Section 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. 

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

(a) Body piercing, except for piercing of ears.

(b) Tattooing, including permanent cosmetics.

(c) Operation of a tanning booth.

(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.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1989, No. 403 , eff. 8-1-89; cr. (7), Register, May, 1997, No. 497 , eff. 6-1-97; am. (3) and (5), r. and recr. (4) and r. (6), Register, May, 1999, No. 521 , eff. 6-1-99; CR 02-058 : cr. (8) and (9) Register September 2003 No. 573 , eff. 10-1-03; correction in (8) (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register March 2012 No. 675 .

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." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Body piercers, body piercing establishments, tattooists and tattoo establishments are regulated by the Department of Safety and Professional Services under ch. SPS 221 , Wis. Adm. Code. Tanning facilities and tanning facility operators are regulated by the Department of Safety and Professional Services under ch. SPS 220 , Wis. Adm. Code. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1