Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.2101 - Definitions

Rule 1.

(1) As used in these rules:
(a) "Apprenticeship program" means a licensed cosmetology establishment that is teaching cosmetology to an apprentice without charging a fee.
(b) "Autoclave" means a device registered and listed as an autoclave or dry-heat sterilizer with the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(c) "Blade" means a flat or curved implement designed for cutting, including, but not limited to, implements commonly referred to as razors, callus shavers, graters, and credo blades intended to cut or shave growths of skin on the hands and feet.
(d) "Clean" or "cleaned" means an item that was disinfected or sterilized pursuant to R 338.2171a or a new and unused single-use item.
(e) "Code" means the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2677.
(f) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(g) "Disinfectant" means a substance, or mixture of substances, that is registered as a disinfectant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
(h) "Equivalent" means the passing of a standard examination that is equal to or greater than the statutorily required grade level or a statement from a school administrator indicating that the person has potentially and scholastically achieved the required grade.
(i) "Establishment" means a cosmetology establishment as defined under section 1201(e) of the code, MCL 339.1201, and includes a mobile salon, as defined in section 1201(o) of the code, MCL 339.1201, and a cosmetology suite as defined in section 1201(g) of the code, MCL 339.1201.
(j) "Patron" means an individual receiving a cosmetology service whether or not the individual intends to pay for the service.
(k) "Practical application" means a service performed on a mannequin, student, or patron.
(l) "Practical hours" means hours spend performing a practical application.
(m) "Reactive chemicals" means, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(i) Permanent wave solutions.
(ii) Relaxers.
(iii) Temporary, semipermanent, or permanent hair colorings.
(iv) Hair lighteners.
(v) Acids.
(vi) Bases.
(vii) Creams.
(viii) Fluids.
(ix) Any other preparation designed to modify or rearrange the structure of the hair, skin, or nails.
(n) "School" means a school of cosmetology licensed under section 1205 of the code, MCL 339.1205, which may include a school of cosmetology with a license limited only to the teaching of electrology.
(o) "Specialty license" means an electrologist license, esthetician license, manicurist license, or natural hair cultivation license.
(p) "Specialty service" means a service pertaining to electrology, skin care services, manicuring, or natural hair cultivation.
(q) "Sterilant" means a substance, or mixture of substances, that is registered as a sterilant by the EPA.
(r) "Wet sanitizer" means a covered container filled with a liquid substance, or mixture of liquid substances, that is registered as a disinfectant or sterilant by the EPA.
(2) Terms that are defined in the code have the same meaning when used in these rules.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.2101
1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2004 AACS; 2006 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2017 AACS; 2021 MR 21, Eff. 11/4/2021

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