Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0440 - Cosmetology
Chapter 0440-02 - Sanitary Rules
Section 0440-02-.12 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) No patron with definite open sores, exhibiting symptoms of infectious or contagious disease or disorders of the skin, or parasitic infestations will be served in a shop or school unless written permission from a physician has been secured.
(2) No cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, shampoo/manicurist, instructor or natural hair stylist who knowingly has an infectious or contagious disease or parasitic infestation in a communicable stage shall give service in a school or shop.
(3) The Board shall have the right to require a physical examination of any person employed in a shop or school who is suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease or parasitic infestation in a communicable stage.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-4-105(e) and 62-4-125.