157.3A - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS -- ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

        157.3A  LICENSE REQUIREMENTS -- ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

         In addition to the license requirements of section 157.3, a
      written application and proof of additional training and
      certification shall be required prior to approval by the board for
      the provision of the services described in this section.
         1. a.  A licensed esthetician, who intends to provide services
      pursuant to section 157.1, subsection 12, paragraphs "a" and
      "c", having received additional training on the use of
      microdermabrasion, a certified laser product, or an intense pulsed
      light device, shall submit a written application and proof of
      additional training and certification for approval by the board.
      Training shall be specific to the service provided or certified laser
      product used.
         b.  A licensed esthetician who applies permanent makeup or
      cosmetic micropigmentation shall comply with the provisions of
      section 135.37 and applicable rules.
         c.  Extractions shall be administered only by a licensed
      esthetician who has been trained in extraction procedures.
         d.  Chemical peels shall be administered only by a licensed
      esthetician who has been certified by the manufacturer of the product
      being used.
         2. a.  A licensed cosmetologist having received additional
      training in the use of chemical peels, microdermabrasion, a certified
      laser product, or an intense pulsed light device for hair removal
      shall submit a written application and proof of additional training
      and certification for approval by the board.  A cosmetologist who is
      licensed after July 1, 2005, shall not be eligible to provide
      chemical peels, practice microdermabrasion procedures, use certified
      laser products, or use an intense pulsed light device for hair
      removal.
         b.  A licensed cosmetologist who applies permanent makeup or
      cosmetic micropigmentation shall comply with the provisions of
      section 135.37 and applicable rules.
         3.  A licensed electrologist having received additional training
      on the use of a certified laser product or an intense pulsed light
      device for the purpose of hair removal shall submit a written
      application and proof of additional training and certification for
      approval by the board.
         4.  Any additional training received by a licensed esthetician,
      cosmetologist, or electrologist and submitted to the board relating
      to utilization of a certified laser product or an intense pulsed
      light device shall include a safety training component which provides
      a thorough understanding of the procedures being performed.  The
      training program shall address fundamentals of nonbeam hazards,
      management and employee responsibilities relating to control
      measures, and regulatory requirements.
         5.  A certified laser product shall only be used on surface
      epidermal layers of the skin except for hair removal.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2004 Acts, ch 1044, §8; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §39; 2005 Acts, ch 89,
      §25--28
         Referred to in § 157.13