Section 820IAC4-4-7. Specific curriculum for electrologists

   (a) The following are the requirements for electrology training:

		Theory and	Sanitation and	Total
Subject		Demonstration	Actual Practice	Hours
Introduction to electrology		3		3
	(1) Overview of school program
	(2) State laws and rules
	(3) Hair removal: past and present permanent, temporary, electronic tweezers, and laser
Infection control		35		35
	(1) Microbiology
	(2) Personal hygiene
	(3) Hand washing
	(4) Sanitation
	(5) Antisepsis
	(6) Disinfection
	(7) Sterilization (a minimum of two (2) hours must be actual manual use of sterilization equipment (steam autoclave or dry heat, or both) sterilized by each student)
	(8) Aseptic techniques
	(9) Immunology
	(10) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis, and herpes
Basic electricity		5		5
Basic chemistry		2		2
Causes of hair growth		8		8
	(1) Terminology
	(2) Hair growth stimulation
	(3) Causes of excess hair
	(4) The endocrine system
	(5) The role of puberty, pregnancy, and menopause
Anatomy and physiology		20		20
	(1) Cells, metabolism, and body systems
	(2) Human anatomy
Understanding electrology treatments		22		22
	(1) Electrology equipment and accessories operation, care, and maintenance
	(2) Techniques and procedures
	(3) Variables: needles, intensity, timing, and insertions
	(4) Effects of maltreatment
	(5) Contraindications
Modalities of electrology
	(1) Single needle electrolysis	8	24	32
	(2) Multiple needle electrolysis	9	30	39
	(3) Manual thermolysis	8	20	28
	(4) Automatic thermolysis	9	25	34
	(5) The blend	20	40	60
Professional considerations		5		5
	(1) Professional image projection
	(2) Your personality and human relations
	(3) Ethical issues and legal issues
	(4) Business principles and practices
Clinical learning experiences		7		7
	(1) Interpersonal skills: stress management and relaxation techniques
	(2) Health history assessment
	(3) Consultation
	(4) Contraindications
	(5) Pretreatment and posttreatment care
	(6) Practice on all body parts
	(7) Side effects, tissue injury, and complications
	(8) Treatment records
Totals		161	139	300

  (b) Students shall be required to complete not fewer than the number of actual practice performances provided for in the progress report required by section 12 of this rule.

  (c) All electrology services must be done on live models.

  (d) Students shall not work on customers of the cosmetology school until they have completed a total of forty (40) hours. Customers shall be rotated according to students' needs for practice on live models. (State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; 820 IAC 4-4-7; filed Feb 23, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 1410, eff Apr 1, 1990; filed Dec 3, 1991, 11:00 a.m.: 15 IR 577, eff Jan 1, 1992 [IC 4-22-2-36 suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for thirty (30) days after filing with the secretary of state. LSA Document #91-87 was filed Dec 3, 1991.]; filed Jun 7, 1993, 10:00 a.m.: 16 IR 2418; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:54 a.m.: 22 IR 1490; 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)