Can a registered nurse perform medical tattooing, body piercing, electrolysis, or application of permanent makeup?

The nursing laws and rules allow a competent and appropriately trained registered nurse from performing medical tattooing, permanent makeup application, body piercing, and electrolysis. These procedures require a prescription from an authorized health care practitioner. The registered nurse should use the Scope of Practice Decision Tree to determine if these activities are within the nurse’s legal and individual scope of practice.