LICENSING BASICS
This New York State agency regulates Appearance Enhancement and waxing licenses.
The Department of State?
This hair removal method is specifically excluded from a NYS waxing license.
Electrolysis?
Single-use items such as wooden applicators must be handled this way.
Discarded after one use?
Pre-wax skin cleansing and hand hygiene are considered this.
required best practice for client safety?
Client records are best described as this.
Useful and recommended for safety and compliance?
This is the primary purpose of New York State waxing laws and regulations.
What is protecting public health, safety, and consumers?
The term length of a New York State waxing license.
Four years?
This service is NOT within the scope of a waxing license in NYS.
Laser hair reduction?
Tools that contact the skin must be cleaned and then treated with this type of product.
EPA-registered disinfectant?
Client consent forms and health questionnaires serve this purpose.
Identifying contraindications and obtaining acknowledgment?
Price lists and service menus must be this to avoid deception.
Clear and honest?
The minimum age required to apply for a NYS waxing license.
17 years old?
A waxing specialist may legally remove hair from these areas of the body.
face, neck, arms, legs, or shoulders?
Double-dipping applicators into wax is prohibited and requires this action instead.
Using a new applicator for each dip?
If a client appears under the influence, the professional should take this action.
What is considered refusing service for safety and professional judgment?
Advertisements for services must meet this standard.
Truthful and not misleading?
The required schooling hours to qualify for a NYS waxing license.
What is 75 hours?
Performing laser services without proper licensure may result in this consequence.
Disciplinary action and/or civil penalties?
Used wax that has contacted skin or hair must be handled this way.
Discarded properly and never reused?
Harassment or discrimination in a salon environment is best described as this.
What is prohibited?
A license must be current and issued in whose name?
The person providing services?
This allows an applicant to sit for the NYS waxing written exam
Completing an approved 75-hour course or qualifying by reciprocity?
Accepting compensation for services outside the scope of a waxing license may lead to this action by DOS.
Disciplinary action and/or penalties?
Practicing waxing without a valid license may result in this
Civil penalties and/or disciplinary action?
Accepting tips in New York State is generally this.
What is permitted unless prohibited by employer policy?
When DOS updates laws or guidance, a licensee should do this
Review and follow current guidance and laws?