Health Inspections

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Restaurants

How do I make a food safety complaint? 

  • Call our main line
    • 573.874.7346

Daycare facilities

What do I need to do to open a daycare?

  • Contact the Bureau of Childcare district office
    • 1500 Vandiver Drive – Columbia, MO
    • 573.882.9399
  • The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services performs required inspections, but is not involved in the process of licensing daycares

Which daycares must be licensed?

  • Daycare centers
  • Home daycares caring for more than 4 children that are not related to the caregiver

Which daycares are inspected?

  • Licensed home daycares
  • Daycare centers
  • Group homes
  • License-exempt centers

How often are daycares inspected?

  • Home daycares – 1 time per year
  • Daycare centers – 1 time per year
    • daycare centers are also required to meet Food Code regulations

What is looked for during an inspection?

  • Compliance with sanitation requirements, such as:
    • proper cleaning and sanitization of diaper changing surfaces
    • proper handwashing procedures
    • testing of water temperatures to prevent scalding

Tattoo establishments

What are the requirements for tattoo establishments in the City of Columbia?

  • Must be inspected and licensed yearly
  • Must follow all guidelines covering tattoo procedures, facility construction and cleanliness, and sterilization and handling of equipment
  • Any individual that wishes to be tattooed must be over the age of eighteen or have signed parental consent
  • The tattoo establishment will provide a disclosure statement and a list of directions pertaining to care of the tattoo
  • To reduce the spread of communicable disease, tattoo artists are required to be immunized against the Hepatitis B disease
  • Tattoo artists must wear latex gloves
  • Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted in the tattoo areas
  • Other issues that are addressed during regular inspections include proper disposal of single use items, proper sterilization techniques and records, and general cleanliness of the facility and employees
  • Annual permit/inspection fee – $165.00 in the City of Columbia

What are the requirements for tattoo establishments in Boone County, Missouri?