Infection Control and Safety for Ohio Licensees

disability, or trained to assist a mobility impaired individual. (MM) “Shaving the face” as used in division (A)(1)(a) of section 4709.01 of the Revised Code, means the removal of hair from the face, area under the chin and jawline, and/or the front of the neck of an individual, using a straight razor. (NN) “Straight razor” means a razor with a long, unguarded, straight cutting edge. (PP) “Therapy” means a non-invasive, non-medical, and non-healing service, such as aromatherapy or other relaxation services. (QQ) “Unregulated services” means services that are not regulated under the Ohio Revised Code or Administrative Code or the laws or regulations of any other governmental agency. (RR) “Armed forces” mean: (1) The armed forces of the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, and coast guard; (2) A reserve component of the armed forces in paragraph (OO)(1) of this rule; (3) The national guard, including the Ohio national guard or the national guard of any other state; (4) The commissioned corps of the United States public health service; (5) The merchant marine service during wartime; or (6) The Ohio organized militia when engaged in full- time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty days. (SS) "Active duty military member" means any person who is serving in the armed forces. (TT) "Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces and has been discharged under honorable conditions or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.

(DD) “Licensee” means an individual or entity issued a license under Chapters 4709. and/or 4713 of the Revised Code. (EE) “Model” means a mannequin head, an artificial hand, or a living individual used to demonstrate competency during a practical examination. (FF) “Non-invasive” means confined to the nonliving cells of the epidermis, specifically the stratum corneum (outer) layer. Living cells must never be altered, cut, or damaged. During services performed by individuals licensed by the board, at no time should the basal layers be compromised. (GG) “Non-porous” mean a material that does not permit water, air, other fluids, or debris to be absorbed or to pass through. A non-porous item or implement may be cleaned and disinfected for reuse, as set forth in rule 4713-15-03 of the Administrative Code. (HH) “Operator” means the owner of a salon or barber shop, a non-licensed business manager, or a manager or individual delegated by the owner to run a salon or barber shop. For purposes of tanning, an operator is an employee of a tanning facility who has completed and passed, with a minimum score of seventy-five per cent, a board-approved training course and who holds a valid, board-approved certificate. “Owner” means a person who has substantial control and a financial interest over a salon, barber shop, school, or tanning facility. (JJ) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, or association. (KK) “Porous” means a material that permits fluids, gases, (II) or debris to be absorbed or to pass through. Porous implements may not be cleaned and disinfected for reuse and shall be discarded after one use, as set forth in rule 4713-15-03 of the Administrative Code. (LL) “Service animal” means any animal that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental

OAC CHAPTER 4713: ADMINISTRATION

A copy of the sanitary standards must be posted in every cosmetology school and workplace setting as stated in the following section.

Rule 4713.081: Posting Copies of Sanitary Standards (OCBB, 2022)

The state cosmetology and barber board shall furnish a copy of the sanitary standards established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to each individual to whom the board issues a practicing license, advanced license, license to operate a salon or school of cosmetology, or boutique services registration. The board also shall furnish a copy of the sanitary standards to each individual providing cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code. A salon or school of cosmetology provided a copy of the sanitary standards shall post the standards in a public and conspicuous place in the salon or school. Rule 4713-1-07: Prohibited Acts. (F) Rule 4713-1-09: Animals Forbidden in Salons, Tanning Facilities, Schools and In the Board. (A) Animals, with the exception of fish in an aquarium

Performing or providing services that are not within the scope of cosmetology, or branch of cosmetology for which the individual is licensed, including, but not limited to: (1) Use of a bladed implement to remove skin cells that are below the stratum corneum, including dermaplaning, skin leveling, or other similar procedures. (2) Practicing reflexology. (3) Performing lymphatic drainage. (4) Tattoo removal.

maintained in a sanitary condition and service animals as defined in rule 4723-1-01 of the Administrative Code, are not permitted in a cosmetology salon, barber shop, tanning facility, or cosmetology or barber school, or in the offices of the board.

Book Code: COH0326A

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