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SENATE
BILL 5997
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State of Washington 55th
Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/25/97.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
Requiring
periodic inspections for the regulation of cosmetology, barbering, esthetics,
and manicuring.
AN
ACT Relating to the program regulating cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and
manicuring; and amending RCW 18.16.150 and 18.16.175.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
18.16.150 and 1991 c 324 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
((From
time to time as deemed necessary by the director,)) Schools ((may))
shall be audited and inspected by the director or the director's
designee for compliance with this chapter at least once a year. If
the director determines that a licensed school is not maintaining the standards
required according to this chapter, written notice thereof shall be given to
the school. A school which fails to correct these conditions to the
satisfaction of the director within a reasonable time shall be subject to
penalties imposed under RCW 18.16.210.
Sec.
2. RCW
18.16.175 and 1991 c 324 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
A salon/shop shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a)
Maintain an outside entrance separate from any rooms used for sleeping or
residential purposes;
(b)
Provide and maintain for the use of its customers adequate toilet facilities
located within or adjacent to the salon/shop;
(c)
Be operated under the direct supervision of a licensed cosmetologist except
that a salon/shop that is limited to barbering may be directly supervised by a
barber, a salon/shop that is limited to manicuring may be directly supervised
by a manicurist, and a salon/shop that is limited to esthetics may be directly
supervised by an esthetician;
(d)
Any room used wholly or in part as a salon/shop shall not be used for
residential purposes, except that toilet facilities may be used jointly for
residential and business purposes;
(e)
Meet the zoning requirements of the county, city, or town, as appropriate;
(f)
Provide for safe storage and labeling of chemicals used in the practice of
cosmetology;
(g)
Meet all applicable local and state fire codes;
(h)
Provide proof that the salon/shop is covered by a public liability insurance
policy in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars for combined
bodily injury and property damage liability; and
(i)
Other requirements which the director determines are necessary for safety and
sanitation of salons/shops. The director may consult with the state board of
health and the department of labor and industries in establishing minimum
salon/shop safety requirements.
(2)
A salon/shop shall post the notice to customers described in RCW 18.16.180.
(3)
Upon receipt of a written complaint that a salon/shop has violated any
provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter or at
least once every two years, the director or the director's designee
shall inspect ((the)) each salon/shop. If the director
determines that any salon/shop is not in compliance with this chapter, the
director shall send written notice to the salon/shop. A salon/shop which fails
to correct the conditions to the satisfaction of the director within a reasonable
time shall, upon due notice, be subject to the penalties imposed by the
director under RCW 18.16.210. The director may enter any salon/shop during
business hours for the purpose of inspection. The director may contract with
health authorities of local governments to conduct the inspections under this
subsection.
(4)
A salon/shop, including a salon/shop operated by a booth renter, shall obtain a
certificate of registration from the department of revenue.
(5) This section does not prohibit the use of motor homes as mobile
salon/shops if the motor home meets the health and safety standards of this
section.
