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WA Rev Code § 18.16.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.160 - Schools—Claims against—Procedure.

RCW 18.16.160 Schools—Claims against—Procedure.In addition to any other legal remedy, any student or instructor-trainee having a claim against a school may bring suit upon the approved security required in RCW 18.16.140(1)(d) in the superior or district court of Thurston county or the county in which the educational services were offered by the school. Action upon the approved security shall be commenced by filing the complaint with the clerk of the appropriate superior or district court within one year from the date of the cancellation of the approved security: PROVIDED, That no action shall be maintained upon the approved security for any claim which has been barred by any nonclaim statute or statute of limitations of this state. Service of process in an action upon the approved security shall be exclusively by service upon the director. Two copies of the complaint shall be served by registered or certified mail upon the director at the time the suit is started. Such service shall constitute service on the approved security and the school. The director shall transmit the complaint or a copy thereof to the school at the address listed in the director's records and to the surety within forty-eight hours after it has been received. The approved security shall not be liable in an aggregate amount in excess of the amount named in the approved security. In any action on an approved security, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs.The director shall maintain a record, available for public inspection, of all suits commenced under this chapter upon approved security.[ 2004 c 51 § 8; 1991 c 324 § 13; 1984 c 208 § 16.]NOTES:Notice of chapter 51, Laws of 2004—Effective date—2004 c 51: See notes following RCW 18.16.060.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.170 - Expiration of licenses.

RCW 18.16.170 Expiration of licenses.(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, licenses issued under this chapter expire as follows:(a) A salon/shop, personal services, or mobile unit license expires one year from issuance or when the insurance required by RCW 18.16.175(1)(g) expires, whichever occurs first;(b) A school license expires one year from issuance; and(c) Cosmetologist, hair designer, barber, manicurist, esthetician, master esthetician, and instructor licenses expire two years from issuance.(2) The director may provide for expiration dates other than those set forth in subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of establishing staggered renewal periods.[ 2015 c 62 § 6; 2013 c 187 § 6; 2002 c 111 § 10; 1991 c 324 § 9.]NOTES:Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.180 - Salon/shop—Apprenticeship shop—Notice required.

RCW 18.16.180 Salon/shop—Apprenticeship shop—Notice required.(1) The director shall prepare and provide to all licensed salons/shops a notice to consumers. At a minimum, the notice shall state that cosmetology, hair design, barber, esthetics, master esthetics, and manicure salons/shops are required to be licensed, that salons/shops are required to maintain minimum safety and sanitation standards, that customer complaints regarding salons/shops may be reported to the department, and a telephone number and address where complaints may be made.(2) An approved apprenticeship shop must post a notice to consumers in the reception area of the salon/shop stating that services may be provided by an apprentice. At a minimum, the notice must state: "This shop is a participant in a state-approved apprenticeship program. Apprentices in this program are in training and have not yet received a license."[ 2015 c 62 § 8; 2013 c 187 § 8; 2008 c 20 § 7; 1991 c 324 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 18.16.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.190 - Location of practice—Penalty—Placebound clients.

RCW 18.16.190 Location of practice—Penalty—Placebound clients.It is a violation of this chapter for any person to engage in the commercial practice of cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, master esthetics, or manicuring, except in a licensed salon/shop or the home, office, or other location selected by the client for obtaining the services of a personal service operator, or with the appropriate individual license when delivering services to placebound clients. Placebound clients are defined as persons who are ill, disabled, or otherwise unable to travel to a salon/shop.[ 2015 c 62 § 9; 2013 c 187 § 9; 1991 c 324 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 18.16.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.200 - Disciplinary action—Grounds.

RCW 18.16.200 Disciplinary action—Grounds.In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the director may take disciplinary action against any applicant or licensee under this chapter if the licensee or applicant:(1) Has been found to have violated any provisions of chapter 19.86 RCW;(2) Has engaged in a practice prohibited under RCW 18.16.060 without first obtaining, and maintaining in good standing, the license required by this chapter;(3) Has engaged in the commercial practice of cosmetology, hair design, barbering, manicuring, esthetics, or master esthetics in a school;(4) Has not provided a safe, sanitary, and good moral environment for students in a school or the public;(5) Has failed to display licenses required in this chapter; or(6) Has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it.[ 2015 c 62 § 10; 2013 c 187 § 10; 2004 c 51 § 4. Prior: 2002 c 111 § 12; 2002 c 86 § 217; 1991 c 324 § 14; 1984 c 208 § 13.]NOTES:Notice of chapter 51, Laws of 2004—Effective date—2004 c 51: See notes following RCW 18.16.060.Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.210 - Violations—Penalties.

RCW 18.16.210 Violations—Penalties.If, following a hearing, the director finds that any person or an applicant or licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it, the director may impose one or more of the following penalties:(1) Denial of a license or renewal;(2) Revocation or suspension of a license;(3) A fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation;(4) Issuance of a reprimand or letter of censure;(5) Placement of the licensee on probation for a fixed period of time;(6) Restriction of the licensee's authorized scope of practice;(7) Requiring the licensee to make restitution or a refund as determined by the director to any individual injured by the violation; or(8) Requiring the licensee to obtain additional training or instruction.[ 2002 c 111 § 13; 1984 c 208 § 14.]NOTES:Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.220 - Appeal—Procedure.

RCW 18.16.220 Appeal—Procedure.Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the director to issue any license provided for in this chapter, or to renew the same, or by the revocation or suspension of any license issued under this chapter or by the application of any penalty under RCW 18.16.210, shall have the right to appeal the decision of the director to the superior court of the county in which the person maintains his or her place of business. Such appeal shall be filed within thirty days of the director's decision.[ 1984 c 208 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 18.16.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.240 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.16.240 License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license shall be automatic upon the department's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the order.[ 2002 c 111 § 15; 1997 c 58 § 815.]NOTES:Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.Effective dates—Intent—1997 c 58: See notes following RCW 74.20A.320.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.250 - Finding—Consumer protection act.

RCW 18.16.250 Finding—Consumer protection act.The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.[ 2002 c 111 § 14.]NOTES:Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.260 - License renewal—Fee—Examination—Fee.

RCW 18.16.260 License renewal—Fee—Examination—Fee.(1)(a) Prior to July 1, 2005, (i) a cosmetology licensee who held a license in good standing between June 30, 1999, and June 30, 2003, may request a renewal of the license or an additional license in barbering, manicuring, and/or esthetics; and (ii) a licensee who held a barber, manicurist, or esthetics license between June 30, 1999, and June 30, 2003, may request a renewal of such licenses held during that period.(b) A license renewal fee, including, if applicable, a renewal fee, at the current rate, for each year the licensee did not hold a license in good standing between July 1, 2001, and the date of the renewal request, must be paid prior to issuance of each type of license requested. After June 30, 2005, any cosmetology licensee wishing to renew an expired license or obtain additional licenses must meet the applicable renewal, training, and examination requirements of this chapter.(2)(a) Any person holding an active license in good standing as an esthetician prior to January 1, 2015, may be licensed as an esthetician licensee after paying the appropriate license fee.(b) Prior to January 1, 2015, an applicant for a master esthetician license must have an active license in good standing as an esthetician, pay the appropriate license fee, and provide the department with proof of having satisfied one or more of the following requirements:(i)(A)(I) A minimum of thirty-five hours employment as a provider of medium depth peels under the delegation or supervision of a licensed physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, or other licensed professional whose licensure permits such delegation or supervision; or(II) Seven hours of training in theory and application of medium depth peels; and(B)(I) A minimum of one hundred fifty hours employment as a laser operator under the delegation or supervision of a licensed physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, or other licensed professional whose licensure permits such delegation or supervision; or(II) Seventy-five hours of laser training;(ii) A national or international diploma or certification in esthetics that is recognized by the department by rule;(iii) An instructor in esthetics who has been licensed as an instructor in esthetics by the department for a minimum of three years; or(iv) Completion of one thousand two hundred hours of an esthetic curriculum approved by the department.(3) The director may, as provided in RCW 43.24.140, modify the duration of any additional license granted under this section to make all licenses issued to a person expire on the same date.[ 2013 c 187 § 11; 2004 c 51 § 5; 2002 c 111 § 16.]NOTES:Notice of chapter 51, Laws of 2004—Effective date—2004 c 51: See notes following RCW 18.16.060.Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.270 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.16.270 Uniform regulation of business and professions act.The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.[ 2002 c 86 § 218.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.290 - License—Inactive status.

RCW 18.16.290 License—Inactive status.(1) If the holder of an individual license in good standing submits a written and notarized request that the licensee's cosmetology, hair design, barber, manicurist, esthetician and master esthetician, or instructor license be placed on inactive status, together with a fee equivalent to that established by rule for a duplicate license, the department shall place the license on inactive status until the expiration date of the license. If the date of the request is no more than six months before the expiration date of the license, a request for a two-year extension of the inactive status, as provided under subsection (2) of this section, may be submitted at the same time as the request under this subsection.(2) If the holder of a license placed on inactive status under this section submits, by the expiration date of the license, a written and notarized request to extend that status for an additional two years, the department shall, without additional fee, extend the expiration date of: (a) The licensee's individual license; and (b) the inactive status for two years from the expiration date of the license.(3) A license placed on inactive status under this section may not be extended more frequently than once in any twenty-four month period or for more than six consecutive years.(4) If, by the expiration date of a license placed on inactive status under this section, a licensee is unable, or fails, to request that the status be extended and the license is not renewed, the license shall be canceled.[ 2015 c 62 § 11; 2013 c 187 § 12; 2004 c 51 § 2.]NOTES:Notice of chapter 51, Laws of 2004—Effective date—2004 c 51: See notes following RCW 18.16.060.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.300 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.16.300 Military training or experience.An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2011 c 351 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.16.305 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.305 - Recognition as institution of postsecondary study.

RCW 18.16.305 Recognition as institution of postsecondary study.Schools shall be recognized as institutions of postsecondary study under the following conditions:(1) The school admits as regular students only those individuals who have earned a recognized high school diploma or the equivalent of a recognized high school diploma, or who are beyond the age of compulsory education as provided in RCW 28A.225.010; and(2) The school is licensed by name by the department under this chapter to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary level.[ 2013 c 201 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—2013 c 201: "It is the intent of the legislature to maintain and expand access to postsecondary education and improve opportunities for students. The legislature recognizes that access to federal financial aid is a major avenue for overcoming financial barriers to higher education for many students in Washington. The legislature recognizes that recent federal changes in federal regulations require the adjustment of definitions of certain postsecondary institutions in state statutes to ensure that those schools that currently meet the requirements are eligible for student financial aid programs provided by the federal government." [ 2013 c 201 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.16.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.320 - Department of licensing tuition recovery trust fund—State treasurer.

RCW 18.16.320 Department of licensing tuition recovery trust fund—State treasurer.The department of licensing tuition recovery trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from each school owner under RCW 18.16.310 must be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the fund may be used only for the purposes in RCW 18.16.310. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.[ 2018 c 203 § 10.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2018 c 203: See note following RCW 28B.85.095.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.900 - Short title.

RCW 18.16.900 Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington cosmetologists, hair designers, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians act."[ 2015 c 62 § 12; 2002 c 111 § 17; 1984 c 208 § 20.]NOTES:Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.16.907 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.16 - Cosmetologists, Hair Designers, Barbers, Manicurists, and Estheticians.|18.16.907 - Effective date—1984 c 208.

RCW 18.16.907 Effective date—1984 c 208.This act shall take effect July 1, 1984.[ 1984 c 208 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 18.19.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.19 - Counselors.|18.19.010 - Legislative findings—Insurance benefits not mandated.

RCW 18.19.010 Legislative findings—Insurance benefits not mandated.The qualifications and practices of counselors in this state are virtually unknown to potential clients. Beyond the regulated practices of psychiatry and psychology, there are a considerable variety of disciplines, theories, and techniques employed by other counselors under a number of differing titles. The legislature recognizes the right of all counselors to practice their skills freely, consistent with the requirements of the public health and safety, as well as the right of individuals to choose which counselors best suit their needs and purposes. This chapter shall not be construed to require or prohibit that individual or group policies or contracts of an insurance carrier, health care service contractor, or health maintenance organization provide benefits or coverage for services and supplies provided by a person registered under this chapter.[ 2001 c 251 § 17; 1987 c 512 § 1.]NOTES:Severability—2001 c 251: See RCW 18.225.900.
WA Rev Code § 18.19.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.19 - Counselors.|18.19.030 - Registration required—Counselors.

RCW 18.19.030 Registration required—Counselors.A person may not, as a part of his or her position as an employee of a state agency, practice counseling without being registered to practice as an agency affiliated counselor by the department under this chapter unless exempt under RCW 18.19.040.[ 2008 c 135 § 2; 2001 c 251 § 19; 1991 c 3 § 20; 1987 c 512 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2008 c 135 §§ 1, 2, 7-9, and 11-19: See note following RCW 18.19.020.Severability—2001 c 251: See RCW 18.225.900.
WA Rev Code § 18.19.031 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.19 - Counselors.|18.19.031 - Registered counselor credentials—Limitation on issuance.

RCW 18.19.031 Registered counselor credentials—Limitation on issuance.The department of health may not issue any new registered counselor credentials after July 1, 2009.[ 2008 c 135 § 22.]
WA Rev Code § 18.19.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.19 - Counselors.|18.19.035 - Registration required—Hypnotherapists.

RCW 18.19.035 Registration required—Hypnotherapists.A person may not, for a fee or as a part of his or her position as an employee of a state agency, practice hypnotherapy without being registered to practice as a hypnotherapist by the department under this chapter unless exempt under RCW 18.19.040.[ 2008 c 135 § 3.]