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Assembly Bill A4747

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires persons practicing appearance enhancement to successfully complete course of study in infection control and sterilization

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2009-A4747 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§406 & 408, Gen Bus L

2009-A4747 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every person holding a license to practice waxing, cosmetology, nail specialty, esthetics or natural hair styling to successfully complete a course of study in the prevention of the transmission of infection and contagious diseases, and the proper methods of sanitation and sterilization of the tools and instruments used in such practices.

2009-A4747 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4747

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, PERALTA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BOYLAND, DIAZ, HOOPER, PEOPLES, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
  licensed appearance enhancement professionals to successfully complete
  a course of study in the prevention of the transmission  of  infection
  and the proper methods of sterilization

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 406 of the general business law is
amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
  F. EACH APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF  A
CERTIFICATE,  ISSUED  BY  A SCHOOL OF INFECTION CONTROL LICENSED IN THIS
STATE, OF THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COURSE OF STUDY APPROVED BY THE
BUREAU OF PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE
PREVENTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, AND
THE PROPER METHODS OF SANITATION  AND  STERILIZATION  TO  BE  PRACTICED,
ESPECIALLY  AS  THEY RELATE TO TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS, IN THE PROFESSIONS
OF WAXING, COSMETOLOGY, NAIL SPECIALTY, ESTHETICS AND NATURAL HAIR STYL-
ING.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 408 of  the  general  business  law,  as
added by chapter 509 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  6. Any license, which has not been suspended or revoked, may, upon the
payment  of  the  renewal  fee, be renewed for additional periods of two
years from its application, without further examination, upon the filing
of an application for such renewal, on a form to be  prescribed  by  the
secretary, AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF A CERTIF-
ICATE,  ISSUED  BY A SCHOOL OF INFECTION CONTROL LICENSED IN THIS STATE,
OF THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COURSE OF STUDY APPROVED BY THE BUREAU
OF PROPRIETARY  SCHOOLS  OF  THE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  CONCERNING  THE
PREVENTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08390-01-9

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