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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS,

COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS

     Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, and Azzinaro

     Date Introduced: May 01, 2014

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 5-10-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-10 entitled "Barbers,

Hairdressers, Cosmeticians, Manicurists and Estheticians" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     5-10-23. Fixed place of business. -- (a) Except as provided in this section, manicuring

Manicuring, esthetics, barbering and/or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy, as defined in this

chapter, shall be practiced only in a shop licensed under section §5-10-15. Nothing contained in

this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the practice of barbering, manicuring, and hairdressing

and cosmetic therapy and esthetics in the same shop or place of business.

      (b) Nothing in this section shall restrict a hairdresser licensed pursuant to this chapter,

operating in a licensed nursing service agency, from providing services to an individual who is

homebound at their home. For purposes of this section, "homebound" is defined as any person

who is considered housebound for purpose of federal Medicare eligibility.

      (c) Nothing in this section shall restrict any person licensed pursuant to this chapter from

providing services to an individual who is homebound at their home as verified by a licensed

health care professional.

      (d) Nothing in this section shall restrict or prohibit any person licensed pursuant to this

chapter from providing services to an individual residing in any Department of Housing and

Urban Development (H.U.D.) recognized housing for the elderly in the H.U.D. recognized

housing in which the individual resides. Those services shall be provided in a separate room

inspected by the department of health. Students enrolled in programs of hairdressing, barbering

and/or cosmetology are prohibited in H.U.D. recognized housing.

     (e) Nothing in this section shall restrict or prohibit any person licensed pursuant to this

chapter from providing services to an individual outside a licensed shop as part of a special

occasion event, such as a wedding or prom, so long as those services are limited to hair styling

and makeup, and the health and sanitation standards expected of licensees in licensed shops are

followed.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS,

COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS

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     This act would allow licensed manicurists, estheticians, barbers, hairdressers and

cosmeticians to provide services to an individual outside a licensed shop as part of a special

occasion event such as a wedding or prom, so long as the services are limited to hairstyling and

makeup and in keeping with sanitation standards expected of licensees in licensed shops.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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