Section 0540-03-.13 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICEAcceptable standards of practice and operation of a School of Electrology shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Each school shall display, in a conspicuous place within the clinical area of the school, a sign which shall read: "All services in this school are performed by students who are in training as electrologists."(2) No school of electrology shall pay compensation to any of its students, either directly or indirectly.(3) No school premises shall be used for the private practice of electrolysis.(4) No school shall directly or indirectly, accept any remuneration or make any charge for services rendered by its students at said school for practical work but a school may make reasonable, nominal charges to cover expenses of equipment and material used.(5) Every school shall maintain regular class hours with a daily schedule.(6) The program director, instructors and students shall at all times abide by the Professional Ethics as defined in Rule 0540-01-.13.(7) Services provided by a student shall be performed in a manner that is consistent with basic and accepted practice standards and in accordance with all state statutes, board rules, and local codes and ordinances.(8) The program director and instructors shall at all times ensure that each student is taking adequate and necessary precautions to protect the public from health and safety hazards when performing services.(9) A school's management and staff shall at all times comply with T.C.A. §§ 62-26-101, et seq.(10) A school shall not discriminate in the acceptance of students upon the basic of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.(11) No student may provide services to the public if the licensee has a known infectious or contagious disease unless the licensee takes appropriate precautions and uses safeguards which prevent the spread of the disease to patrons.(12) A school's management and staff shall not furnish false, misleading, or incomplete information to the Board or its designee.(13) Every school shall provide and maintain adequate and necessary modem equipment.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0540-03-.13
Original rule filed December 28, 1995; effective March 12, 1996. Amendment filed December 13, 2012; effective May 31, 2013. However a petition for a rulemaking hearing was filed on January 7, 2013.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 4-5-223, 63-26-102, 63-26-105, 63-26-106, 63-26-119, and 6326-124.