La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXV-1306

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

Section XXXV-1306 - Curriculum Regulations for Electrolysis Schools

A. All electrolysis schools shall maintain the following course of studies for their students.

1. Every school teaching electrolysis shall maintain a course of study of not less than 600 hours, extending over a period of not less than six months. Each course shall include 150 hours of academic study and 450 hours of clinical experience.

2. No student shall devote more than five days a week and no more than six hours a day to formal training in electrolysis including clinical experience.

3. The 450 hours of clinical experience shall involve epilation whereby the licensed instructor demonstrates how to proceed on each area to be treated, namely the legs, body, arms, face (including hairline and eyebrow shaping and all other areas not specifically prohibited in §105 B)

4. The 150 hours of academic study shall include the following:

a. histology of hair and skin structure	35
b. bacteriology, sterilization and hygiene (basic fundamentals)	27
c. electricity (principles of electricity, its effects and uses)	20
d. basic dermatology	21
e. physiology (emphasis on endocrinology)	25
f. equipment (approved electrolysis epilators and necessary equipment for an electrolysis office)	10
g. professional conduct and office management including Chapter 40 statutes and rules and regulations	12
TOTAL	150	Hours

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXV-1306

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Electrolysis Examiners, LR 10:333 (April 1984), amended LR 11:538 (May 1985), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Electrolysis Examiners, LR 17:778 (August 1991), LR 19:1144 (September 1993).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3051.