Maryland Administrative Code

.02 Enrollment. At the time of enrollment, an institution shall: A. Provide each student with a copy of the Maryland Electrologists Act and the regulations under this subtitle; B. Provide each student with a copy of the course outline; C. Require the student to provide evidence o…

.03 Theory Program. A. A theory program shall: (1) Be taught by a licensed electrology instructor; (2) Consist of at least 200 hours; and (3) Administer the theoretical study in not less than five sessions consisting of not more than 6 hours in each of the following subjects: (a)…

.04 Clinical Program. A. A clinical program shall: (1) Be taught by a licensed electrology instructor; (2) Consist of at least 400 hours; (3) Administer the clinical training in a semester consisting of not less than 3 months; and (4) Ensure that each day of clinical study consis…

.05 Physical Facilities and Equipment. A. A program facility shall be sufficient to accommodate the student body, lecturers, and clinical demonstrations. B. A program facility shall be adequately lighted, well-ventilated, and in sanitary condition at all times. C. A sink with hot…

.06 Student Clinical Practice. A. Before a student renders treatment, a patient shall be required to sign an informed consent agreement. B. Clinical services may be performed by students only: (1) Within the facility; and (2) Under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.…

.07 Reporting. A. An educational program shall: (1) Keep a record of each student’s: (a) Application; (b) Current address and telephone number; (c) Date of enrollment; (d) Attendance; (e) Number of hours completed; and (f) Grades achieved; and (2) Make the record available to the…

.08 Violations. The Board may remove approval from an electrology program if the program: A. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain approval; B. Acts in a manner inconsistent with generally accepted standards for the practice of electrology; C. Advertis…

.01 Electrologist's Office. A. A licensee shall practice in an office that provides at minimum the following: (1) Separate treatment and waiting room; (2) Each treatment room at least 48 square feet; (3) One sink with hot and cold running water in or adjoining each treatment room…

.01 Equipment. A. Electrologists shall use only Board-approved modalities which are: (1) Electrolysis; (2) Thermolysis; or (3) The blend. B. Electronic tweezer or nonneedle methods are not defined as within the practice of electrology. C. Epilators shall be approved by the Federa…

.02 Explanation to Patient of Electrology Practices. The electrologist shall explain the following to the patient before treatment: A. The treatment procedure, including standard precautions; B. The modality used; C. Hair growth cycles; D. Regrowth; E. The importance of keeping t…

.03 Health Assessment. A. A complete past and current health history shall be obtained from each patient before treatment. B. The assessment shall be updated and evaluated on a current basis, and shall include the following: (1) Name, address, telephone number, and date of birth;…

.04 Hand Washing and Use of Gloves. A. Electrologists shall wash their hands using soap, warm water, and good mechanical action immediately before and after treating each patient. B. A fresh pair of nonsterile, disposable examination gloves shall be worn during the treatment of e…

.05 Sterility. A. A sterile needle and sterile tweezer shall be used for each patient. B. A sterile instrument or sterile tweezer shall be used for each patient to release ingrown hairs. C. Treatment solutions shall be: (1) Labeled as to contents; and (2) Covered when not in use.

.06 Treatment. A. Skin area to be treated shall first be cleansed thoroughly with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol. B. An electrologist may not treat any mucous membrane or the external auditory canal of the ear without written approval of a licensed physician. C. An electrologist ma…

.07 Disinfection and Environmental Controls. A. Disposable or damaged instruments shall be placed in a container which is impervious to puncture. The instruments shall be disinfected with a freshly prepared solution of household bleach and water consisting of 1 part bleach and 9 …

.01 Definitions. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) Critical Items. (a) “Critical items” means the instruments or objects that come in direct contact with the bloodstream or other normally sterile areas of the body. (b) “Cri…

.02 Generally. A. Each electrologist office and institution teaching the clinical practice of electrology shall maintain and use sterilization equipment adequate in size to accommodate critical items, transfer forceps, and soaking receptacles. B. Except as provided in §C of this …

.03 Cleansing Procedures. Prior to sterilization as required in Regulation .03 of this chapter, tweezers and needle caps shall be: A. Mechanically precleaned as follows: (1) Cleansed with a clean cotton ball or swab moistened with a low-residue detergent and cool water; (2) Accum…

.04 Sterilization. A. Except as provided in Regulation .02C of this chapter, critical items, transfer forceps, and soaking receptacles shall be placed on a steel tray or rack in the center of an autoclave or heat sterilizer, separating instruments and keeping them away from the w…

.01 Advertising Standards. A. An electrologist shall include one of the following qualifications in an advertisement: (1) Licensed electrologist; (2) Licensed electrology instructor; or (3) Licensed by the Board of Nursing — Electrology Practice Committee. B. An electrologist sha…

.02 Other Licenses. Electrologists or electrology instructors advertising other services for which they are licensed within one advertisement shall: A. List each license held; and B. Clearly state each service offered under each license.

.03 Fees. A statement regarding fees shall be considered deceptive or misleading if the electrologist: A. Charges more than the fee advertised for a service rendered; or B. Fails to offer the service at the fee advertised for a reasonable period of time after the advertisement un…

.04 Responsibility. An electrologist shall be responsible for an advertisement of service regardless of whether the advertising has been generated by the electrologist personally, by an employee, or by a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, union, clinic or institution, whic…

.05 Penalties. Violation of this chapter is a violation of Health Occupations Article, §§8-6B-23 and 8-6B-18(a)(10), Annotated Code of Maryland, and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Health Occupations Article, §8-6B-18, Annotated Code of Maryland.

.01 Fees. A. Fees are not refundable. B. The following fees are established by the Board: (1) Application fee — $100; (2) Initial Clinical examination — $100 (An initial exam applicant shall submit to the Board the application fee, initial clinical examination, and completed appl…

.01 Scope. This chapter specifies the eligibility policies and procedures and the benefits available under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC Program or Program) operated by the Maryland Department of Health, with funding substantiall…

.02 Purpose. A. The WIC Program provides supplemental foods and nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support: (1) Through local agencies at no cost to eligible individuals; and (2) To pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding women, infants, and childr…

.03 Incorporations by Reference. In this chapter, the following are incorporated by reference: A. 42 U.S.C. §1786, as amended; B. 7 CFR 246, as amended; and C. 7 CFR 15, 15a, and 15b, as amended. Cross References 10.54.01.04B(39) 10.54.01.18A(4) 10.54.01.22A(1)(a) 10.54.01.22A(1)…

.04 Definitions. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) “Applicant” means an individual who has requested or on whose behalf another person has requested WIC benefits in person, either orally or in writing, under the provisions …

.05 Eligibility Criteria. A. An applicant shall be certified as eligible before participating in the Program. B. To be certified as eligible for the Program, an infant, a child, or a pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding woman: (1) Shall reside, without regard to the length of r…

.06 Residency Eligibility Determination Process. A. In order to be eligible for WIC benefits, an applicant shall provide to a local agency documentation of Maryland residency, or residency in a state having a reciprocal residency agreement with Maryland. B. Documentation. In orde…

.07 Income Eligibility Determination Process. A. Determining Income. (1) In order to determine whether an applicant is income-eligible for Program participation, a local agency shall determine the applicant's income, which is determined pursuant to family size as set forth in §B …

.08 Nutritional Risk Determination Process. A. After an applicant is found to meet the Program’s income eligibility standards as specified in Regulation .07 of this chapter, in order for the applicant to receive WIC benefits, the applicant shall be found by the Program to be at n…

.09 Priority Levels of Nutritional Risk. A. A local agency shall classify applicants according to priority levels of nutritional risk. B. Priority Levels of Nutritional Risk. (1) Priority I. Priority I is a pregnant woman, a breastfeeding woman, or an infant at nutritional risk b…

.10 Priority Waiting List. A. When it is serving its maximum caseload, a local agency shall maintain a priority waiting list of individuals seeking Program benefits. B. In order to be placed on the priority waiting list, an individual shall be certified as eligible to participate…

.11 Nutritional Risk Factors. A. For purposes of the WIC Program, to be considered at nutritional risk: (1) A woman shall exhibit one or, where specified, two of the nutritional risk factors listed in Chart A, as shown in §B of this regulation; and (2) An infant or child shall ex…

.12 Application Processing Procedures. A. A local agency shall perform the certification process at no cost to the applicant. B. To lend administrative efficiency and participant convenience to the certification process, a local agency shall, whenever possible, use intake procedu…

.13 Certification Periods. A. A local agency shall certify an applicant for Program benefits for the following time periods: (1) A pregnant woman for the duration of her pregnancy and up to the last day of the month in which the infant turns 6 weeks old or the pregnancy ends; (2)…

.14 Action Affecting Participation During a Certification Period. A. A local agency may disqualify a participant in the middle of a certification period for Program abuse, which includes but is not limited to: (1) The sale or exchange of food instruments or food obtained with a f…

.15 Dual Participation. A. A participant may not engage in dual participation. B. The State agency in conjunction with the local agency is responsible for the detection and prevention within its program of dual participation. C. The local agency shall take immediate actions to in…

.16 Applicant and Participant Rights and Responsibilities in the Certification Process. A. At the time of certification, a local agency shall inform an applicant or the parent, guardian, or caretaker of a child or infant applicant, of the following: (1) The applicant may not enga…

.17 Transfer of Certification. A. A local agency shall: (1) Issue a verification of certification to a participant who: (a) Is a member of a family in which there is a migrant farm worker; or (b) Advises the local agency that the participant's family is likely to be relocating ou…

.18 Receipt of Benefits. A. Nutrition Benefits. A local agency shall: (1) Ensure that nutrition education is offered every 3 months to the participant or the parent, proxy, guardian, or caretaker of an infant or child participant during each certification period; (2) Provide a nu…

.19 Sanctions. A. The Program may sanction a participant or proxy in the Program, in addition to seeking criminal or civil sanctions or other remedies that may be applicable under federal, State, or local law. B. If a participant or a child or infant participant’s parent, guardia…

.20 Local and State Agency Sanction Responsibilities. A. A local agency shall implement participant and proxy sanctions and notify the State agency of the action taken. B. The State agency may also initiate participant and proxy sanctions and other acts based on information avail…

.21 Appeal Procedures. A. Applicants and participants may appeal certain State or local agency actions. B. An applicant or participant: (1) May appeal a State or local agency action resulting in the individual's being: (a) Denied participation in the WIC Program; (b) Instructed t…

.22 Nondiscrimination. A. Civil Rights Requirements. (1) To ensure that an individual may not, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under the Pr…