North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 14 - COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS › Subchapter H - SANITATION › Section .0500 - ENFORCEMENT, MAINTENANCE OF LICENSURE › Section 14H .0504 - SYSTEMS OF GRADING BEAUTY ESTABLISHMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The system of grading the sanitary rating of cosmetic art
					 schools and shops based on the rules set out in this subchapter shall be as
					 follows, setting out areas to be inspected and considered, and the maximum
					 points given for compliance:
Sanitation
Point Value
Each licensee and student shall wash his or her
								hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer with the active ingredient of 70
								percent alcohol or higher before and after serving each client.
2
Each licensee and student shall wear clean garments
								and shoes while serving patrons.
2
The cosmetic art facility shall be kept
								clean.
3
Waste material shall be kept in receptacles with a
								disposable liner.
4
All doors and windows shall be kept clean.
2
Furniture, equipment, floors, walls, ceilings and
								fixtures shall be clean and in good repair.
3
Clean protective capes, drapes, linens, and towels
								shall be used for each patron.
3
After a cape, drape, linen, or towel has been in
								contact with a patron's skin, it shall be placed in a clean container until
								laundered with soap and hot water and dried in a heated dryer.
5
Any paper or nonwoven protective drape or covering
								shall be discarded after one use.
2
There shall be a supply of clean protective drapes,
								linens and towels at all times.
2
Clean drapes, capes, linens, and towels shall be
								stored in a clean area.
5
Bathroom facilities shall be kept clean.
3
All implements shall be washed with warm water and
								a cleaning solution and scrubbed to remove debris and dried.
2
All implements shall be disinfected per Rule .0403
								of this Subchapter.
10
All disinfected electrical implements shall be
								stored in a clean area.
2
Disposable and porous implements and supplies shall
								be discarded after use or upon completion of the service.
10
Any product that comes into contact with the patron
								shall be discarded upon completion of the service.
3
Disinfected implements shall be kept in a clean
								closed cabinet or clean closed container and shall not be stored with any
								implement or item that has not been disinfected.
10
Lancets, disposable razors, and other sharp objects
								shall be disposed in puncture-resistant containers.
1
The presence of animals or birds shall be
								prohibited as set forth in Rule .0402 of this Subchapter. Fish in an enclosure
								and animals trained for the purpose of accompanying disabled persons are
								exempt.
1
All creams, lotions, wax, cosmetics, and other
								products dispensed to come in contact with patron's skin shall be kept in
								clean, closed containers and dispensed with a clean implement. No product
								dispensed in portions shall be returned to the container.
10
After each patron's use each whirlpool or footspa
								shall be cleaned and disinfected.
10
The water in a vaporizer machine shall be emptied
								daily and the unit disinfected daily.
2
The area where services are performed that come in
								contact with the patron's skin including chairs, tables, and beds shall be
								disinfected between patrons.
3
Authority
					 G.S.
					 88B-2;
					 88B-4;
					 88B-14;
					 88B-23;
					 88B-26;
Eff. April 1,
					 2012;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2014;
Readopted Eff.
					 January 1, 2016;
Amended Eff. September 1,
					 2018.