HB51 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rolanda HollisRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Consumer, regulate microblading and eyelash extension facilities, penalties

Summary

HB 51 would regulate microblading and eyelash extension facilities in Alabama by creating licensing, safety rules, and penalties, enforced by the State Department of Public Health and local health departments.

What This Bill Does

It would authorize the State Department of Public Health to create rules for microblading and eyelash extensions. It would require licensing of facilities and certification of technicians, with associated fees and mandatory inspections. It would establish safety requirements such as glove use, client recordkeeping, required written information for customers, parental consent for minors, and reporting of infections within 24 hours, plus penalties for violations and the right to civil action for enforcement.

Who It Affects

• Facility owners/operators: must obtain and renew facility licenses, pay fees, undergo inspections, display licenses publicly, maintain client records, provide customer information sheets, and comply with safety rules.
• Technicians and clients (including minors): technicians must have course certification to perform microblading or eyelash extensions; minors require written parental consent; facilities must enforce safety practices and notify authorities of infections; customers receive information and are part of mandatory recordkeeping.

Key Provisions

• Defines terms: Department as the State Department of Public Health; Eyelash Extensions, Facility, Microblading, and Minor.
• Requires technicians to follow the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act in addition to this act.
• Prohibits performing microblading or eyelash extensions without course certification; minors require prior written informed consent from a parent or guardian; work cannot be done at an unlicensed facility.
• Establishes license process: facility license on application, with fees ($250 initial, $200 renewal, $50 temporary) and a defined license period; licenses are nontransferable; inspections before issuance/renewal and periodic inspections.
• Requires license display, glove use, client recordkeeping (including name, address, age, signature, date, and location), and providing a department-approved information sheet to customers; requires notification within 24 hours of infection.
• Authorizes the department and local county health departments to enforce the act; allows civil actions for injunctive relief; sets penalties as Class C misdemeanor for violations.
• Notes that the bill is exempt from certain local expenditure requirements because it defines a new crime or amends a crime.
• Effective date is the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Consumers and Consumer Protection