Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. The
operation of mobile cosmetology salons shall meet and at all times remain in
compliance with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances regulating
mobile businesses in the areas in which the mobile salon operates, including
all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the
occupational safety and health requirements. A ramp or lift shall be available
for access to the mobile unit to provide services for disabled
individuals.
B. Each mobile salon
shall at all times comply with the requirements of chapter 6A of title 37 of
the Louisiana Revised Statutes and all rules promulgated by
the board applicable to cosmetology salons at fixed locations except to the
extent any rule is in direct conflict with this rule.
C. The geographical boundaries within which
the mobile salon is permitted to operate shall extend no further than a 50-mile
radius from the designated storage locations and shall include only the cities
and parishes within which the mobile unit has obtained permits to provide
cosmetology services.
D. To
facilitate inspections, every mobile salon shall:
1. prior to the first of each month, each
mobile salon license holder shall file with the board a written itinerary on
the form required by the board for the month listing the dates, hours and
location when the mobile salon will be operation. Said form shall be signed by
the owner or manager and shall include the names of all individuals who will be
performing services on each date;
2. the salon name, as it appears on the salon
license, shall be in lettering at least 5 inches in height and shall be visibly
displayed and clearly legible on at least two exterior sides of the mobile
salon;
3. if a mobile salon is a
registered motor vehicle, the vehicles identification number shall be included
on the mobile salons application for licensure and shall also be listed on the
mobile salons monthly itinerary filed with the board;
4. each mobile salon shall have a phone or
other means of telecommunication by which the salon can be contacted by board
personnel and customers. The salons phone and a valid email address shall be
included on the mobile salons application for licensure and shall also be
listed on the mobile salons monthly itinerary;
5. each mobile salon shall be operated only
at the times and locations specified in its monthly itinerary filed with the
board. Mobile salons shall operate only when the facility is parked and only at
locations where the salon owner has obtained prior permission of the property
owner and complies with all zoning restrictions. No cosmetology services shall
be performed while the mobile salon is in motion;
6. each mobile salon owner shall maintain a
business address in Louisiana where the mobile salon and records of
appointments, itineraries, license numbers of individuals performing
cosmetology services, and vehicle identification numbers shall be kept and made
available for inspection by boards staff and at which correspondence from the
board can be received. Post office box addresses or private mail box addresses
may not be used for these purposes.
a. Due to
inherent problems of providing sufficient water and sewage services to mobile
salons, the following requirements shall apply.
i. Each mobile salon shall be equipped with a
functional restroom which includes a self-contained, flush chemical toilet with
a holding tank and lavatory facilities with hot and cold running
water.
ii. Each mobile salon shall
have storage capacity for the greater of 100 gallons or 35 gallons of clean
water for each cosmetologist working in the mobile salon and a total storage
capacity for waste water equal to or greater than the mobile salons total
required capacity for clean water.
b. Operation of a mobile salon shall promptly
cease:
i. when the mobile salons clean water
supply is depleted or so diminished that further cosmetology service cannot be
completed;
ii. when the mobile
salons waste water storage capacity is reached;
iii. when the mobile salons restroom needs to
be emptied;
iv. operation of a
mobile salon shall not resume until a sufficient amount of clean water and
waste water capacity necessary for completing all cosmetology services
undertaken and the restroom is functional is available;
v. disposal of sewage and waste water by
mobile salons shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws
and regulations.
c. All
storage cabinet does shall have safety latches. All equipment which is not
stored in stored in storage cabinets shall be securely anchored to the mobile
unit.
d. At least one state fire
marshal-approved fire extinguisher shall be mounted in public view. Each mobile
salon shall be equipped with properly maintained commercial exhaust fans or air
filtration equipment compliant with local and state building codes.
e. Applicants for licensure of a mobile salon
shall pay the fees applicable to salons at fixed locations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:575(B)(1) and
R.S.
37:591.1.
