H.B. 152

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ESTHETICIAN LICENSING ACT
2 1998 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen
5 AN ACT RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS; REGULATING AND
6 LICENSING THE PRACTICE OF ESTHETICS; ADDING ESTHETICIANS TO THE
7 COSMETOLOGY/BARBERING LICENSING BOARD; RENAMING THE BOARD;
8 SETTING FORTH QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE; PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS
9 FROM LICENSURE; DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNLAWFUL CONDUCT;
10 REQUIRING THE BOARD TO STUDY THE NUMBER FOR SCHOOLING HOURS
11 REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
12 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
13 AMENDS:
14 58-11a-101, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
15 58-11a-102, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
16 58-11a-201, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
17 58-11a-301, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
18 58-11a-302, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
19 58-11a-303, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
20 58-11a-304, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
21 58-11a-305, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
22 58-11a-306, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
23 58-11a-501, as enacted by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 1996
24 ENACTS:
25 58-11a-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26 This act enacts uncodified material.
27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

1 Section 1. Section 58-11a-101 is amended to read:
2 58-11a-101. Title.
3 This chapter is known as the "[Cosmetologist/Barber] Cosmetologist/Barber/Esthetician
4 Licensing Act."
5 Section 2. Section 58-11a-102 is amended to read:
6 58-11a-102. Definitions.
7 (1) "Approved cosmetologist/barber apprenticeship" means an apprenticeship that meets
8 the requirements of Section 58-11a-306(1) and the requirements established by rule.
9 (2) "Approved esthetician apprenticeship" means an apprenticeship that meets the
10 requirements of Section 58-11a-306(2) and the requirements established by rule.
11 [(2)] (3) "Board" means the [Cosmetology/Barbering] Cosmetology/Barbering /Esthetics
12 Licensing Board created in Section 58-11a-201.
13 [(3)] (4) "Cosmetologist/barber" means a person who is licensed under this chapter to
14 engage in the practice of cosmetology/barbering.
15 [(4)] (5) "Cosmetologist/barber apprentice" means a person who is licensed under this
16 chapter to engage in the practice of cosmetology/barbering in an approved cosmetologist/barber
17 apprenticeship.
18 [(5)] (6) "Cosmetologist/barber instructor" means a cosmetologist/barber who is licensed
19 under this chapter to teach cosmetology/barbering at a licensed cosmetology/barber school.
20 [(6)] (7) "Cosmetology/barber shop" means a place, shop, or establishment in which
21 cosmetology, barbering, or both, are practiced.
22 [(7)] (8) "Direct supervision" means that the supervisor of the cosmetology/barber
23 apprentice or esthetician apprentice or instructor of a cosmetology/barber student or esthetician
24 student is immediately available for consultation, advice, instruction, and evaluation.
25 [(8)] (9) "Electrologist" means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage in
26 the practice of electrology.
27 (10) "Esthetician" means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage in the
28 practice of esthetics.
29 (11) "Esthetician apprentice" means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage
30 in practice of esthetics in an approved esthetician apprenticeship.
31 (12) "Esthetician instructor" means an esthetician who is licensed under this chapter to

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1 teach esthetics at a licensed esthetics school.
2 (13) "Esthetics shop" means a place, shop, or establishment in which esthetics is practiced.
3 [(9)] (14) "Licensed cosmetology/barber school" means a cosmetology/barber school
4 licensed under this chapter.
5 (15) "Licensed esthetics school" means an esthetics school licensed under this chapter.
6 [(10)] (16) "Practice of cosmetology/barbering" means:
7 (a) styling, arranging, dressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, cleansing, singeing,
8 bleaching, dyeing, tinting, coloring, or similarly treating the hair of the head of a person;
9 (b) cutting, clipping, or trimming the hair by the use of scissors, shears, clippers, or other
10 appliances;
11 (c) arching eyebrows, or tinting eyebrows or eyelashes, or both;
12 (d) removing hair from the face, neck, shoulders, arms, or legs of a person by the use of
13 depilatories or shaving equipment;
14 (e) cutting, curling, styling, fitting, measuring, or forming caps for wigs or hairpieces or
15 both on the human head; or
16 (f) practicing hair weaving or hair fusing or servicing previously medically implanted hair.
17 [(11)] (17) "Practice of cosmetology/barbering instruction" means instructing
18 cosmetology/barbering in a licensed cosmetology/barber school.
19 [(12)] (18) "Practice of electrology" means the removal of superfluous hair from the body
20 of a person by the use of electricity.
21 (19) "Practice of esthetics" means any one of the following skin care procedures done on
22 the face, neck, torso, abdomen, back, arms, hands, legs, feet, nails, eyebrows, or eyelashes:
23 (a) cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, or applying oils, antiseptics, clays,
24 masks, exfolients, depilatories, or other preparations, or procedures including waxes, sanding,
25 tweezing, whether by hand massage or by mechanical or electrical appliances on the skin or nails;
26 or
27 (b) removing superfluous hair by means other than electrolysis.
28 (20) "Practice of esthetics instruction" means instructing esthetics in a licensed esthetics
29 school.
30 [(13)] (21) "Recognized cosmetology/barber school" means a cosmetology/barber school
31 located in another state, whose students, upon graduation, are recognized as having completed the

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1 educational requirements for licensure in that state.
2 [(14)] (22) "Recognized electrology school" means an electrology school:
3 (a) located in this state whose curriculum consists of 500 hours of instruction approved
4 by rule; or
5 (b) located in another state:
6 (i) whose curriculum consists of 500 hours of instruction; and
7 (ii) whose students, upon graduation, are recognized as having completed the educational
8 requirements for licensure in that state.
9 (23) "Recognized esthetics school" means an esthetics school located in another state,
10 whose students, upon graduation, are recognized as having completed the educational requirements
11 for licensure in that state.
12 [(15)] (24) "Unlawful conduct" is as defined in [Section] Sections 58-1-501 and
13 58-11a-502.
14 [(16)] (25) "Unprofessional conduct" is as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-11a-501
15 and as may be further defined by rule.
16 Section 3. Section 58-11a-201 is amended to read:
17 58-11a-201. Board.
18 (1) There is created the [Cosmetology/Barbering] Cosmetology/Barbering/Esthetics
19 Licensing Board consisting of:
20 (a) three cosmetologists/barbers;
21 (b) one cosmetologist/barber instructor;
22 (c) one representative of a licensed cosmetology/barber school;
23 (d) two estheticians;
24 (e) one representative of a licensed esthetics school;
25 [(d)] (f) one electrologist; and
26 [(e) one member] (g) two members from the general public.
27 (2) The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201.
28 (3) The duties and responsibilities of the board are in accordance with Sections 58-1-202
29 and 58-1-203. In addition, the board shall designate one of its members on a permanent or rotating
30 basis to:
31 (a) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional

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1 conduct of a licensee; and
2 (b) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.
3 (4) A board member who has, under Subsection (3), reviewed a complaint or advised in
4 its investigation may be disqualified from participating with the board when the board serves as
5 a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.
6 Section 4. Section 58-11a-301 is amended to read:
7 58-11a-301. Licensure required -- License classifications.
8 (1) Except as specifically provided in Section 58-1-307 or 58-11a-305, a license is
9 required to engage in the practice of:
10 (a) cosmetology/ barbering;
11 (b) cosmetology/barbering instruction; [or]
12 (c) electrology[.];
13 (d) esthetics; or
14 (e) esthetics instruction.
15 (2) The division shall issue to a person who qualifies under this chapter a license in the
16 following classifications:
17 (a) cosmetologist/barber;
18 (b) cosmetologist/barber apprentice;
19 (c) cosmetologist/barber instructor;
20 [(e)] (d) cosmetology/barber school[.];
21 [(d)] (e) electrologist; [and]
22 (f) esthetician;
23 (g) esthetician apprentice;
24 (h) esthetician instructor; and
25 (i) esthetics school.
26 Section 5. Section 58-11a-302 is amended to read:
27 58-11a-302. Qualifications for licensure.
28 (1) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber shall:
29 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
30 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
31 (c) be of good moral character;

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1 (d) provide satisfactory documentation of:
2 (i) graduation from a licensed or recognized cosmetology/barber school whose curriculum
3 consists of a minimum of 2,000 hours of instruction over a period of not less than 12 months;
4 (ii) (A) having graduated from a recognized cosmetology/barber school whose curriculum
5 consists of less than 2,000 hours of instruction; and
6 (B) having practiced as a licensed cosmetologist/barber for a period of not less than 4,000
7 hours; or
8 (iii) having completed an approved cosmetology/barber apprenticeship; and
9 (e) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
10 (2) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber apprentice shall:
11 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
12 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
13 (c) be of good moral character;
14 (d) meet the examination requirement established by rule; and
15 (e) provide satisfactory documentation of having enrolled in an approved
16 cosmetology/barber apprenticeship.
17 (3) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber instructor shall:
18 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
19 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
20 (c) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is currently licensed as a
21 cosmetologist/barber;
22 (d) be of good moral character;
23 (e) provide satisfactory documentation of completion of:
24 (i) an instructor training program conducted by a cosmetology/barber school consisting
25 of a minimum of 1,000 hours; or
26 (ii) a minimum of 4,000 hours of experience as a cosmetologist/barber; and
27 (f) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
28 (4) Each applicant for licensure as an electrologist shall:
29 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
30 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
31 (c) be of good moral character;

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1 (d) provide satisfactory documentation of having graduated from a recognized electrology
2 school after completing a curriculum of 500 hours of instruction approved by rule; and
3 (e) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
4 (5) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber school shall:
5 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
6 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2; and
7 (c) provide satisfactory documentation:
8 (i) of appropriate registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
9 (ii) of business licensure from the city, town, or county in which the school is located;
10 (iii) that the applicant's physical facilities comply with the requirements established by
11 rule; and
12 (iv) that the applicant meets the standards for cosmetology/barber schools, including staff
13 and accreditation requirements, established by rule.
14 (6) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetician shall:
15 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
16 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
17 (c) provide satisfactory documentation of:
18 (i) graduation from a licensed or recognized esthetic school whose curriculum consists of
19 not less than 15 weeks of esthetic instruction with a minimum of 600 hours, which meets the
20 standards established by division rule or completion of equivalent education and training in
21 compliance with division rule;
22 (ii) completion of an approved esthetic apprenticeship; or
23 (iii) for individuals requesting licensure as an esthetician prior to March 31, 1999, one of
24 the following:
25 (A) a minimum of 1,200 hours of experience in the practice of esthetics in this state or any
26 other state; or
27 (B) a minimum of 1,200 hours of experience as an apprentice to an esthetician who has
28 practiced esthetics in this state for a minimum of two years; and
29 (d) meet the examination requirement established by division rule.
30 (7) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetician apprentice shall:
31 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;

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1 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
2 (c) meet the examination requirement established by rule; and
3 (d) provide satisfactory documentation of having enrolled in an approved esthetic
4 apprenticeship.
5 (8) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetician instructor shall:
6 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
7 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
8 (c) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is currently licensed as an
9 esthetician;
10 (d) provide satisfactory documentation of completion of:
11 (i) an instructor training program conducted by a licensed or recognized esthetics school
12 consisting of a minimum of 300 hours; or
13 (ii) have a minimum of 4,000 hours of experience as an esthetician; and
14 (e) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
15 (9) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetics school shall:
16 (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
17 (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2; and
18 (c) provide satisfactory documentation:
19 (i) of appropriate registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
20 (ii) of business licensure from the city, town, or county in which the school is located;
21 (iii) that the applicant's physical facilities comply with the requirements established by
22 rule; and
23 (iv) that the applicant meets the standards for esthetics schools, including staff and
24 accreditation requirements, establish by division rule made in collaboration with the board.
25 Section 6. Section 58-11a-303 is amended to read:
26 58-11a-303. Terms of license -- Expiration -- Renewal.
27 (1) (a) The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a
28 two-year renewal cycle established by rule, except that a cosmetology/barber or esthetician
29 instructor license is a one-time certificate and does not expire unless the licensee fails to maintain
30 a current cosmetology/barber license.
31 (b) The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as one year

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1 to stagger the renewal cycles it administers.
2 (2) At the time of renewal a cosmetology/barber school shall:
3 (a) show satisfactory evidence of accreditation with the National Accrediting Commission
4 of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences or other accrediting commissions recognized by the State Board
5 of Regents for postsecondary schools; and
6 (b) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant meets the standards for
7 cosmetology/barber schools established by rule.
8 (3) At the time of renewal an esthetics school shall show satisfactory evidence that the
9 applicant meets the standards for esthetics schools established by rule by the division, in
10 collaboration with the board, including any rules regarding accreditation.
11 [(3)] (4) Each license expires on the expiration date shown on the license unless the
12 licensee renews it in accordance with Section 58-1-308.
13 Section 7. Section 58-11a-304 is amended to read:
14 58-11a-304. Exemptions from licensure.
15 (1) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, the following
16 persons may engage in the practice of cosmetology/barbering without being licensed under this
17 chapter:
18 [(1)] (a) persons licensed under the laws of this state to engage in the practice of medicine,
19 surgery, osteopathy, or chiropractic when engaged in the practice of the profession for which they
20 are licensed;
21 [(2)] (b) commissioned physicians and surgeons serving in the armed forces of the United
22 States or another federal agency;
23 [(3)] (c) registered nurses, undertakers, and morticians licensed under the laws of this state
24 when engaged in the practice of the profession for which they are licensed;
25 [(4)] (d) persons who visit the state to engage in instructional seminars or competitions of
26 a limited duration;
27 [(5)] (e) persons who engage in the practice of cosmetology/barbering without
28 compensation;
29 [(6)] (f) persons instructing adult education classes and other educational programs
30 directed toward persons who are not licensed in cosmetology/barbering and that are not intended
31 to train persons to become licensed to engage in cosmetology/barbering, provided:

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1 [(a)] (i) each instructor is licensed as a cosmetologist/barber; and
2 [(b)] (ii) attendees receive no credit toward the educational requirement for licensure; and
3 [(7)] (g) persons instructing in workshops, seminars, training meetings, and other
4 educational programs whose purpose is to provide continuing professional development to licensed
5 cosmetologist/barbers or electrologists.
6 (2) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, the following
7 individuals may engage in the practice of esthetics, without being licensed under this chapter:
8 (a) persons licensed under the laws of this state to engage in the practice of medicine,
9 surgery, h MASSAGE, h osteopathy, or chiropractic when engaged in the practice of the profession for
9a which they
10 are licensed;
11 (b) commissioned physicians and surgeons serving in the armed forces of the United States
12 or another federal agency;
13 (c) persons who visit the state to engage in instructional seminars, advanced esthetics
14 classes, trade shows, or competitions of a limited duration;
15 (d) persons instructing adult education classes and other educational programs directed
16 toward people who are not licensed in esthetics and that are not intended to train persons to
17 become licensed to practice esthetics, provided:
18 (i) each instructor is licensed as an esthetician; and
19 (ii) attendees receive no credit toward the educational requirement for licensure;
20 (e) persons who engage in the practice of esthetics without compensation; and
21 (f) persons employed by a licensed esthetic school to teach theory classes in anatomy,
22 physiology, pathology, nutrition, or chemistry, who are licensed or certified in their own
23 profession.
24 Section 8. Section 58-11a-305 is amended to read:
25 58-11a-305. Requirement to display license.
26 Each licensee under this chapter shall prominently display the licensee's license at the
27 location where the licensee [is engaged] engages in the practice [of cosmetology/barbering,
28 electrology, or cosmetology/barbering instruction] for which that license is issued under this
29 chapter.
30 Section 9. Section 58-11a-306 is amended to read:
31 58-11a-306. Apprenticeship.

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1 (1) A cosmetologist/barber apprenticeship shall:
2 [(1)] (a) consist of not less than h [ [ ] 2,500 [ ] ] [ 1,200 ] h hours of training in not less than
2a h [ [ ] 15 [ ] ] [ nine ] h
3 months; and
4 [(2)] (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
5 [(a)] (i) is licensed under this chapter as a cosmetologist/barber instructor; and
6 [(b)] (ii) provides direct supervision of the cosmetologist/barber apprentice during the
7 apprenticeship program.
8 (2) An esthetician apprenticeship shall:
9 (a) consist of not less than h [ 2,500 ] 1,200 h hours of training in not less than h [ 15 ] NINE h
9a months; and
10 (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
11 (i) is licensed under this chapter as an esthetician instructor; and
12 (ii) provides direct supervision of the esthetician apprentice during the apprenticeship
13 program.
14 Section 10. Section 58-11a-501 is amended to read:
15 58-11a-501. Unprofessional conduct.
16 Unprofessional conduct includes:
17 (1) failing as a cosmetology/barber school or esthetics school to obtain or maintain
18 accreditation [as a cosmetology/barber school] as required by rule;
19 (2) failing as a cosmetology/barber school or esthetics school to comply with the standards
20 of accreditation applicable to [cosmetology/barber] such schools;
21 (3) failing as a cosmetology/barber school or esthetics school to provide adequate
22 instruction to enrolled students;
23 (4) failing as a cosmetology/barber apprentice supervisor or esthetician apprentice
24 supervisor to provide direct supervision to the apprentice;
25 (5) failing as a cosmetology/barber instructor or esthetician instructor to provide direct
26 supervision to [cosmetology/barber or cosmetology/barber instructor] students under their
27 instruction;
28 [(6) failing as a cosmetology/barber apprentice or supervisor to comply with the
29 apprentice's or supervisor's requirements under an approved apprenticeship program;]
30 [(7)] (6) keeping a shop or school, its furnishing, tools, utensils, linen, or appliances in an
31 unsanitary condition;

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1 [(8)] (7) failing to comply with Title 26, Utah Health Code; [and]
2 [(9)] (8) failing to display licenses or certificates as required under Section 58-11a-305[.];
3 (9) failing to comply with physical facility requirements established by rule;
4 (10) failing to maintain mechanical or electrical equipment in safe operating condition;
5 (11) failing to adequately monitor patrons using steam rooms, dry heat rooms, baths,
6 showers, or saunas; h [ and ]
6a (12) FAILING AS AN APPRENTICE SUPERVISOR TO COMPLY WITH DIVISION RULES RELATING
6b TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS UNDER THIS CHAPTER; AND h
7 h [ (12) ] (13) h prescribing or administering prescription drugs.
8 Section 11. Section 58-11a-502 is enacted to read:
9 58-11a-502. Unlawful conduct.
10 "Unlawful conduct" includes touching, or applying an instrument or device to the following
11 areas of the body:
12 (1) the genitals or the anus; and
13 (2) the breast of a female patron, except in cases in which the female patron states to a
14 licensee that the patron requests breast skin procedures and signs a written consent form
15 authorizing the licensee to perform breast skin procedures.
16 Section 12. Study by the board.
17 The board shall study the number of course hours in a recognized or licensed esthetics
18 school required for licensure as an esthetician. The board shall report the results of its study and
19 make a recommendation regarding the appropriate number of course hours to the Business, Labor
20 and Economic Development Interim Committee of the Legislature at or before the November,
21 1998, meeting of the committee.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-29-98 1:36 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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