(1) Each artist in training seeking licensure as an artist under the rules of the Department of Health shall take a written examination prepared or approved by the department before beginning training.
(2) Upon completion of the hours required under § 20-27-1507, a practical examination shall be conducted by the department in each field of training for which the artist in training is seeking licensure.
(3) Until an artist in training receives a passing grade on the practical examination, no artist in training may: Be licensed as an artist;
(4) Hold himself or herself out as a licensed artist; or
(5) Independently perform a body art procedure without the supervision of a body art trainer.
(6) The department shall levy and collect a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) from each artist in training who applies to take the written and practical examinations required under this section for licensure as an artist.
(7) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury, credited to the Public Health Fund, and used exclusively for the Body Art Program of the department.