(1) Operators and artists shall complete formal training provided by the department or its designee that includes at least general sanitation, first aid, and universal precautions for preventing the transmission of blood-born pathogens.

(2) Operators shall complete formal training within one year prior to obtaining a license from the department, and at least once in each calendar year of license renewal thereafter. Artists shall complete formal training within 60 days of hire, contract, or apprenticeship with an operator, and at least once every calendar year thereafter.

(3) Equivalent formal training that is not provided by the department or its designee may be permitted if the training contains the same subject matter requirements as specified in (1), and the department or its designee has approved the training.

(4) Each formal training course must provide written documentation to trainees indicating successful completion the course.