Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 817 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Division 5 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Section 817-005-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following definitions apply to OAR Chapter 817, Divisions 5
				through 120.
(1) "Adequate
			 ventilation" means ventilation by natural or mechanical methods that removes or
			 exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring
			 in accordance with OAR Chapter 437, Division 2, or to allow the free flow of
			 air in a room in proportion to the size and capacity of the room.
(2) "Affidavit of Licensure" means an
			 original document or other approved means of verifying licensure history,
			 including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding penalties and
			 disciplinary actions. Refer to OAR
			 331-030-0040.
(3) "Article" means those items that
			 complement services provided in the practice of barbering, hair design,
			 esthetics, or nail technology, including, but not limited to, neck-strips,
			 towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes.
(4) "Authorization" has the definition set
			 forth in ORS 676.562 and means a certificate,
			 license, permit, or registration issued by the Health Licensing Office that
			 allows a person to practice one of the occupations or professions or maintain a
			 facility subject to the authority of the boards and councils listed in ORS
			 676.565.
(5) "Barbering" has the definition set forth
			 in ORS 690.005.
(6) "Board" means the Board of
			 Cosmetology.
(7) "Chemical service"
			 means the use of any product that restructures or removes hair or changes the
			 shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails.
(8) "Common area" means an area of a facility
			 that is used by all authorization holders performing services, including, but
			 not limited to, reception areas, dispensing areas, sinks, shampoo bowls, hair
			 dryers, hair dryer areas, and employee lounges.
(9) "Dermaplaning" means the use of a blade
			 with a handle to remove dead skin cells and vellus hairs from the
			 face.
(10) "Disinfect" means using
			 a process to destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria, viruses, germs, and
			 fungi.
(11) "Dispensing area" means
			 an area with nonporous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold running water
			 where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to, mixing
			 of chemicals, cleaning of tools and implements, mechanical or electrical
			 apparatuses, appliances, devices and equipment, disposing of residues, and
			 rinsing parts of the body exposed to chemicals.
(12) "EPA" means the United States
			 Environmental Protection Agency.
(13) "Epidermis" has the definition set forth
			 under OAR 817-015-0045.
(14)
			 "Equipment" means those items needed to operate a facility, including, but not
			 limited to, waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets,
			 sinks, shampoo bowls, stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas,
			 paraffin wax containers, and nail technology tables.
(15) "Esthetics" has the definition set forth
			 in ORS 690.005.
(16) "Esthetics device" has the definition
			 set forth under OAR 817-015-0040.
(17) "Facility" has the definition set forth
			 in ORS 690.005.
(18) "FDA" means the United States Food and
			 Drug Administration.
(19) "Field of
			 practice" has the definition set forth in ORS
			 690.005.
(20) "Fire-retardant container" means an
			 airtight metal container for disposing of chemical waste or storing linens with
			 chemical residue.
(21) "Freelance
			 authorization" has the definition set forth in ORS
			 690.005.
(22) "Hair design" has the definition set
			 forth in ORS 690.005.
(23) "HECC" means Higher Education
			 Coordinating Commission.
(24)
			 "High-level disinfectant" means a chemical agent, that has demonstrated
			 tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
(25) "Independent contractor" has the
			 definition set forth in ORS
			 690.005.
(26) "Low-level disinfectant" means a
			 chemical agent that has demonstrated bactericidal, germicidal, fungicidal, and
			 limited virucidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
(27) "Materials and supplies" means those
			 items that complement the use of tools and implements, mechanical or electrical
			 apparatuses, appliances or devices, including but not limited to hair tints,
			 bleaches, permanent wave solutions, hair oils, shampoos, wax, rinses,
			 disinfectants, and chemicals.
(28)
			 "Mechanical or electrical apparatus, appliance, or device" has the definition
			 set forth in ORS 690.005.
(29) "Nail technology" has the definition set
			 forth in ORS 690.005.
(30) "Natural hair care" has the definition
			 set forth in ORS 690.005.
(31) "Natural person" means a living,
			 individual, human being.
(32)
			 "Natural physiological effect" has the definition set forth in OAR
			 817-015-0045.
(33) "Office" means
			 the Health Licensing Office.
(34)
			 "Official transcript" means a document prescribed by the Office showing proof
			 an applicant has completed all curriculum requirements adopted by the Board for
			 each field of practice the applicant is enrolled under and has completed. An
			 official transcript must be submitted directly to the Office from a school by
			 mail, email, or fax. An official transcript must include:
(a) Applicant identity information, including
			 first and last name and date of birth;
(b) Enrollment information including date of
			 enrollment, last date of attendance, withdrawal date if applicable, and
			 graduation date;
(c) Each field of
			 practice the applicant has completed;
(d) Specific hours and number of practical
			 operations completed for each field of practice;
(e) Final practical examination scores for
			 each field of practice and the date each practical examination was
			 administered;
(f) A signature from
			 an authorized representative on file with the Office;
(g) School name and location;
(h) Type of school;
(i) School stamp, school seal, or
			 notarization.