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Do you have a salon license set to expire on 12/31/22? If you are having trouble renewing your Iowa Salon License, Click Here for step by step procedures. Please ensure you have pop-ups enabled during this process.
For additional questions or if you are still in need of assistance, please contact the Cosmetology Arts & Sciences board office at: plpublic@idph.iowa.gov.
The following information is for people who are new to owning/managing a salon. More information can also be found on our website at: https://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Cosmetology-Arts-and-Sciences.
Q: Changing ownership of a salon?
A: 645 -61.2(6)(a) A salon license is not transferable. A change in ownership of a salon shall require the issuance of a new license. “Change in ownership” means any change of controlling interest in any corporation or any change of name of sole proprietorship or partnership.
Q: Sold/Closed the Salon?
A: 645-IAC 61.2(6)(c) A salon cannot be sold if disciplinary actions are pending. If a salon owner sells the salon, that owner must send the license certificate and a report of the sale to the board within 10 days of the date on which the sale is final. The owner of the salon on record shall retain responsibility for the salon until the notice of sale is received in the board office.
Q: Change in location?
A: 645-61.2(5) A salon license shall be issued for a specific location. A change in location or site of a salon shall require submission of an application for a new license and payment of the fee required by 645—sub rule 5.5(11). A change of address without change of actual location shall not be construed as a new site.
Q: Salon Inspection?
A: The self-inspection checklist can be found on our website. The Board does not currently inspect salons prior to licensure but could do so at any time. 645-61.2(2) Each salon shall meet the requirements for sanitary conditions established in 645—Chapter 63 to be eligible for licensing. The salon may be inspected for compliance with sanitation rules within 12 months following the issuance of the salon license."
Q: Do I need a salon license in order to have licensees licensed under Chapter 157 work inside my facility?
A: See further information below.
License to Practice
157.2 Prohibitions - exceptions. 1. It is unlawful for a person to practice cosmetology arts and sciences with or without compensation unless the person possesses a license issued under section 157.3. However, practices listed in in section 157.1 when performed by the following persons are not defined as the practice of cosmetology arts and sciences.
157.2(1)(e). Employees of hospitals, health care facilities, orphans' homes, juvenile homes, and other similar facilities who perform cosmetology services for any resident without receiving direct compensation from the person receiving the service.
157.2(1)(f). Volunteers for and residents of health care facilities, orphans' homes, juvenile homes, and other similar facilities who shampoo, arrange, dress, or curl the hair, apply makeup, or polish the nails of any resident without receiving compensation from the person receiving the service.
Salon License
IAC 157.13 Violations. 1. It is unlawful for a person to employ an individual to practice cosmetology arts and sciences unless that individual is licensed or has obtained a temporary permit under this chapter. It is unlawful for a licensee to practice with or without compensation in any place other than a licensed salon, a licensed school of cosmetology arts and sciences, or a licensed barbershop as defined in section 158.1 The following exceptions to this subscription shall apply. When the practice occurs in a facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135B or 135C.
Licensure and Regulation of Hospitals: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code//135B.pdf
Health Care Facilities: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code//135C.pdf
Any legal interpretation would have to come from your own legal counsel. Iowa Code Chapter 157 defines what Iowa identifies as cosmetology and lists exemptions to the licensure requirement.
To review all of the Board's laws and rules you may visit our website at: idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Cosmetology-Arts-and-Sciences/Laws-and-Rules.
If you still have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at 515-281-4416 or email us at plpublic@idph.iowa.gov.
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