Ohio Code 4713.14 – Prohibited acts
No individual shall do any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4713.14
- Branch of cosmetology: means the practice of cosmetology, practice of esthetics, practice of hair design, practice of manicuring, practice of natural hair styling, or practice of boutique services. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Cosmetic therapy: means the permanent removal of hair from the human body through the use of electric modalities and may include the systematic friction, stroking, slapping, and kneading or tapping of the face, neck, scalp, or shoulders. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Cosmetology: means the art or practice of embellishment, cleansing, beautification, and styling of hair, wigs, postiches, face, body, or nails. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Independent contractor: means an individual who is not an employee of a salon but practices a branch of cosmetology within a salon in a licensed facility. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Licensed facility: means any premises, building, or part of a building licensed under section 4713. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Salon: means a licensed facility on any premises, building, or part of a building in which an individual engages in the practice of one or more branches of cosmetology. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- School of cosmetology: means any premises, building, or part of a building in which students are instructed in the theories and practices of one or more branches of cosmetology. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Tanning facility: means any premises, building, or part of a building that contains one or more rooms or booths with any of the following:
(A) Equipment or beds used for tanning human skin by the use of fluorescent sun lamps using ultraviolet or other artificial radiation;
(B) Equipment or booths that use chemicals applied to human skin, including chemical applications commonly referred to as spray-on, mist-on, or sunless tans;
(C) Equipment or beds that use visible light for cosmetic purposes. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) Use fraud or deceit in making application for a license, permit, or registration;
(B) Aid or abet any individual or entity in any of the following:
(1) Violating this chapter or a rule adopted under it;
(2) Obtaining a license, permit, or registration fraudulently;
(3) Falsely pretending to hold a current, valid license or permit.
(C) Practice a branch of cosmetology, for pay, free, or otherwise, without one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;
(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;
(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;
(5) A current, valid registration under section 4713.69 of the Revised Code.
(D) Employ an individual to practice a branch of cosmetology if the individual does not hold one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;
(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;
(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;
(5) A current, valid registration under section 4713.69 of the Revised Code.
(E) Except for apprentice instructors and as provided in section 4713.45 of the Revised Code, teach the theory or practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology without either of the following authorizing the teaching of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.
(F) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced unless the individual practicing the branch of cosmetology holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.
(G) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced at a location not specified by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;
(H) Practice a branch of cosmetology at a salon as an independent contractor without a current, valid independent contractor license issued under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code;
(I) Operate a salon without a current, valid license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code;
(J) Provide any of the following at a salon for pay, free, or otherwise:
(1) Massage therapy, unless the individual has a current, valid license issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code;
(2) Any other professional service, unless the individual has a current, valid license or certificate issued by the professional regulatory board of this state that regulates the profession;
(3) Cosmetic therapy, unless the individual is authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.
(K) Teach a branch of cosmetology at a salon, unless the individual receiving the instruction holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code.
(L) Operate a school of cosmetology without a current, valid license under section 4713.44 of the Revised Code;
(M) At a salon or school of cosmetology, do any of the following:
(1) Use or possess a cosmetic product containing an ingredient that the United States food and drug administration has prohibited by regulation;
(2) Use a cosmetic product in a manner inconsistent with a restriction established by the United States food and drug administration by regulation;
(3) Use or possess a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA).
(N) While in charge of a salon or school of cosmetology, permit any individual to sleep in, or use for residential purposes, any room used wholly or in part as the salon or school of cosmetology;
(O) Maintain, as an established place of business for the practice of one or more of the branches of cosmetology, a room used wholly or in part for sleeping or residential purposes;
(P) Operate a tanning facility that is offered to the public for a fee or other compensation without a current, valid permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code;
(Q) Practice a branch of cosmetology in a location other than a licensed facility unless otherwise exempted under section 4713.16 or 4713.17 of the Revised Code;
(R) Use any of the services or arts that are part of cosmetology to treat or attempt to cure a physical or mental disease or ailment.