Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXI - Cosmetologists › Chapter 12 - Mobile Salons › Section XXXI-1201 - Mobile Salons

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				operation of mobile cosmetology salons shall meet and at all times remain in
				compliance with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances regulating
				mobile businesses in the areas in which the mobile salon operates, including
				all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the
				occupational safety and health requirements. A ramp or lift shall be available
				for access to the mobile unit to provide services for disabled
				individuals.
B. Each mobile salon
				shall at all times comply with the requirements of chapter 6A of title 37 of
				the
Louisiana Revised Statutes
and all rules promulgated by
				the board applicable to cosmetology salons at fixed locations except to the
				extent any rule is in direct conflict with this rule.
C. The geographical boundaries within which
				the mobile salon is permitted to operate shall extend no further than a 50-mile
				radius from the designated storage locations and shall include only the cities
				and parishes within which the mobile unit has obtained permits to provide
				cosmetology services.
D. To
				facilitate inspections, every mobile salon shall:
1. prior to the first of each month, each
				mobile salon license holder shall file with the board a written itinerary on
				the form required by the board for the month listing the dates, hours and
				location when the mobile salon will be operation. Said form shall be signed by
				the owner or manager and shall include the names of all individuals who will be
				performing services on each date;
2. the salon name, as it appears on the salon
				license, shall be in lettering at least 5 inches in height and shall be visibly
				displayed and clearly legible on at least two exterior sides of the mobile
				salon;
3. if a mobile salon is a
				registered motor vehicle, the vehicles identification number shall be included
				on the mobile salons application for licensure and shall also be listed on the
				mobile salons monthly itinerary filed with the board;
4. each mobile salon shall have a phone or
				other means of telecommunication by which the salon can be contacted by board
				personnel and customers. The salons phone and a valid email address shall be
				included on the mobile salons application for licensure and shall also be
				listed on the mobile salons monthly itinerary;
5. each mobile salon shall be operated only
				at the times and locations specified in its monthly itinerary filed with the
				board. Mobile salons shall operate only when the facility is parked and only at
				locations where the salon owner has obtained prior permission of the property
				owner and complies with all zoning restrictions. No cosmetology services shall
				be performed while the mobile salon is in motion;
6. each mobile salon owner shall maintain a
				business address in Louisiana where the mobile salon and records of
				appointments, itineraries, license numbers of individuals performing
				cosmetology services, and vehicle identification numbers shall be kept and made
				available for inspection by boards staff and at which correspondence from the
				board can be received. Post office box addresses or private mail box addresses
				may not be used for these purposes.
a. Due to
				inherent problems of providing sufficient water and sewage services to mobile
				salons, the following requirements shall apply.
i. Each mobile salon shall be equipped with a
				functional restroom which includes a self-contained, flush chemical toilet with
				a holding tank and lavatory facilities with hot and cold running
				water.
ii. Each mobile salon shall
				have storage capacity for the greater of 100 gallons or 35 gallons of clean
				water for each cosmetologist working in the mobile salon and a total storage
				capacity for waste water equal to or greater than the mobile salons total
				required capacity for clean water.
b. Operation of a mobile salon shall promptly
				cease:
i. when the mobile salons clean water
				supply is depleted or so diminished that further cosmetology service cannot be
				completed;
ii. when the mobile
				salons waste water storage capacity is reached;
iii. when the mobile salons restroom needs to
				be emptied;
iv. operation of a
				mobile salon shall not resume until a sufficient amount of clean water and
				waste water capacity necessary for completing all cosmetology services
				undertaken and the restroom is functional is available;
v. disposal of sewage and waste water by
				mobile salons shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws
				and regulations.
c. All
				storage cabinet does shall have safety latches. All equipment which is not
				stored in stored in storage cabinets shall be securely anchored to the mobile
				unit.
d. At least one state fire
				marshal-approved fire extinguisher shall be mounted in public view. Each mobile
				salon shall be equipped with properly maintained commercial exhaust fans or air
				filtration equipment compliant with local and state building codes.
e. Applicants for licensure of a mobile salon
				shall pay the fees applicable to salons at fixed locations.