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Notice of Public Rulemaking Hearing:
Tennessee Board of Cosmetology & Barber Examiners
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.
The Tennessee Board of Cosmetology & Barber Examiners (herein, Board) will be conducting a Rulemaking Hearing on Monday, October 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. This rulemaking hearing will be held at the following address:
500 James Robertson Parkway
Davy Crockett Tower, Conference Room 1-A
Nashville, TN 37243
The proposed rules remove the requirement for shops to maintain a sharps container as part of the equipment required for shops. The purpose behind this change is most shops do not offer services which require use of sharps containers and requiring a sharps container is excessively burdensome to licensees to purchase and maintain. The proposed rules also grant the Executive Director the authority to waive equipment requirements for shops offering limited services. Limited-service shops are distinguished from full-service shops as they offer a smaller selection of services. The purpose behind this change is to allow flexibility in equipment requirements for limited-service shops such that limited-service shops will only be required to purchase and maintain equipment needed for the services offered. The current rules require all shops to have the same equipment regardless of services provided. This results in unnecessary equipment requirements for shops providing limited services that often comes at considerable expense. Under the new rules, a request for such a waiver must be made in writing by the applicant and specifically identify the equipment that the applicant desires to omit and must include the reasons that the omitted equipment is not necessary for the limited services provided. This change will reduce burden on shops offering limited services by only requiring the equipment needed to perform the limited services. The proposed rules also provide essential clarification in terminology such as replacing “sterilize” with “disinfectant” and “blood exposure kits/blood spill kits” with “first aid kits” to make the language more appropriate for the industry.
A copy of the rules to be considered at the rulemaking hearing can be viewed online at:
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/07-31-22.pdf
Pursuant to the Tennessee Open Meetings Act (Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-101, et. seq.), the above-referenced hearing is open to the public, and you may attend the hearing in person. If you have any comments regarding the rules, you may either submit your written comments in advance of the board meeting to Hugh Cross, Assistant General Counsel, electronically at Hugh.Cross@tn.gov, or appear at the rulemaking hearing to make your comments on the record.
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