A person who has held a Body Art Card for at least four consecutive years or can provide evidence of doing body art in a jurisdiction outside of Clark County can apply for a Mentor Card. This card will permit the holder to have apprentices. At any one time, a person holding a Mentor Card can have five Body Art Apprentices or fifteen Microblading Apprentices.

To be eligible for a Body Art Mentor Card, the applicant must:

• Be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Have possessed a valid Body Art Card for four consecutive years OR can provide evidence of at least four years of body art experience outside Clark County.
• Possess current certification from a course on bloodborne disease transmission that meets the requirements of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
• Possess valid identification that adheres to our ID policy.
• Print and complete the Form M — Body Art Mentor Application. Bring the application in printed, not electronic, format.

If applying for the card with experience obtained outside Clark County, the applicant must also:

• Send proof of experience to bodyart@snhd.org for approval prior to proceeding. Examples include a business license or a signed letter from a previous establishment on company letterhead that clearly indicates four or more years of experience as a body artist.
• Schedule an appointment to take a 30-question, multiple-choice sanitation examination.
• Obtain a score of at least 80 percent on the exam. Results of the exam will be available immediately. Applicants who do not pass can retake the exam. All body art activities must stop until the exam is passed. Prepare for the exam by reviewing the training books and the Regulations Governing the Sanitation and Safety of Body Art Establishments:
  • Training Book (English / Spanish)
  • Regulations (English / Spanish)

If applying for the card after possessing a Body Art Card for at least four years, the applicant must also:

• Schedule an appointment to upgrade to the Body Art Mentor Card.

Cash, debit, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay, money order, cashier’s checks and business checks are accepted at all locations. See our Valid Identification Policy for identification that is accepted for payment. The name on the ID must match the name on the payment method presented.