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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0381 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001427 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, |
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| 16 | 16 | | COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Tikoian, and Urso |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Commerce |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 5-10-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-10 entitled "Barbers, 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Hairdressers, Cosmeticians, Manicurists and Estheticians" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 5-10-23. Fixed place of business. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) Except as provided in this section, manicuring, esthetics, barbering and/or hairdressing 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | and cosmetic therapy, as defined in this chapter, shall be practiced only in a shop licensed under § 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 5-10-15. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the practice of barbering, 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | manicuring, and hairdressing and cosmetic therapy and esthetics in the same shop or place of 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | business. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) Nothing in this section shall restrict a hairdresser licensed pursuant to this chapter, 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | operating in a licensed nursing service agency, from providing services to an individual who is 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | homebound at their home. For purposes of this section, “homebound” is defined as any person who 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | is considered housebound for purpose of federal Medicare eligibility. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) Nothing in this section shall restrict any person licensed pursuant to this chapter from 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | providing services to an individual who is homebound, has special needs or sensory-related 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | disorders or differences, using a mobile salon or unit at their home as verified by a licensed 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | healthcare professional. The use of chemical treatments shall not be permitted in a mobile salon or 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | unit. 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (d) Nothing in this section shall restrict or prohibit any person licensed pursuant to this 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | chapter from providing services to an individual residing in any Department of Housing and Urban 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Development (H.U.D.) recognized housing for the elderly in the H.U.D. recognized housing in 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | which the individual resides. Those services shall be provided in a separate room inspected by the 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | department of health. Students enrolled in programs of hairdressing, barbering and/or cosmetology 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | are prohibited in H.U.D. recognized housing. 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (e) Nothing in this section shall restrict or prohibit any person licensed pursuant to this 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | chapter from providing services to an individual outside a licensed shop as part of a special occasion 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | event, such as a wedding or prom, so long as those services are limited to hair styling and makeup, 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | and the health and sanitation standards expected of licensees in licensed shops are followed. 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10 |
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| 60 | 60 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 61 | 61 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 62 | 62 | | OF |
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| 63 | 63 | | A N A C T |
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| 64 | 64 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, |
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| 65 | 65 | | COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS |
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| 66 | 66 | | *** |
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| 67 | 67 | | This act would allow mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or 1 |
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| 68 | 68 | | sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. 2 |
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| 69 | 69 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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