allocation with a school teaching cosmetology or a specialty licensed under Chapter 477, F.S., or in any other location, space, or environment which adversely affects the sanitation of the salon. In order to control the required space and maintain proper sanitation, where a salon adjoins such other business or school, or such other location, space or environment, there must be permanent walls separating the salon from the other business, school, location, space, or environment and there must be separate and distinctly marked entrances for each. (4) Evidence that the full or specialty salon contains a minimum of 100 square feet of floor space. No more than one (1) cosmetologist or specialist may be employed in a salon which has only the minimum floor space. An additional 50 square feet will be required for each additional specialist or cosmetologist employed. (5) Full and specialty salons, regardless of size and number of operators, shall meet all the sanitation requirements stated in this section. (6) For purposes of this rule, “permanent wall” means a vertical continuous structure of wood, plaster, masonry, or other similar building material, which is physically connected to a salon’s floor and ceiling, and which serves to delineate and protect the salon. 61G5-20.004 Display of Documents. (1) All holders of a cosmetology or specialty salon license shall display within their salons in a conspicuous place which is clearly visible to the general public upon entering the salon the following documents: (a) The current salon license, (b) A legible copy of the most recent inspection sheet for the salon. (2) All holders of a cosmetology or specialty salon license shall require and ensure that all individuals engaged in the practice of cosmetology or specialty display at the individual’s work station their current license or registration at all times when the individual is performing cosmetology or a specialty. The license or registration certificate on display shall be current and shall have attached a 2'' by 2'' photograph taken within the previous two years of the individual whose name appears on the certificate. The certificate with photograph attached shall be permanently laminated. (3) All holders of a cosmetology or specialty salon license shall display at each footbath a copy of the Consumer Protection Notice regarding footbaths, sanitation, and safety. Copies of this notice, revised 10/15/07, and incorporated herein by reference, may be obtained from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0790, and the Call Center by calling (850)487-1395, or at http://www. myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cosmo/documents/cosmo_ consumer_protection_flier_theprice ofbeauty.pdf. 61G5-20.007 Communicable Disease. (1) No person engaged in the practice of cosmetology or a specialty in a salon shall proceed with any service to a person having a visible disease, pediculosis, or open sores suggesting a communicable disease, until such person furnishes a statement signed by a physician licensed to practice in the State of Florida stating that the disease or condition is not in an infectious, contagious or communicable stage. (2) No cosmetologist or person registered to practice any specialty in Florida, who has a visible disease, pediculosis, or open sores suggesting a communicable disease, shall engage in the practice of cosmetology or any specialty, until such cosmetologist or registrant obtains a statement signed by a physician licensed to practice in the State of Florida stating that the disease or condition is not in an infectious, contagious, or communicable stage. 61G5-20.008 Employment of Applicants for Licensure as a Cosmetologist Prior to Licensure; Employment of Applicants for Registration as a Specialist Prior to Registration. (1) Holders of a cosmetology salon license who wish to permit an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist by examination to perform cosmetology services in their salon shall: (a) Prior to permitting an applicant to perform cosmetology services in their salon, obtain from the applicant proof that they have passed all parts of the examination for licensure as a cosmetologist within the two years as provided by Rule 61G5- 18.004, F.A.C.;
(b) Display in a conspicuous place at the cosmetology salon in which the applicant performs cosmetology services a copy of the cosmetology examination passing certificate(s). (2) Holders of a cosmetology or specialty salon license who wish to permit an applicant for registration as a specialist to perform specialty services in their salon pursuant to Rule 61G5-29.004, F.A.C., shall: (a) Prior to permitting an applicant to perform any specialty services in their salon, obtain from the applicant a copy of the completed application for registration that includes proof of successful completion of the education requirements and payment of the applicable fees submitted to the Department by the applicant; (b) Upon learning or in any way becoming aware that an applicant who is performing specialty services in their salon pursuant to Rule 61G5-29.004, F.A.C., has been notified that his or her application is incomplete, or has been determined by the Board to be not qualified for registration as a specialist, shall immediately cease to permit the applicant to further perform specialty services; (c) Display in a conspicuous place at the cosmetology or specialty salon in which the applicant performs specialty services pursuant to Rule 61G5-29.004, F.A.C., a copy of the completed application for registration as a specialist submitted to the Department by the applicant. 61G5-20.010 Mobile Salons. (1) The operation of all mobile cosmetology salons shall meet and at all times remain in compliance with all local laws and ordinances regulating business establishments in all areas in which the mobile salon operates, with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act relating to accommodations for persons with disabilities, and with all applicable OSHA requirements. (2) Each mobile salon shall meet and at all times remain in compliance with the requirements of this rule, all licensure and operating requirements specified in Chapters 455 and 477, F.S., and all other rules of the Board and the Department which apply to cosmetology salons at fixed locations except to the extent those rules of the Board conflict with this rule. (3) To facilitate inspections by the Department: (a) Prior to the beginning of each month, each mobile salon license holder shall file with the Board a written monthly itinerary which lists the locations where and the dates and hours when the mobile salon will be operating. (b) The salon name and salon license number shall be in lettering at least five inches in height and shall be visibly displayed and clearly legible on at least two exteriors sides of each mobile salon. (c) If a mobile salon is in a motor vehicle, the vehicle’s identifications number shall be included on the mobile salon’s application for licensure and shall also be listed on the mobile salon’s monthly itinerary required in paragraph (a) of this subsection. (d) Each mobile salon shall have a telephone or other means of telecommunication by which it can be contacted by the Department personnel. The salon’s telephone number shall be included on the mobile salon’s application for licensure and shall also be listed on the mobile salon’s monthly itinerary required in paragraph (a) of this subsection. (e) Each salon shall be operated only at the times and places specified in its monthly itinerary. (f) Each mobile salon license holder shall maintain a permanent business address in the inspection area of the local district office at which records of appointments, itineraries, license numbers of employees, and vehicle identification numbers of the license holder’s mobile salon shall be kept and made available for verification purposes by Department personnel, and at which correspondence from the Department can be received. Post Office box or private mailbox addresses may not be used for these purposes. (4) Due to the inherent problems of providing water and sewage service to mobile salons, the following requirements shall apply: (a) Each mobile salon shall be equipped with a functional restroom which includes a self-contained, flush chemical toilet with a holding tank. The restroom, shall also be in substantial
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