Section SPS 50.110 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Antiseptic" means a chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of organisms on skin or living tissue.(1m) "Apprentice" means a person who is learning the practice of barbering under s. 454.26, Stats.(2) "Barber" has the meaning given in s. 454.20 (1), Stats. Note: Section 454.20 (1) of the Statutes reads as follows: " `Barber' means a person who practices barbering."
(3) "Barbering" has the meaning given in s. 454.20 (2), Stats. Note: Section 454.20 (2) of the Statutes reads as follows: "`Barbering' means, for compensation, arranging, styling, dressing, shampooing, cleansing, curling, dyeing, tinting, coloring, bleaching, waxing, waving, straightening, cutting, shaving, trimming, relaxing, singeing, or performing similar work upon the hair of the head, neck, or face of any person by any means. `Barbering' does not include the removal of a person's hair at the root or the application of temporary or permanent eyelash extensions to the eyelashes of a person." The definition of barbering specifically allows barbers to perform waxing but prohibits barbers from performing all other forms of hair removal at the root.
(5) "Business day" means any day Monday to Friday, excluding Wisconsin legal holidays.(6) "Contact equipment" includes combs, lifts, brushes, and rollers.(7) "Contagious" means capable of being transmitted by direct or indirect contact.(8) "Continuing education" means the planned, professional development activities designed to contribute to the advancement, extension, and enhancement of the professional skills or knowledge of the licensees in the practice of barbering.(11) "Credential" means a license, permit, or certificate or certification of registration that is issued under ch. 454, Stats.(12) "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.(13) "Disinfectant" means a chemical or product that destroys disease-causing bacteria, including any of the following: (a) A solution of household bleach, which is 5 1/4% sodium hypochlorite, and water-if the solution is made fresh each day prior to use and contains at least 500 parts per million available chlorine. Note: This concentration typically can be obtained with a dilution ratio of 1:100, which is two teaspoons of household bleach per quart of water.
(b) A solution of at least 70 percent isopropyl alcohol.(c) A solution using a phenolic germicidal.(d) A solution using an iodophor germicidal agent such as iodine or Betadine.(e) A solution using a quaternary-ammonium germicidal agent.(14) "Disinfection" means application of a disinfectant following thorough cleaning of the utensil.(15) "Division" means the division of legal services and compliance in the department of safety and professional services.(16) "Establishment" has the meaning given in s. 454.01 (10), Stats. Note: Section 454.01 (10) of the Statutes reads as follows: " `Establishment' means any place in which barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, or manicuring is performed."
(17) "Full time" means work that is performed for 30 hours per week or the maximum number of hours an establishment is open if the establishment is open less than 30 hours per week.(18) "Infectious" means capable of being transmitted, with or without contact.(19) "Licensee" means a person who holds a license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the department or who has the right to renew a license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the department.(20) "Manager" means a person who meets the criteria established in s. 454.25 (5), Stats.(21) "Owner" means a person who holds an establishment license or right to renew an establishment license.(22) "Patron" means a person to whom services from a barber are provided for compensation.(23) "Personal care instruments" include scissors, razors, and clipper blades.(24) "Physician" means a person licensed in Wisconsin to practice medicine and surgery.(25) "Sterilization" means a process that destroys all forms of microbial life, including spores.(26) "Supervision" means regular, on-premise coordination, direction, and inspection of the practice of another.(27) "Temporary permit" means a permit issued by the department under s. 454.23 (7), Stats. Note: Under section 454.23 (7) of the Statutes, temporary permits allow applicants to perform barbering for up to 6 months while they are scheduled to take the licensure examination.
(28) "Wound" means an injury to the body in which the skin or other tissue is broken, cut, pierced, or torn, such as through a scissors cut, razor cut, or other laceration.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 50.110
EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13; CR 13-026: cr. Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.Amended by, CR 15-028: cr. (1m) Register September 2015 No. 717, eff.10/1/2015.Amended by, CR 23-055: r. (4), (9), (10), r. and recr. (20) Register May 28 No. 821, eff. 6/1/2024