La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXI-1201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXI-1201 - Mobile Salons

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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXI-1201

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Cosmetology, LR 44912 (5/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:575(B)(1) and R.S. 37:591.1.