Iowa Code r. 481-940.6 - Licensure restrictions relating to practice
(1) A certified laser product or an intense
pulsed light device shall only be used on surface epidermal layers of the skin
except for hair removal.
(2) A
laser hair removal product or an intense pulsed light device shall not be used
on a minor unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian and then
shall be used only under general supervision of a physician.
(3) Persons licensed under Iowa Code chapter
157 shall not administer any practice of removing skin by means of a
razor-edged instrument.
(4) Persons
licensed under this chapter who provide hair removal, manicuring and nail
technology services shall not administer any procedure in which human tissue is
cut, shaped, vaporized, or otherwise structurally altered, except for the use
of a cuticle nipper.
(5)
Board-certified licensees providing shaving, microdermabrasion, chemical peels,
laser or IPL hair removal treatments in an establishment shall not include any
practice, activity, or treatment that constitutes the practice of medicine,
osteopathic medicine, chiropractic or acupuncture.
(6) Barbers and cosmetologists licensed prior
to July 1, 2005, and licensed estheticians shall only perform medical aesthetic
services in a medical spa under the delegation and supervision of a medical
director as set forth by the Iowa board of medicine in rule
653-13.8 (148,272C). The Iowa
board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences does not license medical
aestheticians.
(7) Persons licensed
under this chapter who provide apprenticeship programs must hold an active
license sufficient to provide on-the-job training, must operate in an actively
licensed establishment, and must comply with relevant Iowa office of
apprenticeship laws and regulations for the operation of an apprenticeship
program.
(8) Licensees may only
perform those services for which they possess the skill and knowledge required
to perform the service in a professionally competent manner as set forth in
Iowa Code chapter 157 and the related administrative rules and
regulations.
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