathic Practice Act licensees (26B-7-401(17)(a)(ii)).

Artist requirements

License required	No individual artist license at this level
Training	no statewide individual license; rule duties per artist (R392-701-11): current OSHA-compliant bloodborne-pathogen certificate + current first-aid certificate BEFORE performing; records on-site (R392-701-14(9)). COUNTY VARIATION: Southwest Utah PHD issues its own Tattoo Technician Permit (~$100/2yr) — Salt Lake County does NOT (facility permits only, per its fee schedule)
Exam	none (state)
Bloodborne pathogen	yes — certificate required per artist (rule duty, not a license)
Minimum age	18+ (artist, R392-701-11(2)); clients: minors need parent/guardian PRESENCE + ID + signed written permission (76-9-2002); violation = class B misdemeanor + $1,000 civil penalty per violation on the business; branding/scarification on minors barred regardless of consent (R392-701-4(2)(d))
Fee	n/a (state); local technician permits where they exist
Renewal	n/a

Facility requirements

License required	Yes
Inspection regime	local health department permit before operating (R392-701-17,-18) + inspections; Salt Lake County: annual permit, renewable within 60 days pre-expiration (SLCo Health Regulation #19 — number CORRECTED from #10)
Fee	Salt Lake County (July 2026 schedule): plan review/initial $275 + $20/station; renewal $255 + $20/station; follow-up inspection $155; temporary $125 + $20/station
Renewal	annual (SLCo)

Local variation

County-level variation: Yes

Statewide sanitation rule, county permitting/enforcement; individual-permitting practice varies by county (SW Utah yes, SLCo no).

Local overlays

Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County) (county)

Annual facility permit ($275 initial/$255 renewal + $20/station, 2026 schedule); no individual artist permit at SLCo (rule-level BBP/first-aid duties apply); no separate SLC municipal health layer.

Reciprocity

Not addressed in R392-701 or 26B-7-4xx (UNRESOLVED; moot in practice — no individual state license).

Pending / recent changes

Active changes: None identified

Framework bill H.B. 403 (2024) and minors bill H.B. 209 (2026) already ENACTED. S.B. 330 (2025, Cosmetology Modifications, phased eff. through 2026-01-01) restructured esthetics tiers — PMU nexus UNRESOLVED (no body-art text confirmed). Secondary reporting flags a legislator push for uniform statewide body-art standards — status UNRESOLVED; watchlist.

What this means before you book

Utah regulates PMU and microblading by name as body art: the studio needs a local health department facility permit (posted), and every artist must hold current bloodborne-pathogen and first-aid certificates even though there's no individual state license — verification runs through the county health department. Minors need a parent present with ID and signed permission, and the business faces a $1,000 civil penalty per violation.

Statutes & sources cited

Utah Code 26B-7-401 (definitions incl. 'permanent cosmetics') and 26B-7-402(19) (rulemaking)
Utah Admin. Code R392-701 (Body Art Facility Sanitation; last change 2025-03-13) — PREMISE CORRECTED from R392-900
Utah Code 76-9-2001 to 76-9-2004 (minors — RECODIFIED eff. 2025-05-07 from former 76-10-2201 by 2025 ch. 173; 76-9-2004 scarification added by 2026 ch. 209 (H.B. 209))