Section 820IAC3-1-8. Clean hands; uniforms

   (a) Each:

(1) cosmetologist;

(2) electrologist;

(3) manicurist;

(4) esthetician; and

(5) instructor or student in a cosmetology school;

shall wash his or her hands with soap and fresh water or waterless hand sanitizer before serving each customer.

  (b) All:

(1) cosmetologists;

(2) electrologists; and

(3) manicurists;

shall at all times, while serving customers, wear a clean, opaque, washable outer garment.

  (c) All students in a cosmetology school shall at all times wear a clean, washable uniform of the color and style established by the cosmetology school for each course. The following are not acceptable elements of a uniform:

(1) Sandals or other open footwear.

(2) Shorts.

(3) Denim jeans.

(4) Skirts above the knee.

  (d) Student name badges shall be required as part of the uniform required by subsection (c).

  (e) All cosmetology school instructors and student instructors shall wear a clean, washable outer garment and badge identifying the following:

(1) The instructor's or student instructor's name.

(2) The instructor as an instructor or student instructor.

(State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; 820 IAC 3-1-8; filed Feb 23, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 1403, eff Apr 1, 1990; filed Dec 3, 1991, 11:00 a.m.: 15 IR 564; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:54 a.m.: 22 IR 1488; readopted filed May 22, 2001, 9:56 a.m.: 24 IR 3236; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 1:01 p.m.: 20070808-IR-820070046RFA; filed Feb 12, 2010, 2:58 p.m.: 20100310-IR-820080935FRA)