Section 820IAC4-2-2. Facilities

   (a) Cosmetology schools shall have the following:

(1) A student lounge.

(2) A locker room for students with a locker for each student enrolled.

(3) At least two (2) restrooms.

(4) A waiting area with seating capacity for at least eight (8) individuals.

(5) Cloak space for the general public to accommodate twenty (20) people. This space shall be in addition to that provided to students.

(6) At least one (1) classroom with a seating capacity for not fewer than twenty (20) students.

(7) A classroom of sufficient size to accommodate worktables, mannequins, and any other equipment required for the courses taught for at least twenty (20) students. This classroom must be separate from any other area or any other activities of the school that take place.

(8) A laboratory area of sufficient size to accommodate the equipment, in kind and number, specified for each cosmetology discipline taught. If the school also teaches barbering, the laboratory must be of sufficient size to also accommodate the equipment required by the laws regulating that profession.

(9) Ventilation to provide for proper heating and cooling and exhaust of fumes.

(10) A sign visible at the main entrance of the school designating:

(A) the name of the school; and

(B) that the establishment is a cosmetology school licensed by the state board of cosmetology examiners under IC 25-8.

If a school also teaches barbering, it must comply with the sign requirements in 816 IAC 1-2-3.

(11) A visible sign posted inside the school notifying customers of the school that cosmetology and, if applicable, barbering services are done by students.

(12) A school seal designating the name of the school. If a person holds more than one (1) cosmetology school license, each cosmetology school shall be required to have a seal.

(13) A time clock or computer that will accurately record the date or day and hours that each student spends in attendance at the school.

(14) A visible sign posted at the entrance of the cosmetology school that indicates "no pets allowed".

  (b) The student lounge and locker room required in subsection (a) may be separate or combined.

  (c) The restrooms required in subsection (a) shall be located within the three thousand (3,000) square foot area required by section 1(b) of this rule. (State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; 820 IAC 4-2-2; filed Feb 23, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 1406, eff Apr 1, 1990; filed Dec 3, 1991, 11:00 a.m.: 15 IR 571; filed Oct 31, 1997, 8:45 a.m.: 21 IR 1004; filed May 4, 2001, 11:16 a.m.: 24 IR 2686; 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)