Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 60 - BODY-PIERCING REGULATIONS › Part I - General › Section 18VAC41-60-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise. All terms defined in Chapter 7 (§ 54.1-700 et seq.) of Title
					 54.1 of the Code of Virginia are incorporated in this chapter.
"Apprenticeship program" means an approved body-piercing
					 training program conducted by an approved apprenticeship sponsor.
"Apprenticeship sponsor" means an individual approved to
					 conduct body-piercing apprenticeship training who meets the qualifications in
					 18VAC41-60-70.
"Aseptic technique" means a hygienic practice that prevents
					 and hinders the direct transfer of microorganisms, regardless of pathogenicity,
					 from one person or place to another person or place.
"Body piercer ear only" means any person who uses only a
					 mechanized, presterilized ear-piercing system that penetrates the outer
					 perimeter or lobe of the ear or both for compensation.
"Body piercing ear only" means the use of a mechanized,
					 presterilized ear-piercing system that penetrates the outer perimeter or lobe
					 of the ear or both.
"Body-piercing ear only salon" means any place in which a
					 fee is charged for the act of using a mechanized, presterilized ear-piercing
					 system that penetrates the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear or both.
"Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership,
					 corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any
					 other form of organization permitted by law.
"Endorsement" means a method of obtaining a license by a
					 person who is currently licensed in another state or jurisdiction of the United
					 States.
"Firm" means any business entity recognized under the laws
					 of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"Gratuitous services" as used in § 54.1-701.5 of the
					 Code Virginia means providing body-piercing services without receiving
					 compensation or reward, or obligation. Gratuitous services do not include
					 services provided at no charge when goods are purchased.
"Licensee" means any person, partnership, corporation,
					 limited liability company, sole proprietorship, limited liability partnership,
					 or any other form of organization permitted by law holding a license issued by
					 the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology as defined in § 54.1-700 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
"Reinstatement" means having a license restored to
					 effectiveness after the expiration date has passed.
"Renewal" means continuing the effectiveness of a license
					 for another period of time.
"Responsible management" means the following
					 individuals:
1. The sole proprietor of
				  a sole proprietorship;
2. The
				  partners of a general partnership;
3. The managing partners of a limited
				  partnership;
4. The officers of a
				  corporation;
5. The managers of a
				  limited liability company;
6. The
				  officers or directors of an association or both; and
7. Individuals in other business entities
				  recognized under the laws of the Commonwealth as having a fiduciary
				  responsibility to the firm.
"Sole proprietor" means any individual, not a corporation,
					 who is trading under that individual's own name or under an assumed or
					 fictitious name pursuant to the provisions of §§ 59.1-69 through
					 59.1-76 of the Code of Virginia.
"Sterilization area" means a separate room or area separate
					 from workstations with restricted client access in which body-piercing
					 instruments are cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized.
"Temporary location" means a fixed location at which body
					 piercing is performed for a specified length of time of not more than seven
					 days in conjunction with a single event or convention.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-201 of the Code of
						Virginia.