Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-244. Sanitary appliances and equipment. No barber shop and no barber shop in any school, college, private or public institution shall use or maintain any appliance or equipment that is insanitary or unclean. No towel, other than a fresh, separate and clean towel, and no h…

Secs. 20-245 and 20-246. Barber schools and colleges; licenses. Sundays and legal holidays; hours of opening and closing. Sections 20-245 and 20-246 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4579, 4580; 1949, 1955, S. 2286d, 2287d; P.A. 73-363, S. 2, 3; P.A. 76-113, S. 10; P.A. 77-614, S. 447…

Sec. 20-247. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of said board or the Department of Public Health may appeal therefrom, as provided in section 4-183, except such appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district of New Britain. (1949 Rev., S. 4581; 1971, P.A.…

Sec. 20-248. Exceptions. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any resident of the Veterans Residential Services facility at Rocky Hill from practicing the occupation of a master barber in said facility. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any person holding a …

Sec. 20-249. Penalty. Any licensed master barber who fails to comply with any regulation adopted under this chapter shall forfeit his right to be again licensed. Any person who practices the occupation of a master barber without having obtained a certificate of registration, or w…

Sec. 20-250. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Board” means the Connecticut Examining Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians established under section 20-235a; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (3…

Sec. 20-251. Department of Health Services to supervise hairdressing and cosmetology. Section 20-251 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4585; 1951, S. 2288d; 1971, P.A. 468, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-252. Licenses. Examinations. Notification of possible examination accommodations. (a) No person shall engage in the occupation of registered hairdresser and cosmetician without having obtained a license from the department. Persons desiring such licenses shall apply in wr…

Sec. 20-252a. Credit for out-of-state training. Section 20-252a is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (1961, P.A. 300; 1971, P.A. 468, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 113, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 04-221, S. 40.)

Sec. 20-253. License and examination fees. Display of license. Renewal. License or examination fees shall be paid to the department at the time of application as follows: (1) For examination as a registered hairdresser and cosmetician, the sum of one hundred dollars; and (2) for …

Sec. 20-254. License without examination. (a) Any person who holds a license at the time of application as a registered hairdresser and cosmetician, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under different designations in any other state, in the District of Columbia, o…

Sec. 20-255. Examinations for out-of-state licensees. Section 20-255 is repealed. (1951, S. 2289d; 1971, P.A. 468, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 80; P.A. 77-519, S. 2, 6; P.A. 80-484, S. 116, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 70, 71.)

Sec. 20-255a. Guest permit to operate at educational show. Any person who is licensed to perform hairdressing or cosmetology services under similar or different designations in any other state or territory or in the District of Columbia or any foreign country may be granted a tem…

Sec. 20-256. Renewal of licenses of persons in armed forces. Any person who held a license to practice hairdressing and cosmetology in this state in October, 1940, or who has obtained a license since that time, and who has not renewed his license to practice hairdressing and cosm…

Sec. 20-257. License not to be loaned. Aiding unlicensed practitioner. Any registered hairdresser and cosmetician licensed under the provisions of this chapter, who rents, loans or allows the use of such license to any person, or who aids or abets the practice of hairdressing and…

Sec. 20-258. Inspection of shops. Requirement for operation of shop. All hairdressing shops shall be inspected regarding their sanitary condition by the department whenever the department deems it necessary, and any authorized representative of the department shall have full powe…

Sec. 20-259. Management of establishments. Each hairdressing shop, store or place shall be under the management of a registered hairdresser and cosmetician. (1949 Rev., S. 4588; P.A. 80-484, S. 119, 176; P.A. 01-195, S. 169, 181.) History: P.A. 80-484 deleted proviso which had al…

Sec. 20-260. Practice by unlicensed person. No person may engage in the cutting, styling or arranging of hair in any hairdressing shop, store or place without a license issued under the provisions of this chapter. (1957, P.A. 392; P.A. 01-195, S. 170, 181.) History: P.A. 01-195 s…

Sec. 20-261. Licenses for manicuring. Section 20-261 is repealed. (1951, 1955, S. 2291d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 80; 1971, P.A. 37; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 82; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 16; P.A. 77-519, S. 3, 6; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-262. Schools for instruction. Approval. Change of location or ownership. Minimum curriculum requirements. Election to instruct in certain occupations. (a) Schools for instruction in hairdressing and cosmetology may be established in this state. All applicants for a licens…

Sec. 20-263. Disciplinary action; grounds. The commissioner or a representative designated by the commissioner may investigate any alleged violation of the provisions of this chapter and, if there appears to be reasonable cause therefor, on reasonable notice to any person accused…

Sec. 20-264. Appeal. Section 20-264 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4596; February, 1965, P.A. 47, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 65; P.A. 76-436, S. 431, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 77, 125; 77-614, S. 452, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 50, 127; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-265. Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections 20-252 to 20-263, inclusive, for the violation of which no other penalty is provided, shall, for a first offense, be fined not more than one hundred dollars and, for any subsequent offense, be guilty of a cla…

Sec. 20-265a. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 20-265b to 20-265i, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health; (3) “Esthetician” means a person who, for compensation, performs esth…

Sec. 20-265b. License or permit as an esthetician. Requirements. Exemptions. Disciplinary action. (a) On and after July 1, 2020, except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, no person may practice as an esthetician without obtaining a license or temporary permit from the…

Sec. 20-265c. License or permit as an eyelash technician. Requirements. Exemptions. Disciplinary action. (a) On and after July 1, 2020, except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, no person may practice as an eyelash technician without obtaining a license or temporary p…

Sec. 20-265d. License or permit as a nail technician. Requirements. Exemptions. Disciplinary action. (a) On and after January 1, 2021, except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, no person may practice as a nail technician without obtaining a license or temporary permit…

Sec. 20-265e. License as a nail technician trainee. (a) Any person employed as a nail technician on or after September 30, 2020, who does not have evidence satisfactory to the commissioner of continuous practice as a nail technician for not less than two years prior to said date,…

Sec. 20-265f. Combination license as an esthetician, an eyelash technician or a nail technician. (a) On and after January 1, 2020, in lieu of applying under section 20-265b, 20-265c or 20-265d for an initial individual license or renewal thereof, a person may apply to the Departm…

Sec. 20-265g. Schools for instruction for estheticians, nail technicians or eyelash technicians. (a) Schools for instruction in services provided by estheticians, nail technicians or eyelash technicians may be established in this state. All such schools may be inspected regarding…

Sec. 20-265h. Requirements for management of spas or salons. (a) On and after July 1, 2021, each spa or salon that employs hairdressers and cosmeticians, estheticians, eyelash technicians, nail technicians or massage therapists shall be under the management of a hairdresser and c…

Sec. 20-265i. Construction of chapter re practice of hairdressing and cosmetology or barbering. Nothing in sections 20-265a to 20-265h, inclusive, shall be construed to require a person to obtain a license as an esthetician, a nail technician or an eyelash technician in order to …

Sec. 20-266. Fair practices. Section 20-266 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4598; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Secs. 20-266a to 20-266f. Nail technicians, generally. Sections 20-266a to 20-266f, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2001. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 54–59, 72; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 56, 58.)

Secs. 20-266g to 20-266m. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 20-266n. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 20-266o to 20-266s, inclusive, and subsection (c) of section 19a-14: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health. (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health. (3) “Tattooing” means marking o…

Sec. 20-266o. Licenses. Qualifications. Renewal. Exceptions. Regulations. (a) On and after July 1, 2014, no person shall engage in the practice of tattooing unless the person is eighteen years of age or older and has obtained a license or temporary permit from the Department of P…

Sec. 20-266p. Prohibited acts. On and after July 1, 2014, no person shall: (1) Buy, sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any diploma, certificate, license, record or registration purporting to show that any person is qualified or authorized to practice tattooing, as provided in…

Sec. 20-266q. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license as a tattoo technician pursuant to section 20-266o fails to conform to the accepted standards of the tattoo profession, or viol…

Sec. 20-266r. Enforcement. The Commissioner of Public Health shall carry out the commissioner's responsibilities with respect to enforcement of the provisions of sections 20-266o to 20-266q, inclusive, within available appropriations. (P.A. 13-234, S. 135.)

Sec. 20-266s. Inspection of tattoo establishments. The director of health for any town, city, borough or district department of health, or the director's authorized representative, may, on an annual basis, inspect establishments where tattooing is practiced within the director's …

Sec. 20-267. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “The practice of electrology” means the permanent removal of superfluous hair by electrical or other methods approved by the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Board” means the Board of Examiners of Electrologists; and (3) “…

Sec. 20-268. Board of examiners. There shall be in the department a Board of Examiners of Electrologists, composed of five members, one of whom shall be a doctor of medicine licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the state and a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatolog…

Sec. 20-269. Powers and duties of board. Assistance to be rendered by Department of Public Health. The department shall hold examinations at least twice each year at such times and places as the Commissioner of Public Health determines. The Commissioner of Public Health, with adv…

Sec. 20-270. Licenses; examinations; disciplinary action; grounds. No person shall engage in the practice of electrology, except as provided in this section, until such person has obtained a license issued by the department. No person shall receive a license, except as provided i…

Sec. 20-271. Disciplinary action; grounds. The license of any electrologist in this state may be revoked or suspended by the board, or such electrologist may be the subject of any action set forth in section 19a-17, after notice and hearing, on the recommendation of the board for…

Sec. 20-272. Hearing and procedure in disciplinary action. On receipt of a written charge by the department, the practitioner named therein shall be given notice and afforded opportunity for hearing, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Public Health.…

Sec. 20-273. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the board or the department may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. (1951, S. 2322d; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 66; P.A. 76-436, S. 432, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 78, 125; 77-614, S. 459, 610; P.…

Sec. 20-274. Restoration of right to practice. Section 20-274 is repealed. (1951, S. 2323d; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-275. Renewal of licenses. Continuing education requirements. (a) Each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall renew such license once every two years with the department in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 on forms provided by the depart…