Section 11.02. Definitions.

  As used in this chapter:

(1)  "Biennium" or "biennial reporting period" means a 2-year period beginning April 1 of each odd-numbered year and ending on March 31 of the next odd-numbered year, during which a licensee shall satisfy the continuing education requirements under this chapter.

(2)  "Continuing education" means the planned, professional development activities designed to contribute to the advancement, extension and enhancement of the professional skills or knowledge of the licensees in the practice of cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics, and electrology.

(3)  "Continuing education credit hour" means a unit of credit for continuing education courses, where one continuing education credit hour equals 50 minutes of actual instruction in a continuing education training program.

(4)  "Continuing education training program" means any course, program or activity approved under s. Cos 11.04 having a clear purpose and objective that will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's professional practice.

(5)  "Safety, sanitation, and infection control" means any topics or subjects which pertain to all of the cosmetology professions and which are designed to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare by providing instruction on and increasing knowledge and awareness of the identification, assessment, management, control and prevention of factors that may adversely affect the health, comfort, safety, or well-being of individuals. This could include courses dealing with first-aid, blood-borne pathogens, product selection, infection control, client safety, and proper techniques for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of equipment in accordance with acceptable state and federal standards.

History: CR 11-011 : cr. Register March 2012 No. 675 , eff. 4-1-12; corrections in (2), (4), (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , 7. , Stats., Register February 2013 No. 686 .