§ 20-266q — Disciplinary action. Grounds.

The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license as a tattoo technician pursuant to section 20-266o fails to conform to the accepted standards of the tattoo profession, or violates any provision of this section or section 20-266o or 20-266s or for any of the following reasons: (1) Fraud and deceit in the practice of tattooing; (2) negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; (3) emotional disorder or mental illness; (4) physical illness or impairment; (5) abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; and (6) wilful falsification of entries into any client record pertaining to tattooing. The Commissioner of Public Health may order a tattoo technician to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if such tattoo technician's physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under section 19a-17, the cause of the action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given to the licensee and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

Legislative History

(P.A. 13-234, S. 134.)