Chapter 5: Florida Laws and Rules (Satisfies Laws and Rules Requirement)
Learning objectives Given the course materials, the learner will be able to: List and describe your legal responsibilities according to the Florida Cosmetology Practice Act and Florida Administrative Code. Two primary areas of law pertaining to the practice of cosmetology in the State of Florida are: ● The Florida Cosmetology Practice Act: Chapter 477 of the Florida Statutes. ● Chapter 61G5 of the Florida Administrative Code. The following pages simplify excerpts of these documents, clarifying the regulations that address you as a cosmetologist, and explaining your legal responsibilities and obligations. 477.11 Short title . This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Cosmetology Act.” 477.12 Purpose . The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health to regulate the practice of cosmetology in this state. However, restrictions shall be imposed only to the extent necessary to protect the public from significant and discernible danger to health and not in a manner which will unreasonably affect the competitive market. Further, consumer protection for both health and economic matters shall be afforded the public through legal remedies provided for in this act. 477.13 Definitions . As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Board of Cosmetology. (2) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. (3) “Cosmetologist” means a person who is licensed to engage in the practice of cosmetology in this state under the authority of this chapter. (4) “Cosmetology” means the mechanical or chemical treatment of the head, face, and scalp for aesthetic rather than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair coloring, permanent waving, and hair relaxing for compensation. This term also includes performing hair removal, including wax treatments, manicures, pedicures, and skin care services. (5) “Specialist” means any person holding a specialty registration in one or more of the specialties registered under this chapter. (6) “Specialty” means the practice of one or more of the following: (a) Manicuring, or the cutting, polishing, tinting, coloring, cleansing, adding, or extending of the nails, and massaging of the hands. This term includes any procedure or process for the affixing of artificial nails, except those nails which may be applied solely by use of a simple adhesive. (b) Pedicuring, or the shaping, polishing, tinting, or cleansing of the nails of the feet, and massaging or beautifying of the feet. (c) Facials, or the massaging or treating of the face or scalp with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, and skin care services. (7) “Shampooing” means the washing of the hair with soap and water or with a special preparation, or applying hair tonics. (8) “Specialty salon” means any place of business wherein the practice of one or all of the specialties as defined in subsection (6) are engaged in or carried on. (9) “Hair braiding” means the weaving or interweaving of natural human hair or commercial hair, including the use of hair extensions or wefts, for compensation without cutting, coloring, permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or chemical treatment. (10) “Hair wrapping” means the wrapping of manufactured materials around a strand or strands of human hair, for compensation, without cutting, coloring, permanent waving, relaxing, removing,
Define and recall your duties and responsibilities under Florida Statutes.
INTRODUCTION
Other sections or chapters of the Florida Statutes [FS] and Florida Administrative Code [FAC] that apply to the practice of cosmetology (such as Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations; or Chapter 120: Administrative Procedure Act; among others) are not addressed in this chapter. Text in full for the Laws of Florida may be found at http://www. leg.state.fl.us. Please refer directly to the Laws of Florida to determine the effective date of a creating act or a particular amendment.
CHAPTER 477 COSMETOLOGY
weaving, chemically treating, braiding, using hair extensions, or performing any other service defined as cosmetology. (11) “Photography studio salon” means an establishment where the hair-arranging services and the application of cosmetic products are performed solely for the purpose of preparing the model or client for the photographic session without shampooing, cutting, coloring, permanent waving, relaxing, or removing of hair or performing any other service defined as cosmetology. (12) “Body wrapping” means a treatment program that uses herbal wraps for the purposes of cleansing and beautifying the skin of the body, but does not include: (a) The application of oils, lotions, or other fluids to the body, except fluids contained in presoaked materials used in the wraps; or (b) Manipulation of the body’s superficial tissue, other than that arising from compression emanating from the wrap materials. (13) “Skin care services” means the treatment of the skin of the body, other than the head, face, and scalp, by the use of a sponge, brush, cloth, or similar device to apply or remove a chemical preparation or other substance, except that chemical peels may be removed by peeling an applied preparation from the skin by hand. Skin care services must be performed by a licensed cosmetologist or facial specialist within a licensed cosmetology or specialty salon, and such services may not involve massage, as defined in s. 480.033(3), through manipulation of the superficial tissue. 477.0135 Exemptions . (1) This chapter does not apply to the following persons when practicing pursuant to their professional or occupational responsibilities and duties: (a) Persons authorized under the laws of this state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, massage, naturopathy, or podiatric medicine. (b) Commissioned medical or surgical officers of the United States Armed Forces hospital services. (c) Registered nurses under the laws of this state. (d) Persons practicing barbering under the laws of this state. (e) Persons employed in federal, state, or local institutions, hospitals, or military bases as cosmetologists whose practices are limited to the inmates, patients, or authorized military personnel of such institutions, hospitals, or bases. (f) Persons whose practice is limited to the application of cosmetic products to another person in connection with the sale, or attempted sale, of such products at retail without compensation from such other person other than the regular retail price of such merchandise. (2) A license is not required of any person whose occupation or practice is confined solely to shampooing. (3) A license or registration is not required of any person whose occupation or practice is confined solely to cutting, trimming, polishing, or cleansing the fingernails of any person when said
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