Tattoo and Piercing

TATTOO AND PIERCING

Policy and Guidance

This guide was developed by the PM Directorate at the NMCPHC to provide information and guidance to Navy PM personnel responsible for conducting sanitation inspections and medical surveillance of body art establishments operating at NEX and MCX locations. The provisions of this guide apply to all body art establishments as indicated and herein defined. The purpose of the health and sanitation provisions shall be to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the staff and patrons of body art establishments operating on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps installations.

• U.S. Navy Tattooing and Body Piercing Health and Sanitation Guidance NMCPHC-TM 6220 Version: July 2020 -

Tattoo and Piercing Training Course

• Body Art Establishment Inspection Guidance - Feb 2020

• CDC Mpox Page
• WHO Mpox Page
• IHD Mpox Vaccine Resource Center
• DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024

Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview

Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance

Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024

Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.