(A) Every school shall be well lit, with proper ventilation and exhaust systems sufficient to remove any chemical fume hazards. The ventilation system shall be sufficient to maintain suitable room temperature, and shall be kept free of contaminants. The HVAC system shall meet state building code and/or local zoning or building codes for the use of the space as a school.
(B) Every school shall maintain a practice/demonstration area. A school may use the same room for both the clinic and the practice/demonstration area.
(C) The clinic shall contain stations for instruction of students. The following clinic requirements shall be met for a licensed school:
(1) If a school offers cosmetology, barber, natural hair styling, or hair design programs, the school must be equipped with enough stations to accommodate a minimum of twenty students, with additional stations as required based on the total enrollment in these programs. These stations do not count towards the total number of required stations required for manicure or esthetic programs.
(2) If a school offers manicure or esthetics programs, the school must be equipped with enough work stations to accommodate a minimum of twenty students, with additional stations as required based on the total enrollment in these programs. These stations do not count towards the total number of required stations required for cosmetology, barber, natural hair styling, or hair design programs.
(3) Schools offering cosmetology, barbering, hair design, or natural hair styling shall be equipped with two shampoo bowls for every fifteen students in attendance at each session. Schools offering esthetic or manicuring programs shall have one sink with hot and cold running water per fifteen students.
(4) The clinic rooms shall not be partitioned into booths.
(5) Every school offering cosmetology, barber, hair design or natural hair styling programs shall have one clinic station for every two students in attendance at each clinic session. Such clinic stations shall be equipped with mirrors, adjustable height chairs or hydraulic reclining chairs as applicable to the program, and accommodations for student's equipment and supplies for clinic practice.
(6) Every school offering esthetic and manicuring programs shall have at least one clinic station for every two students in attendance at each clinic session. Such clinic stations shall be equipped with appropriate tables, chairs and accommodations for student's supplies and equipment.
(D) The practice/demonstration area for schools shall contain stations, and, for schools offering cosmetology, barber, hair design, or natural hair styling programs, equipped with at least one shampoo bowl for every fifteen students. Each esthetic and manicuring only school shall have at least one sink for sanitary reasons in the practice/demonstration area .
(E) A school offering cosmetology, barber, hair design or natural hair styling programs may meet the shampoo bowl requirements of this rule by establishing a shampoo area. The shampoo area shall meet the number of shampoo bowls per student ratios as set forth in this rule for both the clinic and the practice/demonstration area. Should a school use a shampoo area, the design of the facility shall allow access to the shampoo area from both the clinic and practice/demonstration area.
(F) Facial areas and body treatment rooms shall have the following requirements:
(1) Every school offering cosmetology, barbering, or esthetics shall have a facial area or body treatment room that is properly equipped to provide a complete skin care service.
(a) The school may meet the facial area or body treatment room requirements of this rule by making available a properly equipped area that provides client privacy when the client receives body treatment services.
(b) A properly equipped area or room shall include a sink with hot and cold running water.
(2) The body treatment room shall be separated from other rooms by partitions sufficient to provide client privacy. Each such room shall be within forty feet of a sink with hot and cold running water.
(3) Schools offering esthetic programs shall have at least one body treatment room.
(4) Additional facial areas or body treatment rooms in schools offering cosmetology programs shall have either a sink with hot and cold running water in the room or a sink outside the room within forty feet of the room.
(G) All chemicals used in the practice of barbering or a branch of cosmetology stored in a licensed school shall be stored in a safe location that is not readily accessible to members of the public. Every school shall have containers for soiled linens and towels. Every school shall maintain sufficient supplies for teaching purposes.
(H) Every school shall maintain a clean restroom facility, equipped with a flush toilet, running water, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser or equipment for hand-drying. The facilities shall be kept clean, sanitary, and functional.
(I) Every school shall provide locker facilities or other secured enclosures to enable students to safely store their personal items temporarily while they are in school. A school shall provide a minimum of one locker or other secured enclosure for every two students.
(J) Every school shall maintain a secure storage system for the school's records.
(K) Every school shall have a timekeeping system in place to track student hours.
(L) All schools must maintain a facility that is dedicated solely for the use of the school. If a school is located in the same building as another licensed facility it must maintain separate and distinct entrances from one another, and there can be no direct access to one another. The school may not share or utilize any of the same space or claim an area of the other facility on its floor plan.
