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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:

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

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

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

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

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chapter, shall be practiced only in a shop licensed under section ยง5-10-15. Nothing contained in

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

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

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

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

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

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who is considered housebound for purpose of federal Medicare eligibility.

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

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

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health care professional.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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followed.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

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

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

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

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

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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