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H.B. 71

             1     

LICENSING OF ESTHETICIANS AND NAIL

             2     
TECHNICIANS

             3     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Julie Fisher

             6      Sheryl L. Allen              7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies provisions of the Occupations and Professions Code related to the
             11      licensing of estheticians and nail technicians.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    removes archaic work experience grandfathering provisions dealing with the
             15      licensing of estheticians, master estheticians, and nail technicians;
             16          .    modifies the length of apprenticeship programs for estheticians, master estheticians,
             17      and nail technicians;
             18          .    increases the curriculum requirement for nail technology schools from 200 to 350
             19      hours;
             20          .    increases from 250 to 450 the number of hours of training required for an approved
             21      nail technician apprenticeship;
             22          .    expands the unlawful conduct provision that applies to nail technicians to         
             23      include the use of methyl methacrylate by a nail technician on a client; and
             24          .    provides the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing with authority to
             25      issue citations to nail technicians who use methyl methacrylate on their clients.
             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None


             28      Other Special Clauses:
             29          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005.
             30      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             31      AMENDS:
             32          58-11a-302, as last amended by Chapter 204, Laws of Utah 2001
             33          58-11a-306, as last amended by Chapter 204, Laws of Utah 2001
             34          58-11a-502, as enacted by Chapter 204, Laws of Utah 2001
             35          58-11a-503, as enacted by Chapter 204, Laws of Utah 2001
             36     
             37      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             38          Section 1. Section 58-11a-302 is amended to read:
             39           58-11a-302. Qualifications for licensure.
             40          (1) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber shall:
             41          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             42          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             43          (c) be of good moral character;
             44          (d) provide satisfactory documentation of:
             45          (i) graduation from a licensed or recognized cosmetology/barber school whose
             46      curriculum consists of a minimum of 2,000 hours of instruction or the equivalent number of
             47      credit hours over a period of not less than 12 months;
             48          (ii) (A) having graduated from a recognized cosmetology/barber school whose
             49      curriculum consists of less than 2,000 hours of instruction or the equivalent number of credit
             50      hours; and
             51          (B) having practiced as a licensed cosmetologist/barber for a period of not less than
             52      4,000 hours; or
             53          (iii) having completed an approved cosmetology/barber apprenticeship; and
             54          (e) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
             55          (2) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber instructor shall:
             56          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             57          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             58          (c) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is currently licensed as a


             59      cosmetologist/barber;
             60          (d) be of good moral character;
             61          (e) provide satisfactory documentation of completion of:
             62          (i) an instructor training program conducted by a cosmetology/barber school consisting
             63      of a minimum of 1,000 hours or the equivalent number of credit hours; or
             64          (ii) a minimum of 4,000 hours of experience as a cosmetologist/barber; and
             65          (f) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
             66          (3) Each applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist/barber school shall:
             67          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             68          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ; and
             69          (c) provide satisfactory documentation:
             70          (i) of appropriate registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
             71          (ii) of business licensure from the city, town, or county in which the school is located;
             72          (iii) that the applicant's physical facilities comply with the requirements established by
             73      rule; and
             74          (iv) that the applicant meets the standards for cosmetology/barber schools, including
             75      staff and accreditation requirements, established by rule.
             76          (4) Each applicant for licensure as an electrologist shall:
             77          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             78          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             79          (c) be of good moral character;
             80          (d) provide satisfactory documentation of having graduated from a licensed or
             81      recognized electrology school after completing a curriculum of 500 hours of instruction or the
             82      equivalent number of credit hours; and
             83          (e) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
             84          (5) Each applicant for licensure as an electrologist instructor shall:
             85          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             86          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             87          (c) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is currently licensed as an
             88      electrologist;
             89          (d) be of good moral character;


             90          (e) provide satisfactory documentation of completion of:
             91          (i) an instructor training program conducted by an electrology school consisting of a
             92      minimum of 175 hours or the equivalent number of credit hours; or
             93          (ii) a minimum of 1,000 hours of experience as an electrologist; and
             94          (f) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
             95          (6) Each applicant for licensure as an electrologist school shall:
             96          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             97          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ; and
             98          (c) provide satisfactory documentation:
             99          (i) of appropriate registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
             100          (ii) of business licensure from the city, town, or county in which the school is located;
             101          (iii) that the applicant's facilities comply with the requirements established by rule; and
             102          (iv) that the applicant meets the standards for electrologist schools, including staff,
             103      curriculum, and accreditation requirements, established by rule.
             104          (7) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetician shall:
             105          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             106          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             107          (c) be of good moral character; and
             108          (d) provide satisfactory documentation of one of the following:
             109          (i) (A) graduation from a licensed or recognized esthetic school whose curriculum
             110      consists of not less than 15 weeks of esthetic instruction with a minimum of 600 hours or the
             111      equivalent number of credit hours; and
             112          (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule;
             113          (ii) (A) completion of an approved esthetician apprenticeship; and
             114          (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule; or
             115          [(iii) being engaged in the practice of esthetics prior to January 1, 2001, with a business
             116      license issued by the city, town, or county where the applicant was practicing esthetics;]
             117          [(iv) being engaged in the practice of esthetics prior to January 1, 2001, as an employee
             118      of an employer who meets the requirements of Subsection (7)(d)(iii); or]
             119          [(v)] (iii) having met the examination requirement established by division rule prior to
             120      December 31, 2001.


             121          (8) Each applicant for licensure as a master esthetician shall:
             122          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             123          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             124          (c) be of good moral character; and
             125          (d) provide satisfactory documentation of one of the following:
             126          (i) (A) completion of 1,200 hours of training or the equivalent number of credit hours,
             127      including 200 hours of training or the equivalent number of credit hours in lymphatic massage,
             128      at a licensed or recognized esthetics school; and
             129          (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule;
             130          (ii) (A) completion of an approved master esthetician apprenticeship; and
             131          (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule; or
             132          [(iii) being engaged in the practice of master-level esthetics prior to January 1, 2001,
             133      with a business license issued by the city, town, or county where the applicant was practicing
             134      esthetics;]
             135          [(iv) being engaged in the practice of master-level esthetics prior to January 1, 2001, as
             136      an employee of an employer who meets the requirements of Subsection (8)(d)(iii); or]
             137          [(v)] (iii) having met the examination requirement established by division rule prior to
             138      December 31, 2001.
             139          (9) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetician instructor shall:
             140          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             141          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             142          (c) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is currently licensed as a
             143      master esthetician;
             144          (d) be of good moral character;
             145          (e) provide satisfactory documentation of completion of:
             146          (i) an instructor training program conducted by a licensed or recognized esthetics
             147      school consisting of a minimum of 300 hours or the equivalent number of credit hours; or
             148          (ii) a minimum of 1,000 hours of experience in esthetics; and
             149          (f) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
             150          (10) Each applicant for licensure as an esthetics school shall:
             151          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;


             152          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ; and
             153          (c) provide satisfactory documentation:
             154          (i) of appropriate registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
             155          (ii) of business licensure from the city, town, or county in which the school is located;
             156          (iii) that the applicant's physical facilities comply with the requirements established by
             157      rule; and
             158          (iv) that the applicant meets the standards for esthetics schools, including staff,
             159      curriculum, and accreditation requirements, established by division rule made in collaboration
             160      with the board.
             161          (11) Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall:
             162          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             163          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             164          (c) be of good moral character; and
             165          (d) provide satisfactory documentation of one of the following:
             166          (i) (A) graduation from a licensed or recognized nail technology school whose
             167      curriculum consists of not less than [200] 350 hours or the equivalent number of credit hours of
             168      not more than eight hours a day and six days a week during the program; and
             169          (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule;
             170          (ii) (A) having completed an approved nail technician apprenticeship; and
             171          (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule; or
             172          [(iii) being engaged in the practice of nail technology prior to January 1, 2001, with a
             173      business license issued by the city, town, or county where the applicant was practicing nail
             174      technology;]
             175          [(iv) being engaged in the practice of nail technology prior to January 1, 2001, as an
             176      employee of an employer who meets the requirements of Subsection (11)(d)(iii); or]
             177          [(v)] (iii) having met the examination requirement established by division rule prior to
             178      December 31, 2001.
             179          (12) Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician instructor shall:
             180          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             181          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             182          (c) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is currently licensed as a nail


             183      technician;
             184          (d) be of good moral character;
             185          (e) provide satisfactory documentation of completion of:
             186          (i) an instructor training program conducted by a licensed or recognized nail
             187      technology school consisting of a minimum of 100 hours or the equivalent number of credit
             188      hours; or
             189          (ii) a minimum of 400 hours of experience in nail technology; and
             190          (f) meet the examination requirement established by rule.
             191          (13) Each applicant for licensure as a nail technology school shall:
             192          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             193          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ; and
             194          (c) provide satisfactory documentation:
             195          (i) of appropriate registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
             196          (ii) of business licensure from the city, town, or county in which the school is located;
             197          (iii) that the applicant's facilities comply with the requirements established by rule; and
             198          (iv) that the applicant meets the standards for nail technology schools, including staff,
             199      curriculum, and accreditation requirements, established by rule.
             200          (14) Each applicant for licensure under this chapter whose education in the field for
             201      which a license is sought was completed at a foreign school may satisfy the educational
             202      requirement for licensure by demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the division, the educational
             203      equivalency of the foreign school education with a licensed school under this chapter.
             204          Section 2. Section 58-11a-306 is amended to read:
             205           58-11a-306. Apprenticeship.
             206          (1) An approved cosmetologist/barber apprenticeship shall:
             207          (a) consist of not less than 2,500 hours of training in not less than 15 months; and
             208          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
             209          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a cosmetologist/barber instructor; and
             210          (ii) provides direct one-on-one supervision of the cosmetologist/barber apprentice
             211      during the apprenticeship program.
             212          (2) An approved esthetician apprenticeship shall:
             213          (a) consist of not less than 800 hours of training in not less than [nine] five months;


             214      and
             215          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
             216          (i) is licensed under this chapter as an esthetician instructor; and
             217          (ii) provides direct one-on-one supervision of the esthetician apprentice during the
             218      apprenticeship program.
             219          (3) An approved master esthetician apprenticeship shall:
             220          (a) consist of not less than 1,500 hours of training in not less than [18] ten months; and
             221          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
             222          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a master-level esthetician instructor; and
             223          (ii) provides direct one-on-one supervision of the master esthetician apprentice during
             224      the apprenticeship program.
             225          (4) An approved nail technician apprenticeship shall:
             226          (a) consist of not less than [250] 450 hours of training in not less than six months; and
             227          (b) be conducted by a supervisor who:
             228          (i) is licensed under this chapter as a nail technician instructor; and
             229          (ii) provides direct one-on-one supervision of the nail technician apprentice during the
             230      apprenticeship program.
             231          Section 3. Section 58-11a-502 is amended to read:
             232           58-11a-502. Unlawful conduct.
             233          Unlawful conduct includes:
             234          (1) practicing or engaging in, or attempting to practice or engage in activity for which a
             235      license is required under this chapter unless:
             236          (a) the person holds the appropriate license under this chapter; or
             237          (b) an exemption in Section 58-1-307 or 58-11a-304 applies;
             238          (2) knowingly employing any other person to engage in or practice or attempt to
             239      engage in or practice any occupation or profession licensed under this chapter if the employee
             240      is not licensed to do so under this chapter or exempt from licensure; [and]
             241          (3) touching, or applying an instrument or device to the following areas of a client's
             242      body:
             243          (a) the genitals or the anus; or
             244          (b) the breast of a female patron, except in cases in which the female patron states to a


             245      licensee that the patron requests breast skin procedures and signs a written consent form, which
             246      must also include the signature of a parent or legal guardian if the patron is a minor,
             247      authorizing the licensee to perform breast skin procedures[.]; and
             248          (4) using as a nail technician a solution composed of at least 10% methyl methacrylete
             249      on a client.
             250          Section 4. Section 58-11a-503 is amended to read:
             251           58-11a-503. Penalties.
             252          (1) Unless Subsection (2) applies, an individual who commits an act of unlawful
             253      conduct under Section 58-11a-502 or who fails to comply with a citation issued under this
             254      section after it is final is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             255          (2) Sexual conduct that violates Section 58-11a-502 and Title 76, Utah Criminal Code,
             256      shall be subject to the applicable penalties in Title 76.
             257          (3) Grounds for immediate suspension of a licensee's license by the division include
             258      the issuance of a citation for violation of Subsection 58-11a-502 (1) [or], (2), or (4).
             259          (4) (a) If upon inspection or investigation, the division concludes that a person has
             260      violated the provisions of Subsection 58-11a-502 (1) [or], (2), or (4), or [any] a rule or order
             261      issued with respect to Subsection 58-11a-502 (1) [or], (2), or (4), and that disciplinary action is
             262      appropriate, the director or [his] the director's designee from within the division shall promptly
             263      issue a citation to the person according to this chapter and any pertinent rules, attempt to
             264      negotiate a stipulated settlement, or notify the person to appear before an adjudicative
             265      proceeding conducted under Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             266          (i) [Any] A person who is in violation of [the provisions of] Subsection 58-11a-502 (1)
             267      [or], (2), or (4), as evidenced by an uncontested citation, a stipulated settlement, or by a finding
             268      of violation in an adjudicative proceeding, may be assessed a fine pursuant to this Subsection
             269      (4) and may, in addition to or in lieu of, be ordered to cease and desist from violating
             270      Subsection 58-11a-502 (1) [or], (2), or (4).
             271          (ii) Except for a cease and desist order, the licensure sanctions cited in Section
             272      58-11a-401 may not be assessed through a citation.
             273          (b) (i) Each citation shall be in writing and describe with particularity the nature of the
             274      violation, including a reference to the provision of the chapter, rule, or order alleged to have
             275      been violated.


             276          (ii) The citation shall clearly state that the recipient must notify the division in writing
             277      within 20 calendar days of service of the citation if the recipient wishes to contest the citation
             278      at a hearing conducted under Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             279          (iii) The citation shall clearly explain the consequences of failure to timely contest the
             280      citation or to make payment of [any fines] a fine assessed by the citation within the time
             281      specified in the citation.
             282          (c) Each citation issued under this section, or a copy of each citation, may be served
             283      upon [any] a person upon whom a summons may be served in accordance with the Utah Rules
             284      of Civil Procedure and may be made personally or upon [his] the person's agent by a division
             285      investigator or by [any] a person specially designated by the director or by mail.
             286          (d) (i) If within 20 calendar days from the service of a citation, the person to whom the
             287      citation was issued fails to request a hearing to contest the citation, the citation becomes the
             288      final order of the division and is not subject to further agency review.
             289          (ii) The period to contest a citation may be extended by the division for cause.
             290          (e) The division may refuse to issue or renew, suspend, revoke, or place on probation
             291      the license of a licensee who fails to comply with a citation after it becomes final.
             292          (f) The failure of an applicant for licensure to comply with a citation after it becomes
             293      final is a ground for denial of license.
             294          (g) No citation may be issued under this section after the expiration of six months
             295      following the occurrence of [any] a violation.
             296          (h) Fines shall be assessed by the director or [his] the director's designee according to
             297      the following:
             298          (i) for a first offense [handled pursuant to] under Subsection (4)(a), a fine of up to
             299      $1,000;
             300          (ii) for a second offense [handled pursuant to] under Subsection (4)(a), a fine of up to
             301      $2,000; and
             302          (iii) for any subsequent offense [handled pursuant to] under Subsection (4)(a), a fine of
             303      up to $2,000 for each day of continued offense.
             304          (i) (i) For purposes of issuing a final order under this section and assessing a fine under
             305      Subsection (4)(h), an offense constitutes a second or subsequent offense if:
             306          (A) the division previously issued a final order determining that a person committed a


             307      first or second offense in violation of Subsection 58-11a-502 (1) [or], (2), or (4); or
             308          (B) (I) the division initiated an action for a first or second offense;
             309          (II) no final order has been issued by the division in the action initiated under
             310      Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(I);
             311          (III) the division determines during an investigation that occurred after the initiation of
             312      the action under Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(I) that the person committed a second or subsequent
             313      violation of [the provisions of] Subsection 58-11a-502 (1) [or], (2), or (4); and
             314          (IV) after determining that the person committed a second or subsequent offense under
             315      Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(III), the division issues a final order on the action initiated under
             316      Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(I).
             317          (ii) In issuing a final order for a second or subsequent offense under Subsection
             318      (4)(i)(i), the division shall comply with the requirements of this section.
             319          (5) (a) [Any] A penalty imposed by the director under Subsection (4)(h) shall be
             320      deposited into the Cosmetologist/Barber, Esthetician, Electrologist, and Nail Technician
             321      Education and Enforcement Fund. [Any]
             322          (b) A penalty which is not paid may be collected by the director by either referring the
             323      matter to a collection agency or bringing an action in the district court of the county in which
             324      the person against whom the penalty is imposed resides or in the county where the office of the
             325      director is located. [Any]
             326          (c) A county attorney or the attorney general of the state is to provide legal assistance
             327      and advice to the director in [any] an action to collect the penalty. [In any action brought to
             328      enforce the provisions of this section,]
             329          (d) A court shall award reasonable attorney's fees and costs [shall be awarded] in an
             330      action brought to enforce the provisions of this section.
             331          Section 5. Effective date.
             332          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005.





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Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
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