1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to cosmetology; amending s. 477.013, F.S.; |
3 | providing and revising definitions; redefining |
4 | "cosmetology" to include hair technician, esthetician, and |
5 | nail technician services; including body wrapping within |
6 | esthetician services; removing a distinction between |
7 | specialty salons and other salons; creating s. 477.0131, |
8 | F.S.; authorizing licensure for hair technicians, |
9 | estheticians, nail technicians, and cosmetologists; |
10 | amending s. 477.0132, F.S.; revising requirements relating |
11 | to hair braiding, hair wrapping, and body wrapping |
12 | registration, including certain course requirements; |
13 | specifying that only the Board of Cosmetology may review, |
14 | evaluate, and approve required text; amending s. 477.014, |
15 | F.S.; revising requirements for qualification to practice |
16 | under ch. 477, F.S.; authorizing current specialists to |
17 | sit for licensure examinations in certain circumstances; |
18 | providing for the renewal of current specialty |
19 | registrations; amending s. 477.019, F.S.; revising |
20 | qualification, education, licensure and renewal, |
21 | supervised practice, and endorsement requirements for |
22 | cosmetologist licenses to include and differentiate |
23 | qualification, education, licensure and renewal, |
24 | supervised practice, and endorsement requirements for hair |
25 | technician, esthetician, and nail technician licenses; |
26 | requiring the board to adopt certain procedures relating |
27 | to licensure by endorsement; amending s. 477.0212, F.S.; |
28 | requiring the board to adopt certain rules relating to |
29 | license renewal or continuing education; amending s. |
30 | 477.023, F.S.; stipulating that the Department of |
31 | Education is not prevented from issuing grooming and salon |
32 | services certification; creating s. 477.0231, F.S.; |
33 | providing for the selection and placement of cosmetology |
34 | interns; requiring a school program to provide written |
35 | notice to the board regarding the internship sponsor and |
36 | the cosmetology intern; providing requirements and duties |
37 | of the internship sponsor; requiring a cosmetology salon |
38 | to post notice regarding services of a student intern; |
39 | requiring a cosmetology intern to possess written |
40 | authorization to practice cosmetology; requiring the board |
41 | to establish education prerequisites for cosmetology |
42 | internships; authorizing the board to terminate an |
43 | internship of a cosmetology intern or the sponsorship of a |
44 | internship sponsor; requiring the board to give notice of |
45 | termination; amending s. 477.025, F.S., relating to |
46 | cosmetology and specialty salons, requisites, licensure, |
47 | inspection, and mobile cosmetology salons, to conform; |
48 | amending s. 477.026, F.S.; revising fee provisions to |
49 | conform; providing a fee limit for internship sponsor |
50 | registration; amending s. 477.0263, F.S., to conform; |
51 | specifying circumstances under which cosmetology or |
52 | specialty services may be practiced outside of a licensed |
53 | salon; amending s. 477.0265, F.S., relating to prohibited |
54 | acts, to conform; amending s. 477.028, F.S., relating to |
55 | disciplinary proceedings, to conform; amending s. 477.029, |
56 | F.S., relating to penalties, to conform; repealing s. |
57 | 477.0201, F.S., relating to specialty registration, |
58 | qualifications, registration renewal, and endorsement; |
59 | providing an appropriation; providing effective dates. |
60 |
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61 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
62 |
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63 | Section 1. Section 477.013, Florida Statutes, is amended |
64 | to read: |
65 | 477.013 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
66 | (1) "Board" means the Board of Cosmetology. |
67 | (2) "Department" means the Department of Business and |
68 | Professional Regulation. |
69 | (3) "Cosmetologist" means a person who is licensed to |
70 | engage in the practice of all cosmetology services in this state |
71 | under the authority of this chapter, including hair technician |
72 | services, esthetician services, and nail technician services, or |
73 | a person who is licensed prior to July 1, 2008, to engage in the |
74 | practice of cosmetology in this state. |
75 | (4) "Cosmetology" means the practice of performing or |
76 | offering to perform for compensation any of the following |
77 | services for aesthetic rather than medical purposes: |
78 | (a) Hair technician services, which are: |
79 | 1. Treating a person's hair by: |
80 | a. Providing any method of treatment as a primary service, |
81 | including arranging, beautifying, lightening, cleansing, |
82 | coloring, cutting, dressing, processing, shampooing, shaping, |
83 | singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or waving; |
84 | b. Providing a necessary service that is preparatory or |
85 | ancillary to a service under sub-subparagraph a., including |
86 | clipping, cutting, or trimming; or |
87 | c. Cutting a person's hair as a separate and independent |
88 | service for which a charge is directly or indirectly made |
89 | separately from charges for any other service. |
90 | 2. Weaving or braiding a person's hair. |
91 | 3. Shampooing and conditioning a person's hair. |
92 | 4. Servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece on |
93 | that person's head in any manner listed in subparagraph 1. |
94 | 5. Treating a person's mustache or beard by coloring, |
95 | processing, styling, or trimming. |
96 | (b) Esthetician services, which are: |
97 | 1. Cleansing, exfoliating, or stimulating a person's skin |
98 | by hand or by using a mechanical device, apparatus, or appliance |
99 | with the use of any cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, lotion, |
100 | powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance. |
101 | 2. Beautifying a person's skin using a cosmetic |
102 | preparation, antiseptic, lotion, powder, oil, clay, cream, or |
103 | appliance. |
104 | 3. Administering facial treatments. |
105 | 4. Removing superfluous hair from a person's body using |
106 | depilatories, threading, waxing, sugaring, or tweezing. |
107 | 5. Tinting eyebrows or eyelashes with products |
108 | manufactured specifically for eyebrows or eyelashes. |
109 | 6. Body wrapping, which is a treatment program that uses |
110 | wraps for the purposes of cleansing and beautifying a person's |
111 | skin for aesthetic rather than medical or weight-loss purposes |
112 | and is the application of oils, lotions, or other fluids to the |
113 | body using wraps. Body wrapping does not include manipulation of |
114 | the body's superficial tissue, other than that resulting from |
115 | the application of the wrap materials. |
116 | 7. Submersing parts of the body in a bath of clay, oils, |
117 | lotions, or other fluids. |
118 | (c) Nail technician services, which are: |
119 | 1. Treating a person's nails by: |
120 | a. Cutting, trimming, polishing, painting, printing, |
121 | tinting, coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or |
122 | b. Affixing artificial nails, extensions, or capping. |
123 | 2. Cleansing, treating, or beautifying a person's |
124 | forearms, hands, legs below the knee, or feet mechanical or |
125 | chemical treatment of the head, face, and scalp for aesthetic |
126 | rather than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, |
127 | hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair coloring, |
128 | permanent waving, and hair relaxing for compensation. This term |
129 | also includes performing hair removal, including wax treatments, |
130 | manicures, pedicures, and skin care services. |
131 | (5) "Salon" means a place of business where the practice |
132 | of one or more cosmetology or specialty services are offered or |
133 | performed for compensation. |
134 | (6)(5) "Specialist" means any person registered under s. |
135 | 477.014(6) to practice one or more of the following specialties: |
136 | holding a specialty registration in one or more of the |
137 | specialties registered under this chapter. |
138 | (6) "Specialty" means the practice of one or more of the |
139 | following: |
140 | (a) Manicuring, or the cutting, polishing, tinting, |
141 | coloring, cleansing, adding, or extending of the nails, and |
142 | massaging of the hands. This term includes any procedure or |
143 | process for the affixing of artificial nails, except those nails |
144 | which may be applied solely by use of a simple adhesive. |
145 | (b) Pedicuring, or the shaping, polishing, tinting, or |
146 | cleansing of the nails of the feet, and massaging or beautifying |
147 | of the feet. |
148 | (c) Facials, or the massaging or treating of the face or |
149 | scalp with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, and |
150 | skin care services, which means the treatment of the skin of a |
151 | person's body, in addition to a person's head, face, and scalp, |
152 | by the use of a sponge, brush, cloth, or similar device to apply |
153 | or remove a chemical preparation or other substance without |
154 | involving massage, as defined in s. 480.033(3), except that |
155 | chemical peels may be removed by peeling an applied preparation |
156 | from the skin by hand. |
157 | (7) "Shampooing" means the cleansing washing of the hair |
158 | with soap and water or with a special preparation, or applying |
159 | hair tonics. |
160 | (8) "Specialty salon" means any place of business wherein |
161 | the practice of one or all of the specialties as defined in |
162 | subsection (6) are engaged in or carried on. |
163 | (8)(9) "Hair braiding" means the weaving or interweaving |
164 | of a person's own natural human hair for compensation without |
165 | cutting, coloring, permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or |
166 | chemical treatment and does not include the use of hair |
167 | extensions or wefts. |
168 | (9)(10) "Hair wrapping" means the wrapping of manufactured |
169 | materials around a strand or strands of human hair, for |
170 | compensation, without cutting, coloring, permanent waving, |
171 | relaxing, removing, weaving, chemically treating, braiding, |
172 | using hair extensions, or performing any other service defined |
173 | as cosmetology. |
174 | (10)(11) "Photography studio salon" means an establishment |
175 | where the hair-arranging services and the application of |
176 | cosmetic products are performed solely for the purpose of |
177 | preparing the model or client for the photographic session |
178 | without shampooing, cutting, coloring, permanent waving, |
179 | relaxing, or removing of hair or performing any other service |
180 | defined as cosmetology. |
181 | (11) "Cosmetology intern" means a student enrolled in an |
182 | 1,800-hour cosmetology program participating in an optional work |
183 | experience internship under the direct supervision of a licensed |
184 | cosmetologist in a licensed salon. |
185 | (12) "Internship sponsor" means a licensed cosmetologist |
186 | registered with the board for the purpose of supervising a |
187 | cosmetology intern and ensuring compliance by the intern with |
188 | the laws and rules of this state and the internship requirements |
189 | established by the board and administered through the school or |
190 | program. |
191 | (12) "Body wrapping" means a treatment program that uses |
192 | herbal wraps for the purposes of cleansing and beautifying the |
193 | skin of the body, but does not include: |
194 | (a) The application of oils, lotions, or other fluids to |
195 | the body, except fluids contained in presoaked materials used in |
196 | the wraps; or |
197 | (b) Manipulation of the body's superficial tissue, other |
198 | than that arising from compression emanating from the wrap |
199 | materials. |
200 | (13) "Skin care services" means the treatment of the skin |
201 | of the body, other than the head, face, and scalp, by the use of |
202 | a sponge, brush, cloth, or similar device to apply or remove a |
203 | chemical preparation or other substance, except that chemical |
204 | peels may be removed by peeling an applied preparation from the |
205 | skin by hand. Skin care services must be performed by a licensed |
206 | cosmetologist or facial specialist within a licensed cosmetology |
207 | or specialty salon, and such services may not involve massage, |
208 | as defined in s. 480.033(3), through manipulation of the |
209 | superficial tissue. |
210 | Section 2. Section 477.0131, Florida Statutes, is created |
211 | to read: |
212 | 477.0131 Hair technician, esthetician, nail technician, |
213 | and cosmetology licenses.-- |
214 | (1) A person who is otherwise qualified by this chapter |
215 | and who is authorized to practice all of the services listed in |
216 | s. 477.013(4)(a) shall be licensed as a hair technician. |
217 | (2) A person who is otherwise qualified by this chapter |
218 | and who is authorized to practice all of the services listed in |
219 | s. 477.013(4)(b) shall be licensed as an esthetician. |
220 | (3) A person who is otherwise qualified by this chapter |
221 | and who is authorized to practice all of the services listed in |
222 | s. 477.013(4)(c) shall be licensed as a nail technician. |
223 | (4) A person who is otherwise qualified by this chapter |
224 | and who is authorized to practice all of the services listed in |
225 | s. 477.013(4) shall be licensed as a cosmetologist. |
226 | Section 3. Section 477.0132, Florida Statutes, is amended |
227 | to read: |
228 | 477.0132 Hair braiding, hair wrapping, and body wrapping |
229 | registration.-- |
230 | (1)(a) A person Persons whose occupation or practice is |
231 | confined solely to hair braiding shall must register with the |
232 | department, shall pay the applicable registration fee, and shall |
233 | take a two-day 16-hour course. The course shall be board |
234 | approved and consist of 5 hours of instruction in HIV/AIDS and |
235 | other communicable diseases, 5 hours of instruction in |
236 | sanitation and sterilization, 4 hours of instruction in |
237 | disorders and diseases of the scalp, and 2 hours of instruction |
238 | in studies regarding laws affecting hair braiding. |
239 | (2)(b) A person Persons whose occupation or practice is |
240 | confined solely to hair wrapping shall must register with the |
241 | department, shall pay the applicable registration fee, and shall |
242 | take a one-day 6-hour course. The course shall be board approved |
243 | and consist of instruction education in HIV/AIDS and other |
244 | communicable diseases, sanitation and sterilization, disorders |
245 | and diseases of the scalp, and studies regarding laws affecting |
246 | hair wrapping. |
247 | (3)(c) Unless otherwise licensed or exempted from |
248 | licensure under this chapter, any person whose occupation or |
249 | practice is confined solely to body wrapping must register with |
250 | the department, pay the applicable registration fee, and take a |
251 | 40-hour two-day 12-hour course. The course shall be board |
252 | approved and include, but not be limited to, instruction in body |
253 | systems, contraindications, consist of education in HIV/AIDS and |
254 | other communicable diseases, sanitation and sterilization, |
255 | disorders and diseases of the skin, and studies regarding laws |
256 | affecting body wrapping. |
257 | (4)(d) Only the board may review, evaluate, and approve a |
258 | course and text required of an applicant for registration under |
259 | this section subsection in the occupation or practice of hair |
260 | braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping. A provider of such a |
261 | course is not required to hold a license under chapter 1005. |
262 | (5)(2) Hair braiding, hair wrapping, and body wrapping are |
263 | not required to be practiced in a cosmetology salon or specialty |
264 | salon. When hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping is |
265 | practiced outside a cosmetology salon or specialty salon, |
266 | disposable implements shall must be used or all implements shall |
267 | must be sanitized in a disinfectant approved for hospital use or |
268 | approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. |
269 | (6)(3) Pending issuance of registration, a person is |
270 | eligible to practice hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body |
271 | wrapping upon submission of a registration application that |
272 | includes proof of successful completion of the education |
273 | requirements and payment of the applicable fees required by this |
274 | chapter. |
275 | Section 4. Section 477.014, Florida Statutes, is amended |
276 | to read: |
277 | 477.014 Qualifications for practice.-- |
278 | (1) On and after July January 1, 2008, a 1979, no person |
279 | who is not other than a duly licensed or registered under this |
280 | chapter may not cosmetologist shall practice in any of the |
281 | cosmetology areas provided in s. 477.013(4) or use the name or |
282 | title of cosmetologist, hair technician, esthetician, or nail |
283 | technician. |
284 | (2) A person licensed or registered under this chapter on |
285 | or after July 1, 2008, may not practice or hold himself or |
286 | herself out as qualified to practice in an area in which he or |
287 | she is not specifically licensed or registered under this |
288 | chapter. |
289 | (3) A cosmetologist licensed before July 1, 2008, may |
290 | perform all the services of a licensed cosmetologist as defined |
291 | in this chapter. |
292 | (4) A facial specialist registered or enrolled in a |
293 | cosmetology school before July 1, 2008, may take the examination |
294 | for an esthetician license. |
295 | (5) A manicure, pedicure, or nail extension specialist |
296 | registered or enrolled in a cosmetology school before July 1, |
297 | 2008, may take the examination for a nail technician license. |
298 | (6) A specialist registered under this chapter before July |
299 | 1, 2008, may continue to practice under the name of his or her |
300 | specialty registration without taking the respective licensure |
301 | examination. Renewal of all registrations, including a full |
302 | specialty registration that includes facial, manicure, pedicure, |
303 | and nail extension specialties, existing before July 1, 2008, |
304 | shall be accomplished pursuant to rules adopted by the board. |
305 | Section 5. Section 477.019, Florida Statutes, is amended |
306 | to read: |
307 | 477.019 Cosmetologists; hair technicians; estheticians; |
308 | nail technicians; qualifications; licensure; supervised |
309 | practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing education.-- |
310 | (1) A person desiring to be licensed in the field of |
311 | cosmetology as a cosmetologist shall apply to the department for |
312 | licensure. |
313 | (2) An applicant is shall be eligible for licensure by |
314 | examination to practice cosmetology, hair technician services, |
315 | esthetician services, or nail technician services if the |
316 | applicant: |
317 | (a) Is at least 16 years of age or has received a high |
318 | school diploma or graduate equivalency diploma or has passed an |
319 | ability-to-benefit test, which is an independently administered |
320 | test approved by the United States Secretary of Education as |
321 | provided in 20 U.S.C. s. 1091(d).; |
322 | (b) Pays the required application fee, which is not |
323 | refundable, and the required examination fee, which is |
324 | refundable if the applicant is determined to not be eligible for |
325 | licensure for any reason other than failure to successfully |
326 | complete the licensure examination.; and |
327 | (c)1. Is authorized to practice cosmetology in another |
328 | state or country, has been so authorized for at least 1 year, |
329 | and does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided |
330 | for in subsection (6); or |
331 | 2.a. Has received a minimum number of hours of training as |
332 | follows: |
333 | (I) For a hair technician, 1,000 hours. |
334 | (II) For an esthetician, 600 hours. |
335 | (III) For a nail technician, 350 hours. |
336 | (IV) For a cosmetologist, 1,800 hours. |
337 | b. The training Has received a minimum of 1,200 hours of |
338 | training as established by the board, which shall include, but |
339 | need shall not be limited to, the equivalent of completion of |
340 | services directly related to the practice of cosmetology at one |
341 | of the following: |
342 | (I)a. A school of cosmetology licensed pursuant to chapter |
343 | 1005. |
344 | (II)b. A cosmetology program within the public school |
345 | system. |
346 | (III)c. The Cosmetology Division of the Florida School for |
347 | the Deaf and the Blind, provided the division meets the |
348 | standards of this chapter. |
349 | (IV)d. A government-operated cosmetology program in this |
350 | state. |
351 | c. A person who has enrolled and begun his or her |
352 | education before July 1, 2008, may take the examination to be |
353 | licensed as a cosmetologist upon completion of 1,200 hours of |
354 | education. |
355 | d. A person who begins his or her education on or after |
356 | July 1, 2008, shall comply with the hour requirements in sub- |
357 | subparagraph a. in order to qualify to take his or her |
358 | respective examination. |
359 |
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360 | The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school |
361 | or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the |
362 | required examination after the completion of a minimum of 1,000 |
363 | actual school hours. If the person then passes the examination, |
364 | he or she shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the |
365 | person fails the examination, he or she shall not be qualified |
366 | to take the examination again until the completion of the full |
367 | requirements provided by this section. |
368 | (3) Upon an applicant receiving a passing grade, as |
369 | established by board rule, on the examination and paying the |
370 | initial licensing fee, the department shall issue a license to |
371 | practice in the applicant's respective area of cosmetology |
372 | provided in s. 477.013(4). |
373 | (4) After submitting a complete application to take the |
374 | first available examination for licensure as a cosmetologist, |
375 | hair technician, esthetician, or nail technician, a graduate of |
376 | a licensed cosmetology school or a program within the public |
377 | school system, which school or program is certified by the |
378 | Department of Education, is eligible to practice in the |
379 | graduate's respective area for a maximum period of 60 days, |
380 | provided such graduate practices under the supervision of a |
381 | professional licensed under this chapter in a licensed salon. A |
382 | graduate who fails to pass an examination the first time may |
383 | continue to practice under the supervision of a professional |
384 | licensed under this chapter in a licensed salon for an |
385 | additional 60-day period, provided the graduate applies for the |
386 | next available examination. A graduate may not continue to |
387 | practice under this subsection if the graduate fails the |
388 | examination twice. Following the completion of the first |
389 | licensing examination and pending the results of that |
390 | examination and issuance of a license to practice cosmetology, |
391 | graduates of licensed cosmetology schools or cosmetology |
392 | programs offered in public school systems, which schools or |
393 | programs are certified by the Department of Education, are |
394 | eligible to practice cosmetology, provided such graduates |
395 | practice under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist in a |
396 | licensed cosmetology salon. A graduate who fails the first |
397 | examination may continue to practice under the supervision of a |
398 | licensed cosmetologist in a licensed cosmetology salon if the |
399 | graduate applies for the next available examination and until |
400 | the graduate receives the results of that examination. No |
401 | graduate may continue to practice under this subsection if the |
402 | graduate fails the examination twice. |
403 | (5) Renewal of license registration shall be accomplished |
404 | pursuant to rules adopted by the board. |
405 | (6) The board shall adopt rules specifying procedures for |
406 | the licensure by endorsement of practitioners desiring to be |
407 | licensed in this state who hold a current active license in |
408 | another state or country and who have met qualifications |
409 | substantially similar to, equivalent to, or greater than the |
410 | qualifications required of applicants from this state. For |
411 | purposes of this subsection, work experience may be substituted |
412 | for required educational hours in the amount and manner provided |
413 | by board rule. |
414 | (7)(a) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing |
415 | education requirements for licensees and registered specialists |
416 | that intended to ensure the protection of the public through |
417 | updated training of licensees and registered specialists, not to |
418 | exceed 16 hours biennially, as a condition for renewal of a |
419 | license or registration as a specialist under this chapter. |
420 | Continuing education courses shall include, but not be limited |
421 | to, the following subjects as they relate to the practice of |
422 | cosmetology: HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus and acquired |
423 | immune deficiency syndrome; Occupational Safety and Health |
424 | Administration regulations; workers' compensation issues; state |
425 | and federal laws and rules as they pertain to cosmetologists, |
426 | the practice of cosmetology, salons, specialists, specialty |
427 | salons, and booth renters; chemical makeup as it pertains to |
428 | hair, skin, and nails; and environmental issues. Courses given |
429 | at educational cosmetology conferences may be counted toward the |
430 | number of continuing education hours required if approved by the |
431 | board. |
432 | (b) Any person whose occupation or practice is confined |
433 | solely to hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping is |
434 | exempt from the continuing education requirements of this |
435 | subsection. |
436 | (c) The board may, by rule, require any licensee in |
437 | violation of a continuing education requirement to take a |
438 | refresher course or refresher course and examination in addition |
439 | to any other penalty. The number of hours for the refresher |
440 | course may not exceed 48 hours. |
441 | Section 6. Section 477.0212, Florida Statutes, is amended |
442 | to read: |
443 | 477.0212 Inactive status.-- |
444 | (1) A cosmetologist's license issued under this chapter |
445 | that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 477.019 |
446 | upon application to the department. |
447 | (2) The board shall adopt promulgate rules relating to |
448 | licenses that which have become inactive and for the renewal of |
449 | inactive licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule a fee not |
450 | to exceed $50 for the reactivation of an inactive license and a |
451 | fee not to exceed $50 for the renewal of an inactive license. |
452 | The board shall prescribe by rule the continuing education |
453 | requirements to be met prior to license renewal or reactivation. |
454 | Section 7. Section 477.023, Florida Statutes, is amended |
455 | to read: |
456 | 477.023 Schools of cosmetology; licensure.--A No private |
457 | school of cosmetology may not shall be permitted to operate |
458 | without a license issued by the Commission for Independent |
459 | Education pursuant to chapter 1005. However, this chapter does |
460 | not nothing herein shall be construed to prevent certification |
461 | by the Department of Education of grooming and salon services |
462 | and cosmetology training programs within the public school |
463 | system or to prevent government operation of any other program |
464 | of cosmetology in this state. |
465 | Section 8. Section 477.0231, Florida Statutes, is created |
466 | to read: |
467 | 477.0231 Cosmetology internships.-- |
468 | (1) The selection and placement of cosmetology interns |
469 | shall be determined by the cosmetology school or program. The |
470 | school or program shall determine whether a student is eligible |
471 | to become a cosmetology intern and whether an internship sponsor |
472 | meets the requirements for its educational objectives. The |
473 | school program, on behalf of the student, shall provide written |
474 | notice to the board that an internship sponsor has been selected |
475 | and name the cosmetology intern to be supervised. The school or |
476 | program shall determine the length and schedule of an individual |
477 | cosmetology internship, but such internship may not exceed 12 |
478 | months. Internships shall not substitute or take the place of |
479 | educational or licensure requirements. |
480 | (2) Each internship sponsor shall obtain approval from a |
481 | school or cosmetology program and shall register with the board |
482 | before accepting placement of each cosmetology intern. The |
483 | application for registration must include the name and contact |
484 | person of the school or program placing the intern, the names |
485 | and addresses of the internship sponsor, and other information |
486 | that the board requires. |
487 | (3) The internship sponsor must have an active license and |
488 | shall actively supervise the cosmetology intern in the practice |
489 | of cosmetology pursuant to rules established by the board. A |
490 | cosmetology intern may only practice within the field of |
491 | cosmetology in which he or she is engaged in the course of |
492 | study. The internship sponsor shall ensure that the cosmetology |
493 | intern is complying with the laws and rules governing |
494 | cosmetology and is complying with the educational objectives and |
495 | guidelines established by the cosmetology school or program and |
496 | the board. |
497 | (4) All services provided by the cosmetology intern shall |
498 | be expressly approved by the internship sponsor and contracted |
499 | for by the internship sponsor. The internship sponsor shall |
500 | ensure that the public is clearly informed that the cosmetology |
501 | intern is not a licensed cosmetologist. |
502 | (5) Pursuant to rules established by the board, the |
503 | cosmetology salon in which a cosmetology intern is engaged in |
504 | the practice of cosmetology shall post notice in a conspicuous |
505 | manner within the salon indicating that a student intern is |
506 | providing services on the premises. |
507 | (6) While engaged in the practice of cosmetology, a |
508 | cosmetology intern shall possess written documentation of his or |
509 | her authorization to engage in the practice of cosmetology from |
510 | the student's cosmetology school or program and shall furnish |
511 | such documentation to the department before engaging in the |
512 | practice of cosmetology and upon request by department |
513 | personnel. |
514 | (7) The board shall establish by rule the education |
515 | prerequisites for cosmetology internships, including the minimum |
516 | number of hours of classroom instruction and required course |
517 | work. The board shall establish by rule the number of permitted |
518 | cosmetology internships per internship sponsor, the minimum and |
519 | maximum number of internship hours, and the recommended |
520 | educational objectives and guidelines for an internship program |
521 | in a cosmetology school or program. |
522 | (8) The board may terminate the internship of any |
523 | cosmetology intern and the sponsorship of any internship sponsor |
524 | for a violation of the laws and rules governing cosmetology and |
525 | board rules governing internships. The board shall provide |
526 | notice of termination of an internship to the internship |
527 | sponsor, the cosmetology school or program, and the cosmetology |
528 | intern. In the case of a terminated cosmetology internship, the |
529 | school or program shall determine the educational status of the |
530 | cosmetology intern. |
531 | Section 9. Section 477.025, Florida Statutes, is amended |
532 | to read: |
533 | 477.025 Cosmetology salons; specialty Salons; requisites; |
534 | licensure; inspection; mobile cosmetology salons.-- |
535 | (1) No cosmetology salon or specialty salon shall be |
536 | permitted to operate without a license issued by the department |
537 | except as provided in subsection (11). |
538 | (2) The board shall adopt rules governing the licensure |
539 | and operation of salons and specialty salons and their |
540 | facilities, personnel, and safety and sanitary requirements, and |
541 | the license application and granting process. |
542 | (3) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate a |
543 | cosmetology salon or specialty salon in the state shall submit |
544 | to the department a salon an application form upon forms |
545 | provided by the department, and accompanied by any relevant |
546 | information requested by the department, and by an application |
547 | fee. |
548 | (4) Upon receiving the application, the department may |
549 | cause an investigation to be made of the proposed cosmetology |
550 | salon or specialty salon. |
551 | (5) When an applicant fails to meet all the requirements |
552 | provided in this section herein, the department shall deny the |
553 | application in writing and shall list the specific requirements |
554 | not met. No applicant denied licensure because of failure to |
555 | meet the requirements of this section herein shall be precluded |
556 | from reapplying for licensure. |
557 | (6) When the department determines that the proposed |
558 | cosmetology salon or specialty salon may reasonably be expected |
559 | to meet the requirements set forth in this section herein, the |
560 | department shall grant the license upon such conditions as it |
561 | shall deem proper under the circumstances and upon payment of |
562 | the original licensing fee. |
563 | (7) No license for operation of a cosmetology salon or |
564 | specialty salon may be transferred from the name of the original |
565 | licensee to another. It may be transferred from one location to |
566 | another only upon approval by the department, which approval |
567 | shall not be unreasonably withheld. |
568 | (8) Renewal of license registration for cosmetology salons |
569 | or specialty salons shall be accomplished pursuant to rules |
570 | adopted by the board. The board is further authorized to adopt |
571 | rules governing delinquent renewal of licenses and may impose |
572 | penalty fees for delinquent renewal. |
573 | (9) The board is authorized to adopt rules governing the |
574 | periodic inspection of cosmetology salons and specialty salons |
575 | licensed under this chapter. |
576 | (10)(a) The board shall adopt rules governing the |
577 | licensure, operation, and inspection of mobile cosmetology |
578 | salons, including their facilities, personnel, and safety and |
579 | sanitary requirements. |
580 | (b) Each mobile salon must comply with all licensure and |
581 | operating requirements specified in this chapter or chapter 455 |
582 | or rules of the board or department that apply to cosmetology |
583 | salons at fixed locations, except to the extent that such |
584 | requirements conflict with this subsection or rules adopted |
585 | pursuant to this subsection. |
586 | (c) A mobile cosmetology salon must maintain a permanent |
587 | business address, located in the inspection area of the local |
588 | department office, at which records of appointments, |
589 | itineraries, license numbers of employees, and vehicle |
590 | identification numbers of the licenseholder's mobile salon shall |
591 | be kept and made available for verification purposes by |
592 | department personnel, and at which correspondence from the |
593 | department can be received. |
594 | (d) To facilitate periodic inspections of mobile |
595 | cosmetology salons, prior to the beginning of each month, each |
596 | mobile salon licenseholder must file with the board a written |
597 | monthly itinerary listing the locations where and the dates and |
598 | hours when the mobile salon will be operating. |
599 | (e) The board shall establish fees for mobile cosmetology |
600 | salons, not to exceed the fees for cosmetology salons at fixed |
601 | locations. |
602 | (f) The operation of mobile cosmetology salons must be in |
603 | compliance with all local laws and ordinances regulating |
604 | business establishments, with all applicable requirements of the |
605 | Americans with Disabilities Act relating to accommodations for |
606 | persons with disabilities, and with all applicable OSHA |
607 | requirements. |
608 | (11) Facilities licensed under part II of chapter 400 or |
609 | under part I of chapter 429 are exempt from this section, and a |
610 | cosmetologist licensed pursuant to s. 477.019 may provide salon |
611 | services exclusively for facility residents. |
612 | Section 10. Section 477.026, Florida Statutes, is amended |
613 | to read: |
614 | 477.026 Fees; disposition.-- |
615 | (1) The board shall set fees according to the following |
616 | schedule: |
617 | (a) For hair technicians, estheticians, nail technicians, |
618 | or cosmetologists, fees for original licensing, license renewal, |
619 | and delinquent renewal may shall not exceed $25. |
620 | (b) For hair technicians, estheticians, nail technicians, |
621 | or cosmetologists, fees for endorsement application, |
622 | examination, and reexamination may shall not exceed $50. |
623 | (c) For cosmetology and specialty salons, fees for license |
624 | application, original licensing, license renewal, and delinquent |
625 | renewal may shall not exceed $50. |
626 | (d) For specialists, fees for application and endorsement |
627 | registration shall not exceed $30. |
628 | (d)(e) For specialists, fees for initial registration, |
629 | registration renewal, and delinquent renewal may shall not |
630 | exceed $50. |
631 | (e)(f) For hair braiders, hair wrappers, and body |
632 | wrappers, fees for registration may shall not exceed $25. |
633 | (f) For internship sponsors, fees for registration may not |
634 | exceed $30. |
635 | (2) All moneys collected by the department from fees |
636 | authorized by this chapter shall be paid into the Professional |
637 | Regulation Trust Fund, which fund is created in the department, |
638 | and shall be applied in accordance with ss. 215.37 and 455.219. |
639 | The Legislature may appropriate any excess moneys from this fund |
640 | to the General Revenue Fund. |
641 | (3) The department, with the advice of the board, shall |
642 | prepare and submit a proposed budget in accordance with law. |
643 | Section 11. Section 477.0263, Florida Statutes, is amended |
644 | to read: |
645 | 477.0263 Cosmetology or specialty services to be performed |
646 | in licensed salon; exceptions exception.-- |
647 | (1) Cosmetology or specialty services shall be performed |
648 | only by licensed cosmetologists or a cosmetologist intern |
649 | supervised by a licensed cosmetologist, hair technicians, |
650 | estheticians, or nail technicians or registered specialists in |
651 | licensed salons, except as otherwise provided in this section. |
652 | (2) Pursuant to rules established by the board, |
653 | cosmetology or specialty services may be performed by a licensed |
654 | cosmetologist, hair technician, esthetician, or nail technician |
655 | or a registered specialist in a location other than a licensed |
656 | salon, including, but not limited to, a nursing home, hospital, |
657 | or residence, when a client for reasons of ill health is unable |
658 | to go to a licensed salon. Arrangements for the performance of |
659 | such cosmetology or specialty services in a location other than |
660 | a licensed salon shall be made only through a licensed salon. |
661 | (3) Any person who holds a valid cosmetology license in |
662 | any state or who is authorized to practice cosmetology in any |
663 | country, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States may |
664 | perform cosmetology services in a location other than a licensed |
665 | salon when such services are performed in connection with the |
666 | motion picture, fashion photography, theatrical, or television |
667 | industry; a photography studio salon; a manufacturer trade show |
668 | demonstration; a department store demonstration; or an |
669 | educational seminar. |
670 | (4) Pursuant to rules established by the board, |
671 | cosmetology, hair technician, esthetician, nail technician, or |
672 | specialty services may be performed in a location other than a |
673 | licensed salon when such services are performed in connection |
674 | with a special event and are performed by a person who is |
675 | employed by a licensed salon and who holds the proper license or |
676 | specialty registration. An appointment for the performance of |
677 | such services in a location other than a licensed salon shall be |
678 | made through a licensed salon. |
679 | Section 12. Section 477.0265, Florida Statutes, is amended |
680 | to read: |
681 | 477.0265 Prohibited acts.-- |
682 | (1) It is unlawful for any person to: |
683 | (a) Engage in the practice of cosmetology or a specialty |
684 | without an active license in the field of cosmetology unless |
685 | authorized as a cosmetologist intern or registration as a |
686 | specialist issued by the department pursuant to the provisions |
687 | of this chapter. |
688 | (b) Own, operate, maintain, open, establish, conduct, or |
689 | have charge of, either alone or with another person or persons, |
690 | a cosmetology salon or specialty salon: |
691 | 1. That Which is not licensed under the provisions of this |
692 | chapter; or |
693 | 2. In which a person not licensed in the field of |
694 | cosmetology or registered as a cosmetologist or a specialist or |
695 | authorized as a cosmetologist intern is permitted to perform |
696 | cosmetology services or any specialty. |
697 | (c) Engage in willful or repeated violations of this |
698 | chapter or of any rule adopted by the board. |
699 | (d) Permit an employed person to engage in the practice of |
700 | cosmetology or of a specialty unless such person holds a valid, |
701 | active license in the field of cosmetology or is authorized as a |
702 | cosmetologist intern under this chapter and supervised by a |
703 | licensed cosmetologist or holds a registration as a specialist. |
704 | (e) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or registration |
705 | for money, other than the required fee, or any other thing of |
706 | value or by fraudulent misrepresentations. |
707 | (f) Use or attempt to use a license to practice in the |
708 | field of cosmetology or a registration to practice a specialty, |
709 | which license or registration is suspended or revoked. |
710 | (g) Advertise or imply that skin care services or body |
711 | wrapping, as performed under this chapter, has have any |
712 | relationship to the practice of massage therapy as defined in s. |
713 | 480.033(3), except those practices or activities defined in s. |
714 | 477.013. |
715 | (h) In the practice of cosmetology or specialty services, |
716 | use or possess a cosmetic product containing a liquid nail |
717 | monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA). |
718 | (2) Any person who violates any provision of this section |
719 | commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as |
720 | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
721 | Section 13. Section 477.028, Florida Statutes, is amended |
722 | to read: |
723 | 477.028 Disciplinary proceedings.-- |
724 | (1) The board may shall have the power to revoke or |
725 | suspend the license of a cosmetologist, hair technician, |
726 | esthetician, or nail technician licensed under this chapter, or |
727 | the registration of a specialist registered under this chapter, |
728 | and may to reprimand, censure, deny subsequent licensure or |
729 | registration of, or otherwise discipline a cosmetologist, hair |
730 | technician, esthetician, nail technician, or a specialist |
731 | licensed or registered under this chapter in any of the |
732 | following cases: |
733 | (a) Upon proof that a license or registration has been |
734 | obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. |
735 | (b) Upon proof that the holder of a license or |
736 | registration is guilty of fraud or deceit or of gross |
737 | negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice or |
738 | instruction of cosmetology or a specialty. |
739 | (c) Upon proof that the holder of a license or |
740 | registration is guilty of aiding, assisting, procuring, or |
741 | advising any unlicensed person to practice in the field of |
742 | cosmetology as a cosmetologist. |
743 | (2) The board may shall have the power to revoke or |
744 | suspend the license of a cosmetology salon or a specialty salon |
745 | licensed under this chapter;, to deny subsequent licensure of |
746 | such salon;, or to reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline |
747 | the owner of such salon in either of the following cases: |
748 | (a) Upon proof that a license has been obtained by fraud |
749 | or misrepresentation. |
750 | (b) Upon proof that the holder of a license is guilty of |
751 | fraud or deceit or of gross negligence, incompetency, or |
752 | misconduct in the operation of the salon so licensed. |
753 | (3) Disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted pursuant |
754 | to the provisions of chapter 120. |
755 | (4) The department may shall not issue or renew a license |
756 | or certificate of registration under this chapter to any person |
757 | against whom or salon against which the board has assessed a |
758 | fine, interest, or costs associated with investigation and |
759 | prosecution until the person or salon has paid in full such |
760 | fine, interest, or costs associated with investigation and |
761 | prosecution or until the person or salon complies with or |
762 | satisfies all terms and conditions of the final order. |
763 | Section 14. Section 477.029, Florida Statutes, is amended |
764 | to read: |
765 | 477.029 Penalty.-- |
766 | (1) It is unlawful for any person to: |
767 | (a) Hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist, hair |
768 | technician, esthetician, nail technician, specialist, hair |
769 | wrapper, hair braider, or body wrapper unless duly licensed or |
770 | registered, or otherwise authorized, as provided in this |
771 | chapter. |
772 | (b) Operate any cosmetology salon unless it has been duly |
773 | licensed as provided in this chapter. |
774 | (c) Permit an employed person to practice cosmetology or a |
775 | specialty unless duly licensed or registered, or otherwise |
776 | authorized, as provided in this chapter. |
777 | (d) Present as his or her own the license of another. |
778 | (e) Give false or forged evidence to the department in |
779 | obtaining any license provided for in this chapter. |
780 | (f) Impersonate any other licenseholder of like or |
781 | different name. |
782 | (g) Use or attempt to use a license that has been revoked. |
783 | (h) Violate any provision of s. 455.227(1), s. 477.0265, |
784 | or s. 477.028. |
785 | (i) Violate or refuse to comply with any provision of this |
786 | chapter or chapter 455 or a rule or final order of the board or |
787 | the department. |
788 | (2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section |
789 | is shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties, |
790 | as determined by the board: |
791 | (a) Revocation or suspension of any license or |
792 | registration issued pursuant to this chapter. |
793 | (b) Issuance of a reprimand or censure. |
794 | (c) Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed |
795 | $500 for each count or separate offense. |
796 | (d) Placement on probation for a period of time and |
797 | subject to such reasonable conditions as the board may specify. |
798 | (e) Refusal to certify to the department an applicant for |
799 | licensure. |
800 | Section 15. Section 477.0201, Florida Statutes, is |
801 | repealed. |
802 | Section 16. Effective upon this act becoming a law, for |
803 | fiscal year 2007-2008, the sum of $60,149 in nonrecurring funds |
804 | from the Administrative Trust Fund is appropriated to the |
805 | Department of Business and Professional Regulation to carry out |
806 | the central-service administrative support functions related to |
807 | the licensing provisions of this act. |
808 | Section 17. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
809 | act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |