Wisconsin Administrative Code
Cosmetology Examining Board
Chapter Cos 2 - Practice And Professional Conduct
Section Cos 2.03 - Practice standards

(1) Services provided by any licensee shall be performed in a manner that is consistent with basic and accepted practice standards and in accordance with all state statutes, board rules and local codes and ordinances.

(2) Licensees may provide only those services which they are competent to perform by training or experience and are licensed to provide.

(3) Licensees shall provide services to the best of their ability and make reasonable efforts to comply with requests in a manner that is satisfactory to a patron. Licensees shall not provide services to a patron without first obtaining the consent of the patron or legal guardian of the patron.

(4) Licensees may neither consume alcohol nor take controlled substances during practice, unless prescribed by a physician.

(5) Licensees shall take adequate and necessary precautions to protect the patron from health and safety hazards when performing services. Licensees shall not smoke while performing personal services on a patron.

(7) Licensees shall not engage in sexual harassment or sexual assault of a patron, former patron, employee, employer, or co-worker. In this section, "sexual harassment" and "sexual assault" have the meanings defined in ss. 111.32(13), 940.225(1), (2), (3) and (3m) and 948.02(1) and (2), Stats.

Note: Section 111.32(13) defines sexual harassment as "...unwelcome sexual advances, unwelcome requests for sexual favors, unwelcome physical contact of a sexual nature or unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. `Sexual harassment' includes conduct directed by a person at another person of the same or opposite gender. `Unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature' includes but is not limited to the deliberate, repeated making of unsolicited gestures or comments of a sexual nature; the deliberate, repeated display of offensive sexually graphic materials which is not necessary for business purposes; or deliberate verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, whether or not repeated, that is sufficiently severe to interfere substantially with an employee's work performance or to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment."

(8) A licensee may not provide the following services unless both the licensee and the establishment are properly licensed by the department of safety and professional services:

(9) Licensees may not use methyl methacrylate monomer, commonly referred to as MMA in liquid form, and may not use any cosmetic or nail product formulated with MMA as one of its ingredients.