As Introduced

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
H. B. No. 131


Representatives Johnson, Stinziano 

Cosponsors: Representatives Antonio, Beck, Boyd, Dovilla, Driehaus, Duffey, Fedor, Grossman, Hagan, C., Hagan, R., Letson, Ramos, Ruhl, Slaby, Stebelton 



A BILL
To amend sections 4713.01 and 4713.08 and to enact 1
section 4713.50 of the Revised Code to regulate 2
chemical tanning and prohibit tanning facilities 3
from allowing the use of sun lamps by certain 4
individuals under 18 years of age.5


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 4713.01 and 4713.08 be amended and 6
section 4713.50 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:7

       Sec. 4713.01.  As used in this chapter:8

       "Apprentice instructor" means a person holding a practicing 9
license issued by the state board of cosmetology who is engaged in 10
learning or acquiring knowledge of the occupation of an instructor 11
of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.12

       "Beauty salon" means any premises, building, or part of a 13
building in which a person is authorized to engage in all branches 14
of cosmetology. "Beauty salon" does not include a barber shop 15
licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code in which a person 16
engages in the practice of manicuring.17

       "Biennial licensing period" means the two-year period 18
beginning on the first day of February of an odd-numbered year and 19
ending on the last day of January of the next odd-numbered year.20

       "Braiding" means intertwining the hair in a systematic motion 21
to create patterns in a three-dimensional form, inverting the hair 22
against the scalp along part of a straight or curved row of 23
intertwined hair, or twisting the hair in a systematic motion, and 24
includes extending the hair with natural or synthetic hair fibers.25

       "Branch of cosmetology" means the practice of cosmetology, 26
practice of esthetics, practice of hair design, practice of 27
manicuring, or practice of natural hair styling.28

       "Cosmetic therapy" has the same meaning as in section 4731.15 29
of the Revised Code.30

       "Cosmetologist" means a person authorized to engage in all 31
branches of cosmetology.32

       "Cosmetology instructor" means a person authorized to teach 33
the theory and practice of all branches of cosmetology at a school 34
of cosmetology.35

       "Esthetician" means a person who engages in the practice of 36
esthetics but no other branch of cosmetology.37

       "Esthetics instructor" means a person who teaches the theory 38
and practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology, at 39
a school of cosmetology.40

       "Esthetics salon" means any premises, building, or part of a 41
building in which a person engages in the practice of esthetics 42
but no other branch of cosmetology.43

       "Hair designer" means a person who engages in the practice of 44
hair design but no other branch of cosmetology.45

       "Hair design instructor" means a person who teaches the 46
theory and practice of hair design, but no other branch of 47
cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.48

       "Hair design salon" means any premises, building, or part of 49
a building in which a person engages in the practice of hair 50
design but no other branch of cosmetology.51

       "Independent contractor license" means a license to practice 52
a branch of cosmetology at a salon in which the license holder 53
rents booth space.54

       "Instructor license" means a license to teach the theory and 55
practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.56

       "Managing cosmetologist" means a person authorized to manage 57
a beauty salon and engage in all branches of cosmetology.58

       "Managing esthetician" means a person authorized to manage an 59
esthetics salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the 60
practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology.61

       "Managing hair designer" means a person authorized to manage 62
a hair design salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the 63
practice of hair design, but no other branch of cosmetology.64

       "Managing license" means a license to manage a salon and 65
practice the branch of cosmetology practiced at the salon.66

       "Managing manicurist" means a person authorized to manage a 67
nail salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice 68
of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology.69

       "Managing natural hair stylist" means a person authorized to 70
manage a natural hair style salon, but no other type of salon, and 71
engage in the practice of natural hair styling, but no other 72
branch of cosmetology.73

       "Manicurist" means a person who engages in the practice of 74
manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology.75

       "Manicurist instructor" means a person who teaches the theory 76
and practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology, at 77
a school of cosmetology.78

       "Nail salon" means any premises, building, or part of a 79
building in which a person engages in the practice of manicuring 80
but no other branch of cosmetology. "Nail salon" does not include 81
a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code in 82
which a person engages in the practice of manicuring.83

       "Natural hair stylist" means a person who engages in the 84
practice of natural hair styling but no other branch of 85
cosmetology.86

       "Natural hair style instructor" means a person who teaches 87
the theory and practice of natural hair styling, but no other 88
branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.89

       "Natural hair style salon" means any premises, building, or 90
part of a building in which a person engages in the practice of 91
natural hair styling but no other branch of cosmetology.92

       "Practice of cosmetology" means the practice of all branches 93
of cosmetology.94

       "Practice of esthetics" means the application of cosmetics, 95
tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, or other preparations for 96
the purpose of skin beautification and includes preparation of the 97
skin by manual massage techniques or by use of electrical, 98
mechanical, or other apparatus.99

       "Practice of hair design" means embellishing or beautifying 100
hair, wigs, or hairpieces by arranging, dressing, pressing, 101
curling, waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting, singeing, 102
bleaching, coloring, braiding, weaving, or similar work. "Practice 103
of hair design" includes utilizing techniques performed by hand 104
that result in tension on hair roots such as twisting, wrapping, 105
weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair.106

       "Practice of manicuring" means manicuring the nails of any 107
person, applying artificial or sculptured nails to any person, 108
massaging the hands and lower arms up to the elbow of any person, 109
massaging the feet and lower legs up to the knee of any person, or 110
any combination of these four types of services.111

       "Practice of natural hair styling" means utilizing techniques 112
performed by hand that result in tension on hair roots such as 113
twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of 114
the hair. "Practice of natural hair styling" does not include the 115
application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to 116
alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of 117
the hair. "Practice of natural hair styling" also does not include 118
embellishing or beautifying hair by cutting or singeing, except as 119
needed to finish off the end of a braid, or by dressing, pressing, 120
curling, waving, permanent waving, or similar work.121

       "Practicing license" means a license to practice a branch of 122
cosmetology.123

       "Salon" means a beauty salon, esthetics salon, hair design 124
salon, nail salon, or natural hair style salon.125

       "School of cosmetology" means any premises, building, or part 126
of a building in which students are instructed in the theories and 127
practices of one or more branches of cosmetology.128

       "Student" means a person, other than an apprentice 129
instructor, who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of 130
the practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of 131
cosmetology.132

       "Tanning facility" means a room or booth that houses 133
equipment or beds used for tanning human skin by the use of either 134
or both of the following: (1) fluorescent sun lamps using 135
ultraviolet or other artificial radiation or (2) chemicals applied 136
to the skin, including chemical applications commonly referred to 137
as spray-on, mist-on, or sunless tans.138

       Sec. 4713.08. (A) The state board of cosmetology shall adopt 139
rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as 140
necessary to implement this chapter. The rules shall do all of the 141
following:142

       (1) Govern the practice of the branches of cosmetology and 143
management of salons;144

       (2) Specify conditions a person must satisfy to qualify for a 145
temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the 146
Revised Code and the conditions and method of renewing a temporary 147
pre-examination work permit under that section;148

       (3) Provide for the conduct of examinations under section 149
4713.24 of the Revised Code;150

       (4) Specify conditions under which the board will take into 151
account, under section 4713.32 of the Revised Code, instruction an 152
applicant for a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 153
of the Revised Code received more than five years before the date 154
of application for the license;155

       (5) Provide for the granting of waivers under section 4713.29 156
of the Revised Code;157

       (6) Specify conditions an applicant must satisfy for the 158
board to issue the applicant a license under section 4713.34 of 159
the Revised Code without the applicant taking an examination 160
conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code;161

       (7) Specify locations in which glamour photography services 162
in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced may be provided;163

       (8) Establish conditions and the fee for a temporary special 164
occasion work permit under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code and 165
specify the amount of time such a permit is valid;166

       (9) Specify conditions an applicant must satisfy for the 167
board to issue the applicant an independent contractor license 168
under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code and the fee for issuance 169
and renewal of the license;170

       (10) Establish conditions under which food may be sold at a 171
salon;172

       (11) Specify which professions regulated by a professional 173
regulatory board of this state may be practiced in a salon under 174
section 4713.42 of the Revised Code;175

       (12) Establish standards for the provision of cosmetic 176
therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon 177
pursuant to section 4713.42 of the Revised Code;178

       (13) Establish standards for board approval of, and the 179
granting of credits for, training in branches of cosmetology at 180
schools of cosmetology licensed in this state;181

       (14) Establish sanitary standards for the practice of the 182
branches of cosmetology, salons, and schools of cosmetology;183

       (15) Establish the application process for obtaining a 184
tanning facility permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code, 185
including the amount of the fee for an initial or renewed permit;186

       (16) Establish standards for installing and operating a 187
tanning facility in a manner that ensures the health and safety of 188
consumers, including standards that do all of the following:189

       (a) Establish a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation 190
and a maximum safe temperature at which sun lamps may be operated;191

       (b) Require consumers to wear protective eyeglasses and;192

       (c) Require consumers to be supervised as to the length of 193
time consumers use the facilityfacility's sun lamps;194

       (c)(d) Require the operator to prohibit consumers from 195
standing too close to sun lamps and to post signs warning 196
consumers of the potential effects of radiation on persons taking 197
certain medications and of the possible relationship of the 198
radiation to skin cancer;199

       (d)(e) Require the installation of protective shielding for 200
sun lamps and handrails for consumers;201

       (e)(f) Require floors to be dry during operation of sun202
lamps;203

       (f) Require a consumer who is under the age of eighteen to 204
obtain written consent from the consumer's parent or legal 205
guardian prior to receiving tanning services(g) Require the 206
operator to make reasonable efforts to determine whether a 207
consumer seeking sun lamp tanning services is eighteen years of 208
age or older, for the purpose of complying with section 4713.50 of 209
the Revised Code.210

       (17)(a) If the board, under section 4713.61 of the Revised 211
Code, develops a procedure for classifying licenses inactive, do 212
both of the following:213

       (i) Establish a fee for having a license classified inactive 214
that reflects the cost to the board of providing the inactive 215
license service;216

       (ii) Specify the continuing education that a person whose 217
license has been classified inactive must complete to have the 218
license restored. The continuing education shall be sufficient to 219
ensure the minimum competency in the use or administration of a 220
new procedure or product required by a licensee necessary to 221
protect public health and safety. The requirement shall not exceed 222
the cumulative number of hours of continuing education that the 223
person would have been required to complete had the person 224
retained an active license.225

       (b) In addition, the board may specify the conditions and 226
method for granting a temporary work permit to practice a branch 227
of cosmetology to a person whose license has been classified 228
inactive.229

       (18) Establish a fee for approval of a continuing education 230
program under section 4713.62 of the Revised Code that is adequate 231
to cover any expense the board incurs in the approval process;232

       (19) Anything else necessary to implement this chapter.233

       (B)(1) The rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this 234
section may establish additional conditions for a temporary 235
pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised 236
Code that are applicable to persons who practice a branch of 237
cosmetology in another state or country.238

       (2) The rules adopted under division (A)(17)(b) of this 239
section may establish additional conditions for a temporary work 240
permit that are applicable to persons who practice a branch of 241
cosmetology in another state.242

       (C) The conditions specified in rules adopted under division 243
(A)(6) of this section may include that an applicant is applying 244
for a license to practice a branch of cosmetology for which the 245
board determines an examination is unnecessary.246

       (D) The rules adopted under division (A)(11) of this section 247
shall not include a profession if practice of the profession in a 248
salon is a violation of a statute or rule governing the 249
profession.250

       (E) The sanitary standards established under division (A)(14) 251
of this section shall focus in particular on precautions to be 252
employed to prevent infectious or contagious diseases being 253
created or spread. The board shall consult with the Ohio 254
department of health when establishing the sanitary standards.255

       (F) The fee established by rules adopted under division 256
(A)(15) of this section shall cover the cost the board incurs in 257
inspecting tanning facilities and enforcing the board's rules but 258
may not exceed one hundred dollars per location of such 259
facilities.260

       Sec. 4713.50. An operator or employee of a tanning facility 261
shall not allow an individual who is under eighteen years of age 262
to use the fluorescent sun lamp tanning services of the facility 263
unless the individual presents a prescription for ultraviolet 264
radiation treatment issued by a physician authorized under Chapter 265
4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or 266
osteopathic medicine and surgery.267

       Section 2. That existing sections 4713.01 and 4713.08 of the 268
Revised Code are hereby repealed.269

       Section 3. When adopting rules required by division 270
(A)(16)(g) of section 4713.08 of the Revised Code, and for 271
purposes of implementing and enforcing section 4713.50 of the 272
Revised Code, the State Board of Cosmetology shall consult with 273
the Department of Health.274