Oregon

What the form asks in Oregon

Oregon’s rule names things the standard waiver form did not ask. A shop in Oregon gets them by default: the questions on its form, the rest on its record in the shop app.

• The artist's license number on the signed waiver, from the shop's artist list“Name and license number of the licensee providing service” (OAR 331-915-0085(1)(c))
• An allergies question: medicines, ointments, soaps, latex, anything put on the skin“Complete list of the client's sensitivities to medicines or topical solutions” (OAR 331-915-0085(1)(e))
• A bleeding-disorder question“History of the client's bleeding disorders” (OAR 331-915-0085(1)(f))
• A note after the procedure, written in the shop app, on the record“Description of complications during procedure(s)” (OAR 331-915-0085(1)(g))
• The medications and blood thinners question, always on“Special instructions or notations relating to the client's medical or skin conditions” (OAR 331-915-0085(1)(d))
• A photo of the client's ID (on every form)“A copy of a government issued photographic identification must be obtained and included in the client record” (OAR 331-915-0085)
• Aftercare instructions, acknowledged in the consent (on every form)“Aftercare instructions” (OAR 331-915-0085(2)(f))
• An explanation of the procedure, acknowledged in the consent (on every form)“Explanation of procedure” (OAR 331-915-0085(2)(a))
• That the result is not guaranteed, acknowledged in the consent (on every form)“Adverse outcomes” (OAR 331-915-0085(2)(d))
• The restrictions while it heals, acknowledged in the consent (on every form)“Restrictions” (OAR 331-915-0085(2)(e))

What the record must capture

• Client name, address, phone, and date of birth
• Date of the service and where on the body
• Artist name and license number
• Medical or skin conditions, including pregnancy or nursing
• Sensitivities to medicines or topical solutions
• History of bleeding disorders
• Any complications during the procedure
• A copy of the client's government photo ID

The artist must get proof of age for every client and put a copy of a government-issued photo ID in the client record.

Digital records. Oregon says so in the record rule: records must be kept 3 years and may be stored electronically. (Or. Admin. R. 331-915-0085(5))

"Records must be kept for a minimum of three years and may be stored electronically." - Or. Admin. R. 331-915-0085

A license on a phone in Oregon

Oregon does not issue a digital license. A license on a phone is not an ID a shop here can rely on.

What we read: Oregon DMV home, Driver & ID Cards, and Required Identity Documentation pages (oregon.gov/odot/dmv), 2026-09-11: no mobile or digital license offered or mentioned. ORS ch. 807 (oregonlegislature.gov) searched for mobile/electronic/digital license language: none. Legislative Policy and Research Office brief 'Oregon Driver Licenses': no mobile credential. Apple Wallet, Google Wallet and TSA lists (2026-09-11): Oregon absent.

On waivers.tattoo: a shop can let its clients choose a saved photo of their ID in Settings. It starts off, and in Oregon a saved photo is only ever a picture of a card: a copy for your file, never proof of age.

Minors

18+. No minors, even with a parent. A parent's or guardian's consent is explicitly not enough in Oregon. The only route under 18 is a physician's statement authorizing or prescribing the tattoo.

A licensee may not perform tattooing "On a person younger than 18 years of age, regardless of parental or legal guardian consent unless the requirements of Subsection (5) of this rule are met" - Or. Admin. R. 331-915-0065(6)(c)

On waivers.tattoo: your form takes 18+ for a tattoo in Oregon, and tells the client which rule says so.

Piercing a minor

18+ to sign alone. Minors only with conditions. Written consent from the parent or legal guardian, handed to the licensee by that parent or guardian before the piercing, with the adult at least 18 and showing government photo ID at the time the consent is written; a copy of the ID goes in the client record. An emancipated minor signs for themselves with court documents proving emancipation.

Oregon licenses earlobe piercing as its own field of practice with its own rules, and its minors clause (OAR 331-900-0095(6)(a) into 331-900-0099) is the same written-consent-plus-photo-ID test. Cartilage is not earlobe piercing; it is standard body piercing.

Off limits for a minor even with consent: genital and nipple, under 18, regardless of parental consent. Testes, deep shaft, uvula, eyelids, sub-clavicle and horizontal tongue piercings are barred at any age.

Or. Admin. R. 331-900-0100(1)(a)-(b) and 331-900-0130(3)(B); tattoo at 331-915-0065(6)(c) The text

On waivers.tattoo: turn on Piercing under 18 in Settings and a client under 18 gets a parent-or-guardian section — who they are, how they are related, their own signature, and a photo of their ID. The signed waiver prints what Oregon requires, and the form refuses nipple and genital piercings.

What the consent form must say

• Explanation of the procedure
• Risks of the procedure
• Potential complications or side effects
• Adverse outcomes
• Restrictions
• Aftercare instructions

"Explanation of procedure; Risk(s) of the procedure; ... Adverse outcomes; Restrictions; and Aftercare instructions" - Or. Admin. R. 331-915-0085

Health history and aftercare

The health history is part of the client record itself, conditions like diabetes, cold sores, psoriasis or pregnancy, sensitivities to medicines or topical solutions, and any bleeding disorder. The client signs that they got the risk and aftercare information, both written and verbal.

"A licensee must obtain proof of age for all clients, a copy of a government issued photographic identification must be obtained and included in the client record." - Or. Admin. R. 331-915-0085

Texting your clients in Oregon

8am to 8pm, the rule does not say whose clock. 3 messages a day. Or. Rev. Stat. § 646.563(1)(b), as amended by 2025 Or. Laws ch. 580 (HB 3865), in force since 2026-01-01. It names text messages, so a text counts.

Consent. Oregon adds none of its own. HB 3865 gave the state a window, a cap and a stop rule, and left consent to federal law. The stop rule is the sharp one: once a client says not to text again, another solicitation to that number is an unlawful trade practice, with no cure period and no exemption.

Your own clients. 18 months, and it lifts both the window and the cap. The rule applies "unless the person has an established business relationship with the party", which § 646.561 defines as a transaction inside the 18 months before the message. So a client you tattooed last year is outside both. The stop rule is not exempt.

It reaches your sender too. Its own words are “provides substantial assistance or support”, so a service that texts on your behalf is inside this rule with you. Hiring one does not move the duty off the shop.

The person initiates a telephone solicitation outside the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or initiates a solicitation more than three separate times to a party within a 24-hour period. The text

An unlawful trade practice. A client who shows an actual loss from a willful violation can recover actual damages or $200, whichever is more.

Federal law is the floor under it: 8am to 9pm, the client’s local time, prior express written consent for a marketing text, and a STOP honored within 10 business days (47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(c)(1), (e)).

What to do

• Ask separately. A yes to marketing texts belongs on its own tick, not folded into the box a client has to accept to get tattooed. Keep it with the date and what it said.
• Text between 8am to 8pm, the rule does not say whose clock. An area code is not where somebody lives, so when you cannot tell, use the tighter window.
• Honor a STOP that day. Federal law gives you 10 business days. Same-day is the version nobody argues with, and it is what the carriers expect.
• 3 messages a day, at most. Oregon counts every marketing message you send one person.

Who inspects you

The state licenses the person and the place as two separate things. A shop open to the public needs a body art facility license on top of each artist's own tattoo license, and a facility owner may only use licensed practitioners.

Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners, tattoo licensing

Client records have to be at the shop for the first 90 days and available to the Health Licensing Office; the office also inspects sterilization and spore-test records.

Licensing

Your shop. A shop needs a body art facility license from the Health Licensing Office; events get their own license.

Your artists. Every tattoo artist needs an Oregon tattoo license from the Health Licensing Office, good for 1 year from the date of issue, with continuing education to renew.

The licensing page

Using a generic waiver app in Oregon

A generic waiver app is one form builder for every industry — rafting outfits, gyms, trampoline parks and tattoo shops all start from the same blank template. The tattoo part is yours: you write the questions, you keep them current when the rule changes, and you find out whether you got it right when an inspector reads your file.

In Oregon that is 5 things to set up and keep in step yourself:

• The artist's license number on the signed waiver, from the shop's artist list
• An allergies question: medicines, ointments, soaps, latex, anything put on the skin
• A bleeding-disorder question
• A note after the procedure, written in the shop app, on the record
• The medications and blood thinners question, always on

On waivers.tattoo, a shop in Oregon gets all of it the day it starts. Your page opens with Oregon’s questions already on the form, your client signs on their own phone, and the signed waiver prints what they answered.

Oregon in our state-by-state posts

• Oregon tattoo consent forms: the 5 things a generic waiver app leaves you to build
• Texting your tattoo clients: the hours, the caps, and all 51 state rules
• waivers.tattoo vs Tattoo Release Forms (TRF): the iPad, or the phone in their hand
• waivers.tattoo vs Wavrr: what the App Store charges, and what a shop pays here
• Can a minor get a tattoo with parental consent? State by state
• waivers.tattoo vs StabPad: free, and your inbox is the filing cabinet
• waivers.tattoo vs Tattoo Studio Pro: what a free consent form costs you
• Can a minor get a piercing with parental consent? 45 states say yes, each on its own terms
• waivers.tattoo vs Smartwaiver: what a tattoo shop actually pays
• Do you have to ask health questions before a tattoo? 20 states say yes. Here are the questions.
• Do you have to give tattoo aftercare instructions in writing? 38 states say yes.
• Is a tattoo consent form signed on a phone legal? Yes, since 2000. Here is what your state adds on top.
• What has to be on a tattoo consent form? 32 states say. Here is every line they name.
• 26 states make you check ID before a tattoo. The other 25 give you a reason to.
• How long do you have to keep tattoo consent forms? Every state, one table