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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-221. - Employment of embalmers.

Each holder of a funeral director's license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, who becomes an owner or part owner of an establishment, shall comply with the requirements and provisions of section 20-222 and, in addition thereto, shall employ a full-time licensed embalmer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an embalmer licensed by the Department of Public Health who is a member of the firm, partnership or corporation operating a funeral service business, provided the funeral service business shall comply with all the provisions of section 20-222.
(1949 Rev., S. 4546; 1951, S. 2260d; P.A. 80-484, S. 91, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced “board”, i.e. board of examiners of embalmers and funeral directors, with “department of health services”; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-222b. - Disclosure of ownership information.

(a) Each person, firm or corporation that carries on or engages in a funeral service business, as defined in section 20-207, shall display, on a sign located immediately inside of such funeral service business, in a place proximate to the display of the license and certificate required by this chapter and in a manner visible to the public, the following ownership information:
(1) The name of every licensed funeral director, as defined in section 20-207, who holds an ownership interest of ten per cent or more in the corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership or other business entity that operates such funeral service business; and
(2) The name of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership or other business entity that holds an ownership interest of ten per cent or more in such funeral service business.
(b) Each person, firm or corporation that carries on or engages in such funeral service business shall include, on any contract for the sale of funeral services or merchandise, the name, business address and business telephone number of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership or other business entity that holds an ownership interest of ten per cent or more in such funeral service business.
(P.A. 98-174; P.A. 11-242, S. 48.)
History: P.A. 11-242 amended Subsecs. (a)(2) and (b) by adding “or other business entity” and making technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-222c. - Transfer of ownership. Notice requirements.

Upon the transfer of more than a fifty per cent ownership share, discontinuance or termination of a funeral service business, the person, firm, partnership or corporation to whom the funeral home license has been issued shall:
(1) Notify each person who has purchased a prepaid funeral service contract from such funeral service business of such transfer, discontinuance or termination;
(2) Mail a letter to each person for whom the funeral service business is storing cremated remains notifying such person of such transfer, discontinuance or termination; and
(3) Provide the Department of Public Health with a notice of such transfer, discontinuance or termination and a list of all unclaimed cremated remains held by the funeral service business at the time of such transfer, discontinuance or termination not later than ten days after any such transfer, discontinuance or termination.
(P.A. 06-195, S. 21; P.A. 11-242, S. 49; P.A. 18-168, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 11-242 amended Subdiv. (1) by substituting “funeral service contract” for “funeral contract”; P.A. 18-168 replaced “inspection certificate” with “funeral home license”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-223. - Embalmers may act as funeral directors.

Any embalmer's license issued by the Department of Public Health shall entitle the holder thereof to act as a funeral director or embalmer, provided owners of establishments operating a funeral service business shall comply with the provisions of section 20-222.
(1949 Rev., S. 4540; 1951, S. 2262d; P.A. 80-484, S. 93, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced board of examiners with department of health services as licensing authority; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Not retrospective in operation. 129 C. 132. Former statute unconstitutional in part. Id., 134.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-224. - Employment of assistants and registered apprentices. Apprentice registration.

(a) The provisions of sections 20-217, 20-220 and 20-227 shall not prohibit the employment of assistants or of registered apprentice embalmers and registered apprentice funeral directors as provided in this chapter, provided a licensed funeral service business may employ no more than two registered apprentice embalmers at any one time, and any person, firm, corporation or other organization engaged in the business of funeral directing may employ no more than one registered apprentice funeral director at any one time, without the approval of the Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
(b) Registered apprentice embalmers and registered apprentice funeral directors shall register as apprentices with the Department of Public Health, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-211, for purposes of completing practical training and experience pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 4541; 1951, S. 2263d; P.A. 73-80; P.A. 80-484, S. 162, 176; P.A. 92-59, S. 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 21-121, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 73-80 made proviso re employment of student embalmers applicable to licensed “funeral service business” rather than to “embalmer” and required approval of board of examiners before employment of more students than allowed is undertaken; P.A. 80-484 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 20-225 and deleted word “registered” modifying student embalmers; P.A. 92-59 made the existing section Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) concerning registration; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 21-121 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to student embalmers with references to registered apprentice embalmers and replacing references to student funeral directors with references to registered apprentice funeral directors; P.A. 21-121 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to student embalmers with references to registered apprentice embalmers and replacing references to student funeral directors with references to registered apprentice funeral directors.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-225. - Registration of students.

Section 20-225 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4542; 1951, S. 2264d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 65; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 74; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 13; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-226. - Lists of licensees and students to be filed with town clerks.

Section 20-226 is repealed, effective July 6, 2021.
(1949 Rev., S. 4534; 1951, S. 2265d; 1967, P.A. 835, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 163, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 21-121, S. 99.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-227a. - Conditions for prohibition of disciplinary action for invalidation of examination score.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 20-213, 20-217 and 20-227, the Connecticut Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and the Department of Public Health shall not take any disciplinary action pursuant to section 20-227 against a licensed embalmer or funeral director who received notification on or before October 1, 2017, that the licensee's score on the national board examination was invalidated as a result of the invalidation of such score if the licensee (1) retakes and successfully completes the prescribed examination not later than October 1, 2018, or (2) completes forty-five hours of continuing education and submits certificates of course completion to the department on or before July 1, 2019. The hours of continuing education under this subsection shall be in addition to the hours required under section 20-219a.
(b) At least six of the hours under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be in the area of ethics. The remaining hours shall be in areas related to the licensee's practice, including, but not limited to, bereavement care, business management and administration, religious customs and traditions related to funerals, cremation services, cemetery services, natural sciences, preneed services, restorative arts and embalming, counseling, funeral service merchandising, sanitation and infection control, organ donation or hospice care. The continuing education under said subdivision shall consist of courses offered or approved by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice, educational offerings by a hospital or other licensed health care institution or courses offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
(c) Any affected licensee who fails to successfully complete the examination on or before October 1, 2018, or fails to complete the hours of continuing education under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section on or before July 1, 2019, shall have his or her license to practice as an embalmer or funeral director annulled, subject to the provisions of section 4-182.
(P.A. 17-146, S. 24; P.A. 18-25, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 18-25 designated existing provisions re embalmer or funeral director who received invalidation notification on or before October 1, 2017, as Subsec. (a) and amended same to designate provision re retaking and successful completion of examination as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdiv. (2) re 45 hours of continuing education, added Subsec. (b) re required subject areas of continuing education hours, designated existing provision re affected licensee who fails to successfully complete examination on or before October 1, 2018, as Subsec. (c) and amended same to add reference to hours of continuing education, effective May 29, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-228. - Reinstatement of registration or license of veteran.

Any person who has served in the armed forces of the United States and who was a holder in good standing of a registration or a license as provided in this chapter at the date of his entry into the armed forces may, upon his separation from active duty in said armed forces or within one year thereafter, make application to the Department of Public Health for the reinstatement of the registration or license which he held at the time of his entry into the service as aforesaid. Said department shall issue such registration or license to such an applicant without examination, if it approves of his professional qualifications.
(1951, S. 2272d; 1967, P.A. 835, S. 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 95, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1967 act substituted “department of health” for “board”; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 replaced reference to “moral” qualifications with reference to “professional” qualifications; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
See Sec. 19a-88b re renewal of registration or license for persons serving in U.S. armed forces.
See Sec. 27-103 for definition of “armed forces”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-229. - Reciprocal agreements.

The Commissioner of Public Health may enter into an agreement with the corresponding licensing authority of any other state competent to enter into such agreement, which agreement shall be in substantially the following form:
“We, the undersigned representatives of the various states, by and through their respective licensing authorities, hereby jointly agree that a person duly registered and licensed as a funeral director or embalmer in either one of the several states may go into the other state for the purpose of handling, embalming, transporting and burying dead human bodies and directing funerals as though he were registered under the laws of that state, except that he shall not maintain an establishment, advertise, have any agent or agency, or otherwise hold himself out as a funeral director or embalmer other than in his native state.
It is further agreed that the licensing authority of the state in which the funeral director or embalmer is licensed will assume the responsibility for instituting disciplinary action against any licensed funeral directors or embalmers who may be guilty of unprofessional conduct in the practice of their business in the other state, when such is called to their attention by the licensing authority of that state.”
Any such agreement may be rescinded by said commissioner at any time.
(1957, P.A. 153; P.A. 80-484, S. 96, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced board with health services commissioner as authority for entering agreements with licensing authorities of other states; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-230. - Business not to be conducted in cemetery or on tax-exempt property. Exemption.

No person, firm, association or corporation shall engage in the business of funeral directing, except in continuing the supervision of a funeral, or in the profession of embalming or the sale of funeral merchandise in or on any cemetery or tax-exempt property. Facilities that accept bodies for anatomical purposes pursuant to section 19a-270 are exempt from this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 4548; 1951, S. 2267d; P.A. 05-272, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 05-272 exempted facilities that accept bodies for anatomical purposes pursuant to Sec. 19a-270, effective July 13, 2005.
Since statute was enacted prior to enactment of cemetery's charter, it has been impliedly repealed to the extent that it prohibits the sale and conveyance of double depth burial crypts found to be authorized by the charter. 180 C. 680.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-230a. - Price list of available services and merchandise. Purchaser's rights.

No licensed funeral director or licensed embalmer shall offer to sell services to arrange for or conduct funerals or offer to sell any merchandise used in connection with a funeral without first providing the purchaser of such services or merchandise with an itemized price list of all available services and merchandise and every such purchaser shall also be informed by such funeral director or embalmer, prior to entering into any sales agreement, of the right to select only such services or merchandise which the purchaser so desires.
(P.A. 77-219, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-230b. - Statement of prices for requested services and merchandise. Method of payment. Cash advanced.

No person engaged in the business of funeral directing and no licensed funeral director or licensed embalmer shall fail to provide the person making funeral arrangements or arranging for disposition of a dead human body, at the time funeral arrangements are completed and prior to the time of rendering service or providing merchandise, a written statement indicating to the extent then known: (1) The price of the service that the person has selected and what is included therein; (2) the price of each supplemental item of service or merchandise requested; (3) the amount involved for each of the items for which the funeral firm will advance money as an accommodation to the family of the deceased; and (4) the methods of payment. No person engaged in the business of funeral directing and no licensed funeral director or licensed embalmer shall bill or cause to be billed any item that is referred to as a “cash advanced” item unless the net amount paid for such item by the funeral firm is the same as is billed by the funeral firm.
(P.A. 77-219, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-230c. - Cremation requests. Written documentation by funeral directors and funeral service businesses.

If the person who has custody and control of the remains of a deceased person pursuant to section 45a-318 requests the disposal of the deceased person's body by cremation or if the deceased person had executed a cremation authorization document in accordance with the provisions of section 45a-318, the funeral director shall complete a written form containing the following information: (1) The name and address of the funeral service business that is responsible for the disposal of the deceased person's body; (2) the name of the deceased person; (3) the place and time of the cremation; (4) the name of the licensed funeral director or embalmer; (5) the name and address of the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person; (6) a summary of the disposition, in accordance with section 20-230d, of the cremated remains, if unclaimed; and (7) a statement indicating the disposition of the cremated remains requested by the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person or a statement indicating that the deceased person had executed a cremation authorization document in accordance with the provisions of section 45a-318. The written form shall be signed and dated by the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person and by the funeral director. A copy of the signed form shall be provided to the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person. The original signed form shall be maintained at the funeral service business, as required by section 20-222, for not less than six years from the date on which such form is signed by the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person.
(P.A. 05-81, S. 1; P.A. 06-196, S. 250; P.A. 12-36, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 05-81 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 12-36 replaced provision requiring retention of original form at the funeral service business for 20 years with provision requiring maintenance of original form at the funeral service business, as required by Sec. 20-222, for 6 years.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-230d. - Disposition of unclaimed cremated remains by funeral directors. Notice requirements.

(a) If the cremated remains are not accepted by a person in accordance with the requested disposition of the cremated remains on the form required by section 20-230c or by the person designated to take custody and control of the cremated remains, the funeral director may dispose of such cremated remains by: (1) Burial in a cemetery, (2) storage in a crypt of a mausoleum or columbarium, (3) scattering, (4) burial in a memorial garden, (5) storage at the funeral home, or (6) such other method identified in the signed form required by section 20-230c, provided the funeral director has complied with the notice requirements of subsection (b) of this section. Upon such disposal of the cremated remains, the funeral director shall notify, in writing, the registrar of vital records of the town where the death occurred, of the manner in which the cremated remains were disposed. Such written notice shall be attached to the cremation permit.
(b) If, because of the failure of the person responsible for accepting the cremated remains or the person designated to take custody and control of the cremated remains to accept such remains, a funeral director or embalmer possesses cremated remains for more than one hundred eighty days after the date of cremation, such funeral director or embalmer shall provide notice, by certified mail, to (1) the person who signed the form required by section 20-230c, and (2) (A) the person responsible for accepting such remains, or (B) the person designated to take custody and control of the cremated remains, if different from the person signing the form. Such notice shall provide that if the cremated remains are unclaimed for more than ninety days from the date of mailing of such notice, the remains will be disposed of in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Any cremated remains in the possession of a funeral director on July 1, 2005, may be disposed of in the manner specified in subsection (a) of this section, provided the funeral director has made a reasonable attempt to notify the person who had custody and control of the remains of the deceased or a relative of the decedent. Such notice shall provide that if the cremated remains are unclaimed for more than one hundred eighty days from the date of mailing of such notice, the remains will be disposed of in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 05-81, S. 2; P.A. 06-195, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 05-81 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-195 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring funeral director to provide written notice of manner in which cremated remains were disposed to registrar of vital records of town where death occurred, rather than town from which cremation permit for deceased was issued, effective June 7, 2006.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-230e. - Service of nonalcoholic beverages and packaged food at a funeral home.

Any person engaged in the business of funeral directing and any funeral director, as such terms are defined in section 20-207, may serve nonalcoholic beverages and packaged food, as defined in section 21a-151, to a person at the time he or she is making funeral arrangements or arranging for disposition of a dead human body at a funeral home.
(P.A. 14-231, S. 54.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-231. - Misleading statement by license applicant; penalty.

(a) No applicant for an embalmer's license or a funeral director's license shall present to the Department of Public Health any written statement, signed either by himself or any other person, which is misleading or untrue.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 4549; 1951, S. 2268d; P.A. 80-484, S. 97, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced board of examiners with department of health services in Subsec. (a), deleted Subsecs. (b) to (e) containing prohibitions against solicitations of employment and advertising and redesignated former Subsec. (f) as Subsec. (b); P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-232. - Disposition of fees and fines.

All fees collected and fines paid under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the secretary of said board, and by him accounted for and paid over to the State Treasurer.
(1949 Rev., S. 4550; 1951, June, 1955, S. 2269d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Section 20-233. - Penalty.

Any person, firm, corporation or partnership, or his or its agent or representative, who violates any provision of section 20-217, 20-220, 20-221, 20-224, 20-227, 20-230a or 20-230b shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense, and for the second offense not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and his license shall be suspended for such period, not less than six months, as the board determines. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, for the violation of which no other penalty has been provided, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. No provision of this chapter shall apply to officials of public institutions or to federal officers in the discharge of their duty. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit persons enrolled in approved programs of education in mortuary science from participating in practical activities for academic credit in such programs, provided such activities are performed under the direct and immediate supervision of a faculty member of such program who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and acting within the scope of such license.
(1949 Rev., S. 4551; 1951, S. 2271d; P.A. 77-219, S. 3; P.A. 80-484, S. 164, 176; P.A. 92-59, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 77-219 made violation of Secs. 20-230a and 20-230b punishable as provided; P.A. 80-484 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 20-225; P.A. 92-59 added language concerning participation in practical activities by mortuary science students.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-234. - Practice of barbering defined.

The following-described practices, when done upon the head, face and neck for cosmetic purposes and done for the public, with or without compensation therefor, shall be construed as practicing the occupation of barber or master barber within the meaning of this chapter: Shaving or trimming the beard; cutting hair; styling or cutting hairpieces and wigs; giving facial and scalp massage or application of oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonic, and applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck; provided nothing in this chapter shall permit any of the services or acts herein described to be used for the treatment or cure of any physical or mental disease or ailment.
(1949 Rev., S. 4569; 1955, S. 2279d; 1969, P.A. 343; P.A. 80-484, S. 99, 176.)
History: 1969 act included as practice of barbering the styling or cutting of men's hairpieces and wigs; P.A. 80-484 added reference to master barbers and deleted “men's” as modifier of hairpieces and wigs.
See Sec. 20-248 re exempting from chapter provisions for patient practicing as master barber at Veterans' Home and for hairdresser and cosmetician license holders.
Cited. 113 C. 563.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-235. - Examining board. Appointment. Powers and duties.

Section 20-235 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4568; 1949, 1951, 1955, June, 1955, S. 2276d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 66; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 19; P.A. 74-183, S. 237, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 206, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 439, 587, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 47, 127; 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-235a. - Barbers, hairdressers and cosmeticians; examining board.

There shall be within the Department of Public Health a Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians. Said board shall consist of nine members appointed, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, by the Governor as follows: Three master barbers, three persons who are registered hairdressers and cosmeticians, and three public members. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among such members. Members shall be residents of this state. No member shall be an elected official of a professional association of barbers, hairdressers or cosmeticians or have been such an official for one year immediately preceding his appointment. Said board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. Special meetings shall be held at the request of a majority of the board after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Members shall not be compensated for their services. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office. Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded by the board. No member shall participate in the affairs of the board during the pendency of any disciplinary proceedings by the board against such member. Said board shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners and (3) impose sanctions where appropriate.
(P.A. 80-484, S. 98, 176; P.A. 84-382; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 26, 55; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 98-143, S. 15, 24.)
History: P.A. 84-382 changed the composition of the board from six to nine members; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 eliminated expense reimbursement for board members; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 98-143 added quorum provision, effective July 1, 1998.
See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-237. - Registration as barber; qualifications; examination.

Section 20-237 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4570; 1949, 1955, S. 2278d; 1969, P.A. 389, S. 2; P.A. 73-363, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 441, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 101, 174, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 70, 71.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-239. - Expiration of license; renewal; fee.

All licenses issued to master barbers by the Department of Public Health shall be renewed once every two years, and shall expire in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. No person shall carry on the occupation of master barber after the expiration of his license until he has made application bearing the date of his insignia card to said department, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars for the renewal of such license for two years. Such application shall be in writing, addressed to said department and signed by the person applying for such renewal.
(1949 Rev., S. 4572, 4573; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 2282d; 1949, 1953, S. 2283d; 1969, P.A. 389, S. 3; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 76; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 14; P.A. 73-259, S. 1, 4; P.A. 74-113, S. 2; P.A. 80-484, S. 103, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 52, 71; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 31, 117; P.A. 96-180, S. 73, 166; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 23; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 230.)
History: 1969 act raised barbers' renewal fee from $7 to $10 and fee for late renewal from $10 to $20 and raised apprentices' fee for renewal from $3 to $5 and fee for late renewal from $5 to $10; 1971 act raised renewal and late renewal fees for barbers only to $25 and $50, respectively; 1972 act changed expiration date for barber or manager barber licenses from October first in odd-numbered years to May first annually and halved fee for regular renewal only; P.A. 73-259 added proviso re interim period in changing license expiration dates; P.A. 74-113 deleted obsolete proviso covering renewals during change over interim, halved fee for late renewal of barber or manager barber license and raised fee for late renewal of shop registration from $20 to $25; P.A. 80-484 deleted references to manager barbers, replaced references to barbers with master barber, transferred licensing power from board of examiners to health services department and made renewals as of January 1, 1981, conform with provisions of Sec. 19-45, replacing previous detailed provisions for late renewal of barber or manager barber license, renewal and late renewal of apprentice certificate and late renewal of shop registration; P.A. 81-471 deleted reference to May first as expiration date; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee to $25; P.A. 96-180 made a technical change, effective June 3, 1996; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 changed license renewal from annually to biennially and increased renewal fee from $25 to $50, effective January 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $50 to $100.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-240. - Registration of barber shops. Fee. Revocation.

Section 20-240 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4574; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 2284d; 1959, P.A. 277; 1969, P.A. 389, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 77; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 15; P.A. 77-614, S. 443, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 104, 174, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 70, 71.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-242. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the board of examiners established under section 20-235a, may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this chapter consistent with the preservation of the public health.
(1949 Rev., S. 4578; 1959, P.A. 341; P.A. 77-614, S. 445, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 106, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1959 act updated statute, deleting provision that regulations be based on recommendations of the temporary state commission and adding statement re carrying out chapter's provisions consistent with public health; P.A. 77-614 transferred powers formerly held by board of examiners to commissioner of health services, retaining board in advisory capacity and deleted enforcement power, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 added reference to chapter 54 and deleted provisions concerning publication of regulations and granting regulations force and effect of law; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-243. - Regulations concerning sterilizing of tools. Sanitation.

The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the board established under section 20-235a, may adopt in accordance with chapter 54 such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to procure adequate sterilizing of tools and implements used by barbers in the practice of their occupation in this state, and for any other purpose that the commissioner deems necessary to improve the sanitary condition of barber shops and their surroundings.
(1949 Rev., S. 4575; P.A. 77-614, S. 446, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 107, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 77-614 revised section to reflect transfer of regulatory power from board to commissioner of health services retaining board in advisory capacity, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 added reference to chapter 54 and deleted provision for mailing copies of regulations to each licensed barber; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-244. - Sanitary appliances and equipment.

No barber shop and no barber shop in any school, college, private or public institution shall use or maintain any appliance or equipment that is insanitary or unclean. No towel, other than a fresh, separate and clean towel, and no hot towel other than one made hot by the use of hot, fresh running water, shall be used upon any patron or customer of any barber shop, or any barber shop in any school, college, private or public institution. No powder puff, finger bowl, sponge, styptic pencil, hair duster, lump alum or cuspidor shall be allowed in any barber shop, or in any barber shop in any school, college or private or public institution.
(1949 Rev., S. 4577; 1955, S. 2285d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-245 and 20-246. - Barber schools and colleges; licenses. Sundays and legal holidays; hours of opening and closing.

Sections 20-245 and 20-246 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4579, 4580; 1949, 1955, S. 2286d, 2287d; P.A. 73-363, S. 2, 3; P.A. 76-113, S. 10; P.A. 77-614, S. 447, 448, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 108, 175, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 70, 71.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-247. - Appeals.

Any person aggrieved by a final decision of said board or the Department of Public Health may appeal therefrom, as provided in section 4-183, except such appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district of New Britain.
(1949 Rev., S. 4581; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 15; 870, S. 64; P.A. 76-436, S. 430, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 76, 125; 77-614, S. 449, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 48, 49, 127; P.A. 80-484, S. 109, 176; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-47, S. 11; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)
History: 1971 acts required that appeals be brought between 12 and 30 days after service rather than on next return day or “next but one” and, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable, replaced superior court with court of common pleas; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous detailed appeal provisions with statement that appeals shall be brought in accordance with Sec. 4-183, retaining provision for venue in Hartford county; P.A. 77-614 deleted venue provision, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 added provision making appeals returnable to judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; P.A. 80-484 allowed appeals from actions of health services department, reflecting its assumption of some duties of board; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-47 changed “any action” to “a final decision”; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-248. - Exceptions.

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any resident of the Veterans Residential Services facility at Rocky Hill from practicing the occupation of a master barber in said facility. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any person holding a registered hairdresser and cosmetician's license under the provisions of chapter 387 from cutting the hair of any person, or to prevent any person licensed under the provisions of chapter 387 from carrying on the occupation of hairdresser and cosmetician. Nothing in this chapter or in chapter 387 shall be construed to prevent a licensed registered hairdresser and cosmetician from working in a barber shop or a licensed master barber from working in a hairdressing and cosmetology shop.
(1949 Rev., S. 4582, 4583; 1971, P.A. 105, S. 2; P.A. 80-484, S. 110, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 53, 71; P.A. 04-169, S. 2; P.A. 05-288, S. 84; P.A. 16-167, S. 47.)
History: 1971 act substituted “patient” for “inmate”; P.A. 80-484 protected right to cut hair of “any person” rather than of “a female person” and protected right of hairdresser and cosmetician to work in barber shop and of barber to work in hairdressing and cosmetology shop; P.A. 81-471 specified that “master” barber may practice at veterans' home and hospital and that licensed “registered” hairdresser and cosmetician may work in barber shop; P.A. 04-169 changed the name of the Veterans' Home and Hospital to the Veterans' Home, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 16-167 replaced “patient” with “resident”, replaced “Veterans' Home” with “Veterans Residential Services facility” and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016.
Cited. 113 C. 565.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 386 - Barbers › Section 20-249. - Penalty.

Any licensed master barber who fails to comply with any regulation adopted under this chapter shall forfeit his right to be again licensed. Any person who practices the occupation of a master barber without having obtained a certificate of registration, or wilfully employs a master barber who does not have such a certificate, or falsely pretends to be qualified to practice such occupation, or practices the occupation of a master barber after the expiration of his license, or violates any other provision of this chapter, unless a penalty is otherwise specifically prescribed, shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 4584; P.A. 77-614, S. 450, 610; P.A. 81-471, S. 54, 71; P.A. 82-472, S. 82, 112; P.A. 12-80, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced regulations adopted by board with regulations “under this chapter”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-471 changed “barber” to “master barber”; P.A. 82-472 made a technical change; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a fine of not more than $250 and made a technical change.
Cited. 212 C. 810.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 387 - Hairdressers and Cosmeticians, Estheticians, Eyelash Technicians and Nail Technicians › Section 20-251. - Department of Health Services to supervise hairdressing and cosmetology.

Section 20-251 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4585; 1951, S. 2288d; 1971, P.A. 468, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)