Rhode Island General Laws 5-32-20. Qualifications for teaching electrolysis
(a) A person, in order to qualify as an instructor or teacher of electrolysis to apprentices, must:
(1) Have been actively engaged as a licensed practitioner of electrolysis for at least five (5) years;
(2) Pass a state board examination specifically designed to evaluate his or her qualifications to teach electrolysis; and
(3) Be a high school graduate or the equivalent.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-32-20
- Electrologist: means a person who is licensed by the department of health to perform electrolysis and/or laser hair removal. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-32-1
- Electrolysis: means the method of removing hair from the human body by the application of an electrical current or any form of energy to the hair-papilla or hair germination by means of a needle or any other instrument or device to cause decomposition, coagulation, dehydration, or other form of tissue destruction, to permanently disable the hair follicle from producing hair. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-32-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) Upon satisfactorily passing this examination, the division of professional regulation of the department of health shall issue a license to the person upon the payment of a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.
(c) A qualified licensed electrologist shall not register more than one apprentice for each nine-month (9) training period.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 489, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 491, § 4.