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Rule 4713-8-01 | General information.
(A) The purpose of this chapter is to
establish: (1) Minimal acceptable
standards of safe and effective barber and cosmetology practices for a
cosmetologist, barber, hair designer, esthetician, natural hair stylist,
manicurist, and boutique service registration holder; (2) Criteria for the
board to evaluate: (a) Whether a person who practices barbering, cosmetology, a
branch of cosmetology, or a boutique service does so in a safe and effective
manner, adhering to the standards set for safety, sanitation and disinfection
in the board's laws and rules and practicing barbering or cosmetology in a
manner that does not jeopardize the public's health or welfare,
and (b) Adherence to acceptable and prevailing standards of barber or
cosmetology practice. (B) The board may determine adherence to
acceptable and prevailing standards of safe barber or cosmetology practice by
using: (1) Board member
expertise; (2) An expert
witness; (3) Current barber or
cosmetology or related literature which emanates from a recognized body of
knowledge; (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
barber or cosmetology entities; or (5) Other recognized
sources that may provide the appropriate expertise or information. (6) When determining
adherence the board shall ensure that all practices are within the definition
of that branch of barbering or cosmetology as defined in section 4713.01 of the
Revised Code and section 4709.01 of the Revised Code.
Last updated May 31, 2022 at 8:02 AM
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Rule 4713-8-02 | Board consideration of a violation of a standard of cosmetology practice.
(A) The board may impose discipline on a
board licensee or boutique service registration holder who does not practice
barber services, cosmetology services, or boutique services according to
acceptable and prevailing standards of safe, sanitary cosmetology care, or the
licensee, boutique service registration holder, or an unlicensed person who
fails to follow the laws and rules of this board. (B) The board may consider mitigating
circumstances, such as the following, when making a decision regarding a
corrective action, a disciplinary action, a consent agreement, or another
program. (1) Whether the act is
willful, intentional, irresponsible, or unintentional; (2) The frequency of the
occurrence of the act at issue; (3) Whether the act
represents a pattern of commissions or omissions; (4) The outcome of a
licensee's actions; or (5) The level of harm or
potential harm to a client. (C) The board shall follow the
administrative process set forth in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code when
determining whether a board licensee, boutique service registration holder, a
tanning facility permit holder, approved continuing education and tanning
certification providers or those who are unlicensed, do not hold a current
facility permit or have not been approved to provide continuing education or
tanning certification has committed a violation of Chapter 4713. of the Revised
Code, Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code, or the administrative rules
promulgated under those chapters, and whether it will impose a sanction when
violations have been determined by the board to have been
committed. (D) The board may hire a licensed
attorney to hold hearings, find facts and make recommendations to the board as
to what, if any, disciplinary action should be taken when violations have been
alleged against a licensed or an unlicensed person engaging in the practice of
barbering, cosmetology, a branch of cosmetology, boutique services, or
operating a tanning facility without a permit or a continuing education
provider or tanning certification provider or permit holder that fails to
follow the board's laws or rules.
Last updated May 31, 2022 at 8:02 AM
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Rule 4713-8-03 | Standards relating to competent practice as a cosmetologist.
Effective:
December 19, 2019
(A) A cosmetologist shall provide
cosmetology services within a salon where the license is current, active, and
appropriate to the scope of practice of cosmetology for a cosmetologist as set
forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the
board. (B) A cosmetologist shall maintain
knowledge of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and
shall practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating
the practice of cosmetology; (2) The rules of the
board; (3) Any other applicable
federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
professional cosmetology entities; provided these statements, standards, or
guidelines are consistent with existing laws or rules. (C) A cosmetologist shall demonstrate
competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the
cosmetologist is engaged which includes, but is not limited to, the
following: (1) Consistent
performance of all aspects of cosmetology services according to acceptable and
prevailing standards, (2) Appropriate
recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication
arises during or after the performance of a specific service or
procedure; (3) The cosmetologist
demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the
cosmetology service, and (4) The cosmetology
service does not involve a function or procedure, which is prohibited by any
other law or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of
cosmetology in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code. (D) Cosmetologists shall not provide any service that claims to
have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to
beautification, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term
"therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)
of rule 4713-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (E) Cosmetologists may exfoliate stratum corneum cells only. With
proper training, cosmetologists may use any chemical, mechanical or electrical
service to exfoliate cells of the stratum corneum. (F) Cosmetologists may use a sterile, single-use, disposable
lancet to enhance the opening in a comedo or to create a small opening in the
dead surface corneum to facilitate extraction of a milia. Cosmetologists shall
not pierce the stratum corneum or use a lancet for any other purpose.
Cosmetologists shall not perform a comedo enhancement or milia extraction with
a lancet unless they have had specific, documented training for the procedure.
Used lancets shall be immediately disposed of in a sharps disposal
container. (G) Licensees using a device, equipment,
chemical, or a product shall comply with the manufacturers' directions
when using the device, equipment, chemical, or product; (H) Cosmetologists working under the direct supervision of a
licensed physician shall provide only services within their scope of practice
as set forth in Chapter 4713. of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated
thereunder. (I) Chemical peels performed by a cosmetologist shall be mixed
and used at an ingredient concentration of thirty per cent solution or less at
final formulation with a pH value not less than three, unless all of the
following conditions are met: (1) The chemical peel
preparation is a commercially available product approved for use by
cosmetologists and/or estheticians; (2) The licensee can
provide documentation from the manufacturer that the specific product does not
penetrate below the stratum corneum when used as directed; (3) The licensee can
provide documentation of training and/or certification in the use of the
product; (4) The licensee follows
all manufacturer's directions in the use of the chemical peel preparation;
and (5) The preparation is
stored according to the manufacturer's specifications and is discarded
after its expiration date. (J) Cosmetologists shall not provide
services using any device that produces or amplifies electromagnetic radiation
at wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty
nanometers. (K) Cosmetologists shall not provide
services that ablate, damage, or alter any living cells. This includes, but is
not limited to, cryosculpting/coolsculpting, removal of skin tags, moles, or
angiomas, microneedling, and plasma/fibroblast skin tightening. (L) A license in cosmetology supersedes the licenses of any
branch of cosmetology, and an individual shall surrender all branch licenses to
the board when the board issues the individual a cosmetology license, with the
exception of an esthetician license, which may be held simultaneously with the
cosmetology license.
Last updated December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Rule 4713-8-04 | Standards relating to competent practice as an esthetician.
Effective:
February 12, 2024
(A) An esthetician shall provide
cosmetology services within a salon where the license is current, active, and
appropriate to the scope of practice of esthetics for an esthetician as set
forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the
board. (B) An esthetician shall maintain
knowledge of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and
shall practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating
the practice of esthetics; (2) The rules of the
board; (3) Any other applicable
federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
professional esthetic entities; provided these statements, standards, or
guidelines are consistent with existing laws or rules. (C) An esthetician shall demonstrate
competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the esthetician
is engaged which includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Consistent
performance of all aspects of esthetic services according to acceptable and
prevailing standards; (2) Appropriate
recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication
arises during or after the performance of a specific service or
procedure; (3) The esthetician
demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the
cosmetology service, and (4) The esthetician
service does not involve a function or procedure, which is prohibited by any
other law or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of
esthetics in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code. (D) Estheticians shall not provide any service that claims to
have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to
beautification, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term
"therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)
of rule 4713-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (E) Estheticians may exfoliate stratum corneum cells only. They
may use any chemical, mechanical or electrical service to exfoliate cells of
the stratum corneum. (F) Estheticians may use a sterile, single-use, disposable lancet
to enhance the opening in a comedo or to create a small opening in the dead
surface corneum to facilitate extraction of a milia. Estheticians shall not
pierce the stratum corneum or use a lancet for any other purpose. Estheticians
shall not perform a comedo enhancement or milia extraction with a lancet unless
they have had specific, documented training for the procedure. Used lancets
shall be immediately disposed of in a sharps disposal container. (G) Estheticians working under the direct supervision of a
licensed physician shall only provide services within their scope of practice
as set forth in Chapter 4713. of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated
thereunder. (H) Chemical peels performed by an esthetician shall be mixed and
used at an ingredient concentration of thirty per cent solution or less at
final formulation with a pH value not less than three, unless all of the
following conditions are met: (1) The chemical peel
preparation is a commercially available product approved for use by
cosmetologists and/or estheticians; (2) The licensee can
provide documentation from the manufacturer that the specific product does not
penetrate below the stratum corneum when used as directed; (3) The licensee can
provide documentation of training and/or certification in the use of the
product; (4) The licensee follows
all manufacturer's directions in the use of the chemical peel preparation;
and (5) The preparation is
stored according to the manufacturer's specifications and is discarded
after its expiration date. (I) Estheticians shall not provide services that ablate,
damage, or alter any living cells.
Last updated December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Rule 4713-8-05 | Standards relating to competent practice as a hair designer.
Effective:
December 19, 2019
(A) A hair designer shall provide
cosmetology services within a salon where the license is current, active, and
appropriate to the scope of practice of hair design for a hair designer as set
forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the
board. (B) A hair designer shall maintain
knowledge of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and
shall practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating
the practice of hair design; (2) The rules of the
board; (3) Any other applicable
federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
professional cosmetology or hair design entities; provided these statements,
standards, or guidelines are consistent with existing laws or
rules. (C) A hair designer shall demonstrate
competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the hair
designer is engaged which includes, but is not limited to, the
following: (1) Consistent
performance of all aspects of hair design services according to acceptable and
prevailing standards; (2) Appropriate
recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication
arises during or after the performance of a specific service or
procedure; (3) The hair designer
demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the hair
design service as licensed, and (4) The hair designer
service does not involve a function or procedure, which is prohibited by any
other law or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of hair
design in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code. (D) Hair designers shall not provide any service that claims to
have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to
beautification, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term
"therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)
of rule 4713-1-01 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated May 18, 2023 at 1:31 PM
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Rule 4713-8-06 | Standards relating to competent practice as a natural hair stylist.
Effective:
December 19, 2019
(A) A natural hair stylist shall provide
cosmetology services within a salon where the license is current, active, and
appropriate to the scope of practice of natural hair styling for a natural hair
stylist as set forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of
the board. (B) A natural hair stylist shall maintain
knowledge of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and
shall practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating
the practice of natural hair styling; (2) The rules of the
board; (3) Any other applicable
federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
professional cosmetology or natural hair stylist entities; provided these
statements, standards, or guidelines are consistent with existing laws or
rules. (C) A natural hair stylist shall
demonstrate competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the
natural hair stylist is engaged which includes, but is not limited to, the
following: (1) Consistent
performance of all aspects of natural hair styling services according to
acceptable and prevailing standards; (2) Appropriate
recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication
arises during or after the performance of a specific service or
procedure; (3) The natural hair
stylist demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide
the natural hair stylist service as licensed, and (4) The natural hair
stylist service does not involve a function or procedure, which is prohibited
by any other law or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of
natural hair styling in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code, (D) Natural hair stylists shall not provide any service that
claims to have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited
to beautification, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term
"therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)
of rule 4713-1-01 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated May 18, 2023 at 1:31 PM
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Rule 4713-8-07 | Standards relating to competent practice as a manicurist.
Effective:
December 19, 2019
(A) A manicurist shall provide
cosmetology services within a salon where the license is current, active, and
appropriate to the scope of practice of manicuring for a manicurist as set
forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the
board. (B) A manicurist shall maintain knowledge
of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and shall
practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating
the practice of manicuring; (2) The rules of the
board; (3) Any other applicable
federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
professional cosmetology or manicuring entities; provided these statements,
standards, or guidelines are consistent with existing laws or
rules. (C) A manicurist shall demonstrate
competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the manicurist
is engaged, that includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Consistent
performance of all aspects of manicuring services according to acceptable and
prevailing standards; (2) Appropriate
recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication
arises during or after the performance of a specific service or
procedure; (3) The manicurist
demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the
manicuring service as licensed, and (4) The manicurist
service does not involve a function or procedure, which is prohibited by any
other law or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of
manicuring in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code. (D) Manicurists shall not provide any service that claims to have
a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to
beautification, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term
"therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)
of rule 4713-1-01 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated May 18, 2023 at 1:32 PM
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Rule 4713-8-08 | Standards relating to competent practice as a barber.
(A) A barber shall provide barbering
services within a barber shop where the license is current and
active. (B) A barber shall maintain knowledge of
the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and shall
practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating
the practice of barbering; (2) The rules of the
board; (3) Any other applicable
federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements,
standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized
professional barbering entities; provided these statements, standards, or
guidelines are consistent with existing laws or rules. (C) A barber shall demonstrate competence
and accountability in all areas of practice in which the barber is engaged
which includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Consistent
performance of all aspects of barbering services according to acceptable and
prevailing standards, (2) Appropriate
recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication
arises during or after the performance of a specific service or
procedure; (3) The barber
demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the
barbering service, and (4) The barbering service
does not involve a function or procedure which is prohibited by any other law
or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of barbering in
section 4709.01 of the Revised Code. (D) Barbers shall not provide any service
that claims to have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is
limited to cosmetic, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term
"therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)
of rule 4713-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (E) Barber shall not provide a service on
any area of the body other than the head, face, and neck. (F) Barbers may exfoliate stratum corneum
cells only. With proper training, barbers may use any chemical, mechanical, or
electrical service to exfoliate cells of the stratum corneum on the head, face,
or neck. (G) Barbers may use a sterile,
single-use, disposable lancet to enhance the opening in a comedo or to create a
small opening in the dead surface corneum to facilitate extraction of a milia.
Barbers shall not pierce the stratum corneum or use a lancet for any other
purpose. Barbers shall not perform a comedo enhancement or milia extraction
with a lancet unless they have had specific, documented training for the
procedure. Used lancets shall be immediately disposed of in a sharps disposal
container. (H) Licensees using a device, equipment,
chemical, or a product shall comply with the manufacturers' directions
when using the device, equipment, chemical, or product. (I) Barbers working under the direct
supervision of a licensed physician shall provide only services within their
scope of practice as set forth in Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code and the
rules promulgated thereunder. (J) Chemical peels performed by a barber
shall be mixed and used at an ingredient concentration of thirty per cent
solution or less at final formulation with a pH value not less than three,
unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The chemical peel
preparation is a commercially available product approved for use by
barbers; (2) The licensee can
provide documentation from the manufacturer that the specific product does not
penetrate below the stratum corneum when used as directed; (3) The licensee can
provide documentation of training and/or certification in the use of the
product; (4) The licensee follows
all manufacturer's directions in the use of the chemical peel preparation;
and (5) The preparation is
stored according to the manufacturer's specifications and is discarded
after its expiration date. (K) Barbers shall not provide services
using any device that produces or amplifies electromagnetic radiation at
wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty
nanometers. (L) Barbers shall not provide services
that ablate, damage, or alter any living cells. This includes, but is not
limited to, cryosculpting/coolsculpting, removal of skin tags, moles, or
angiomas, microneedling, and plasma/fibroblast skin tightening.
Last updated December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Rule 4713-8-09 | Temporary event salon/barber shop license.
Effective:
August 4, 2023
(A) The board may issue a temporary event
salon/barber shop license for events located on premises other than a fixed
location to licensees who do not qualify for an exemption under section
4713.351 of the Revised Code. A temporary event salon/barber shop license is
required when the services provided are not incidental to a licensee's
practice in a salon or barber shop. A temporary event salon/barber shop license
is valid for the premise where the event is held. The event location must be
reported to the board prior to the event on forms prescribed by the board. A
holder of a temporary event salon/barber shop license issued under this rule
may report a monthly schedule of events and premises in a manner prescribed by
the board, in lieu of reporting each premise location separately. Upon
recording the new temporary event salon/barber shop premise(s), the cosmetology
or barbering services may only be offered at the new salon or shop premise(s)
of record. (B) The types of event premises
contemplated by this rule include, but are not limited to, locations where the
following events are held: charity events, on-location bridal preparation,
bridal shows, and on-location spa events. Also contemplated by this rule are
locations such as private residences, care facilities, nursing homes lacking a
fixed location salon or barber shop, hospitals, and other health care
facilities where elderly or disabled individuals reside who are confined and
physically unable to visit a fixed location salon or barber shop. (C) The applicant shall be responsible for affirming that the
salon or barber shop premise for the temporary event will meet the conditions
for a salon license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code or barber shop
license under section 4709.09 of the Revised Code. In addition, the applicant
shall submit the following: (1) An application fee of
ten dollars; (2) A complete
application form, including: (a) The name and type of event where cosmetology, barber, or
boutique services are to be performed; (b) The date of the event; (c) The location of the premise where salon or barber shop
services shall be performed; and (d) The applicant's address of record. (D) Licensees and boutique services
registration holders shall be responsible for ensuring that they are fully
supplied and equipped when they perform services at the premise of record and
that they are compliant with all safety and sanitation standards contained in
the laws and rules regulating the practice of cosmetology or branches of
cosmetology under Chapter 4713. of the Revised Code or barbering under Chapter
4709. of the Revised Code, and rules adopted thereunder. (E) The board expressly reserves the
right to inspect temporary event salon/shop premises at random and without
notice.
Last updated August 7, 2023 at 8:50 AM
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Rule 4713-8-11 | Standards relating to competent practice as a boutique services registration holder.
Effective:
January 13, 2017
(A) A boutique registration holder shall provide boutique services within a salon where the license is current and active as set forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the board. (B) A boutique registration holder shall maintain knowledge of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice, and shall practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating the practice of boutique services; (2) The rules of the board; (3) Any other applicable federal, state and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements, standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from any applicable nationally recognized professional entities associatd with boutique services; provided these statements, standards, or guidelines are consistent with existing laws or rules. (C) A boutique registration holder shall demonstrate competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the boutique registration holder is engaged. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Consistent performance of all aspects of boutique services according to acceptable and prevailing standards, and (2) Appropriate recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication arises during or after the performance of a specific service or procedure. (D) Boutique registration holders shall not provide any service that claims to have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to braiding, threading, or shampooing as set forth in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code.
Last updated December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Rule 4713-8-12 | Cosmetic therapy.
Effective:
March 21, 2022
A person who practices cosmetic therapy, as defined
in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code, in a licensed salon shall follow all
infection control standards.
Last updated March 21, 2022 at 8:29 AM
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