Ky. Rev. Stat. § 317A.060

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225

Section 317A.060 - Administrative regulations

(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations including but not limited to administrative regulations that:

(a) Protect the health and safety of the public;

(b) Protect the public against incompetent or unethical practice, misrepresentation, deceit, or fraud in the practice or teaching of beauty culture;

(c) Set standards for the operation of the schools and salons;

(d) Protect the students under this chapter;

(e) Set standards for the location and housing of beauty salons or cosmetology schools in the state. This subsection does not apply to the instructional programs in cosmetology in the state area vocational and technical schools;

(f) Set standards for the quantity and quality of equipment, supplies, materials, records, and furnishings required in beauty salons, esthetic salons, nail salons, and cosmetology, esthetic practices, and nail technology schools;

(g) Establish the qualifications of instructors of cosmetology, instructors of esthetic practices, instructors of nail technology, and apprentice teachers;

(h) Establish requirements for the hours and courses of instruction at cosmetology schools and esthetic practices schools and nail technology schools;

(i) Establish requirements for the examinations of applicants for licenses;

(j) Establish the requirements for the proper education and training of students;

(k) Address the course and conduct of school owners, instructors, instructor training certificate holders, licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, beauty salons, esthetic salons, nail salons, cosmetology schools, schools of esthetic practices, and schools of nail technology; and

(l) Establish a code of ethics for persons licensed by the board.

(2) Administrative regulations pertaining to health and sanitation shall be approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services before becoming effective.

KRS 317A.060

Amended by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 235,§ 7, eff. 7/13/2022.

Amended by 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 46,§ 17, eff. 3/30/2018.

Amended by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 152,§ 6, eff. 7/11/2012.

Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 5, effective 7/15/1996. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 202, sec. 2, effective 7/15/1980. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 354, sec. 6.