BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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is issued.

[(d) Any holder of a license issued for the practice
of electrology under the provisions of this subtitle, who
has been inactive for a period of one year or more shall be
required to take and pass an examination prescribed by the
Board before a renewal of a certificate of registration is
issued.]

[(e)] (D) Any holder of a license issued for the
teaching of beauty culture under the provisions of this
subtitle, shall be required to attend at least one course,
seminar or program approved by the Board once every two
years and such holder shall be required to submit to the
Board a certificate verifying such attendance before a
renewal of a certificate of registration is issued.

ELECTROLOGIST PRACTICE ACT

555A.

(A) (1) AS USED IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING
WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2)    "BOARD" MEANS THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTROLOGISTS EXAMINERS.

(3)    "CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR ELECTROLOGIST" MEANS
THOSE PERSONS REGISTERED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE TO PRACTICE AND
TEACH THE PRACTICAL EDUCATION OF ELECTROLOGY TO STUDENT
ELECTROLOGISTS.

(4)    "PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL" MEANS REMOVAL OF
HAIR BY INSTRUMENTS APPROVED BY THIS BOARD CAPABLE OF
ELECTRO-DESICCATION, ELECTRO-COAGULATION, OR OTHER ACTION,
CAUSING ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OF THE HAIRS' REGENERATIVE
CELLS, THUS EFFECTING PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL.

(5)    "PRACTICE OF ELECTROLOGY" MEANS THE
PERFORMANCE OF ACTS REQUIRING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE,
JUDGMENT AND SKILL BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTING
PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL.

(6)    "REGISTERED ELECTROLOGIST" MEANS THOSE
PERSONS REGISTERED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE TO EFFECT PERMANENT
HAIR REMOVAL BY MEANS OF INSTRUMENTS APPROVED BY THIS BOARD.

(7)    "STUDENT ELECTROLOGIST" MEANS A PERSON
STUDYING THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EFFECTING
PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL.

(B) (1) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SECRETARY OF
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, THE GOVERNOR IS REQUESTED TO WITH
THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE SHALL APPOINT A STATE
BOARD OF ELECTROLOGISTS EXAMINEES CONSISTING OF 3 REGISTERED

ELECTROLOGISTS AND__ONE PUBLIC MEMBER TWO PUBLIC MEMBERS.

THE BOARD SHALL HAVE AVAILABLE, AS A CONSULTANT, A PERSON
LICENSED BY THIS STATE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE.