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KRS 317A.155: Cosmetologists, estheticians, limited stylists, and nail technicians must

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  1. KRS Chapter 317A

practice in licensed establishments -- Services to hospice patients, deceased

persons in the care of funeral establishments, and persons suffering from

attested medical conditions.

(1) As used in this section, "funeral establishment" means funeral establishment as

defined in KRS 316.010.

(2) Every person practicing as a cosmetologist, esthetician, limited stylist, or nail

technician shall practice in an establishment licensed by the board.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, persons holding an active license

from the board as a cosmetologist, esthetician, limited stylist, or nail technician and

who practice in salons licensed by the board shall be permi tted to render services

outside of an establishment licensed by the board for pay, free, or otherwise, to:

(a) A person suffering from a terminal illness and who is receiving the services of

a hospice program either at home or at a hospice inpatient unit;

(b) A person who is deceased and in the care of a funeral establishment; or

(c) A person suffering from a medical condition, as attested by a physician in

writing, which limits physical mobility to such an extent that it would impose

an undue burden on tha t person to attempt to travel to an establishment

licensed by the board.

(4) Cosmetologists, estheticians, limited stylists, and nail technicians who render

services authorized in subsection (3) of this section shall have the permission of the

owner or administrator of the establishment where the services are rendered and the

permission of the person, or their legal representative, upon whom services will be

rendered.

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