Rule 4713-15-13 | Contagious/communicable diseases.
(A) Licensees and boutique registration holders shall not perform a service on a client who has visible swelling, eruption, redness, bruising on skin, rash, or a parasitic infestation in the area where a service is to be performed without written permission from a physician.
(B) A licensee or boutique services registration holder who has visible swelling, eruption, redness, bruising on skin, rash, or a parasitic infestation shall not practice barbering, cosmetology, or a branch of cosmetology, or otherwise provide a service in a barber shop or salon without written permission from a physician.
(C) When a barber shop or salon owner, manager, or individual assigned responsibility by the owner suspects a licensee, boutique services registration holder, or any individual working in the barber shop or salon has visible swelling, eruption, redness, bruising on skin, rash, or a parasitic infestation, the barber shop or salon shall have the individual provide a written statement from a physician that there is no danger of infection. The barber shop or salon shall request the licensee, boutique services registration holder, or other individual not work until the individual provides the written statement from a physician.
(D) If a licensee, boutique services registration holder, patron, or other individual has exhibited the symptoms mentioned in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule, all areas and equipment that came in contact with the individual shall be cleaned and disinfected with an appropriate disinfectant.
Last updated May 31, 2022 at 8:03 AM
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