Senate Bill No. 372–Senator Schneider

 

March 17, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to cosmetology. (BDR 54‑886)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to cosmetology; authorizing certain providers of health care to practice in a cosmetological establishment under certain circumstances; eliminating the authority of the State Board of Cosmetology to inspect cosmetological establishments; requiring a city, county or district board of health to inspect cosmetological establishments and report any violations to the State Board of Cosmetology; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 644.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  644.090  The Board shall:

1-3  1.  Hold examinations to determine the qualifications of all

1-4  applicants for a license, except as otherwise provided in this chapter,

1-5  whose applications have been submitted to it in proper form.

1-6  2.  Issue licenses to such applicants as may be entitled thereto.

1-7  3.  License cosmetological establishments and schools of

1-8  cosmetology.

1-9  4.  Report to the proper prosecuting officers all violations of

1-10  this chapter coming within its knowledge.

1-11      5.  Inspect schools of cosmetology [and cosmetological

1-12  establishments] to ensure compliance with the statutory

1-13  requirements and adopted regulations of the Board. This authority

1-14  extends to any member of the Board or its authorized employees.

2-1  Sec. 2.  NRS 644.360 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-2  644.360  1.  Every holder of a license issued by the Board to

2-3  operate a cosmetological establishment shall display the license in

2-4  plain view of members of the general public in the principal office

2-5  or place of business of the holder.

2-6  2.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the

2-7  operator of a cosmetological establishment shall lease space to or

2-8  employ only licensed manicurists, electrologists, aestheticians, hair

2-9  designers, demonstrators of cosmetics and cosmetologists at his

2-10  establishment to provide cosmetological services.

2-11      3.  The operator of a cosmetological establishment may lease

2-12  space at his cosmetological establishment to a provider of health

2-13  care for the purpose of providing health care within the scope of

2-14  his practice. The provider of health care shall not use the leased

2-15  space to provide such health care at the same time a cosmetologist

2-16  uses that space to engage in the practice of cosmetology.

2-17      4.  As used in this section, “provider of health care” means a

2-18  person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the

2-19  law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of

2-20  business or practice of a profession.

2-21      Sec. 3.  NRS 644.477 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-22      644.477  [It] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 644.360, it

2-23  is unlawful for the operator of a cosmetological establishment to

2-24  practice or allow the practice of any profession other than

2-25  cosmetology in that establishment.

2-26      Sec. 4.  NRS 439.350 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-27      439.350  The county board of health shall:

2-28      1.  Oversee all sanitary conditions of the county in which the

2-29  board is created.

2-30      2.  Inspect each cosmetological establishment located in the

2-31  county to ensure compliance with the provisions of chapter 644 of

2-32  NRS and the regulations adopted by the State Board of

2-33  Cosmetology and report any violation of those provisions to the

2-34  State Board of Cosmetology.

2-35      3.  Adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the

2-36  prevention, suppression and control of any contagious or infectious

2-37  disease dangerous to the public health, which regulations take effect

2-38  immediately upon approval by the State Board of Health.

2-39      [3.] 4.  File a copy of all of its adopted regulations with the

2-40  county clerk.

2-41      Sec. 5.  NRS 439.460 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-42      439.460  The city board of health shall:

2-43      1.  Oversee all sanitary conditions of the city in which the board

2-44  is created.

3-1  2.  Inspect each cosmetological establishment located in the

3-2  city to ensure compliance with the provisions of chapter 644 of

3-3  NRS and the regulations adopted by the State Board of

3-4  Cosmetology and report any violation of those provisions to the

3-5  State Board of Cosmetology.

3-6  3.  Adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the

3-7  prevention, suppression and control of any contagious or infectious

3-8  disease dangerous to the public health, which regulations take effect

3-9  immediately upon approval by the State Board of Health.

3-10      [3.] 4.  File a copy of all of its adopted regulations with the city

3-11  clerk.

3-12      Sec. 6.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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