Assembly Bill A2548

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing licensed estheticians and licensed cosmetologists to practice microneedling

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400, add §404-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11055
2021-2022: A2569

2023-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows licensed estheticians and licensed cosmetologists to practice microneedling upon completion of a five hour course.

2023-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2548
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  allowing
   licensed  estheticians  and licensed cosmetologists to practice micro-
   needling
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 400 of the general business law,
 as added by chapter 509 of the laws of 1992, is amended  and  three  new
 subdivisions 6-a, 7-a and 12 are added to read as follows:
   6.  The  practice  of  "esthetics"  means  providing for a fee, or any
 consideration or exchange,  whether  direct  or  indirect,  services  to
 enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders of a
 human  being  by  the  use  of compounds or procedures including makeup,
 eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, MICRONEEDLING,  sanding
 and tweezing, whether performed by manual, mechanical, chemical or elec-
 trical means and instruments but shall not include the practice of elec-
 trology.
   6-A. "ESTHETICIAN" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE ESTHETICS.
   7-A. "COSMETOLOGIST" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE COSMETOLOGY.
   12.  "MICRONEEDLING"  MEANS  THE USE OF A ROLLER COVERED IN VERY SMALL
 NEEDLES TO INSERT VERY SMALL NEEDLES INTO THE SKIN.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 404-d
 to read as follows:
   § 404-D. MICRONEEDLING FIVE HOUR COURSE. 1. ALL LICENSED  ESTHETICIANS
 AND  LICENSED  COSMETOLOGISTS  SHALL  IN ORDER TO PRACTICE MICRONEEDLING
 COMPLETE A FIVE HOUR MICRONEEDLING APPROVED COURSE OFFERED BY A NEW YORK
 STATE LICENSED APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT SCHOOL WHOSE CURRICULUM  FOR  SUCH
 COURSE  WAS  APPROVED  BY  THE BUREAU OF PROPRIETARY SCHOOL SUPERVISION.
 UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH COURSE, ALL LICENSED ESTHETICIANS  AND  LICENSED

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06571-01-3
 A. 2548                             2

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nvonohlen
2 months ago

Consider allowing ONLY licensed estheticians to provide microneedling. The cosmetology program/licensing deals most with hair. The esthetics license is solely skin care!

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