Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-24-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-24-1 - Definitions

As used in this article of the department's regulations, each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:

(a) "Bleach solution" means chlorine bleach used for disinfection purposes. Bleach solution shall be mixed, stored, and used according to manufacturer's instructions.

(b) "Board" means the Kansas board of cosmetology.

(c) "Clean" means free of visible or surface debris through washing with soap and water or with detergent and water. Clean shall not mean disinfected.

(d) "Communicable disease or condition" means a disease or condition that is diagnosed by a licensed health care professional as being contagious or transmissible and that can be transmitted during the practice of cosmetology, nail technology, electrology, or esthetics.

(e) "Consumer" means any individual who receives cosmetology, electrology, nail technology, or esthetic services.

(f) "Disinfect" means to use a disinfectant on a clean, nonporous item or surface to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

(g) "Disinfectant" means an EPA-registered disinfecting solution that is bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal. Disinfectants can be in the form of a liquid concentrate, wipe, spray, or foam.

(h) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.

(i) "Establishment" means any place where cosmetology, nail technology, electrology, or esthetics is practiced, other than a school.

(j) "FDA" means the food and drug administration of the United States department of health and human services.

(k) "Mobile establishment" means a self-contained, enclosed mobile unit licensed for the practice of one or more of the following:

(1) Cosmetology;

(2) nail technology;

(3) esthetics; or

(4) electrology.

(l) "Noninvasive," when used to describe procedures or services, means the procedures or services confined to the nonliving cells of the epidermis found in the stratum corneum layer of the skin. The practice of cosmetology, nail technology, or esthetics shall not alter, cut, or damage any living cells.

(m) "Practitioner" means an individual who practices cosmetology, nail technology, electrology, or esthetics.

(n) "Product" means any substance used on a consumer in the practice of cosmetology, electrology, nail technology, or esthetics.

(o) "Protective gloves" means single-use gloves made of nitrile, vinyl, or latex.

(p) "Safety data sheet" and "SDS" mean written or printed material concerning a hazardous chemical that is prepared in accordance with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(g).

(q) "School" means any place where cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or electrology is taught.

(r) "Single-use," when used to describe an item used in the practice of cosmetology, nail technology, electrology, or esthetics, means that the item is porous and cannot be disinfected, regardless of manufacturer designation.

(s) "Sterilization" means the process used to render an instrument free of all forms of living microorganisms by use of a steam autoclave sterilizer or dry-heat sterilizer. The use of ultraviolet light shall not be an acceptable form of sterilization.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-24-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-1,148; effective Jan. 4, 1993; amended Oct. 5, 2007; amended by Kansas Register Volume 39, No. 13 ; effective 4/10/2020.