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No person shall engage in the practice of massage in a beauty salon or nail salon for pay, fee or otherwise unless he holds a current, valid certificate issued by the state Medical Board pursuant to section 4731.15 of the Revised Code. ORC § 4713.20  (A)

The owner or operator of a beauty salon or nail salon may provide massage services at the salon if the services are provided in accordance with any rules adopted under section 4713.02 of the Revised Code and the person giving the service holds a current, valid certificate issued under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code. Any room used to provide massage services in a salon shall be used for only that purpose and is subject to the requirements relating to cleanliness and ventilation. ORC § 4713.14 (D)

Beauty salons and esthetics salons shall be equipped to provide potable running hot and cold water and proper drainage, to sanitize all instruments and supplies used therein in the practice of cosmetology and any of its branches, and to sterilize all instruments and supplies used therein by cosmetic therapists licensed under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code. Rooms licensed as beauty salons or esthetics salons shall be used only for the practice of services regulated and licensed under this Chapter and section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and be properly ventilated. Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid the retailing of cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, wigs, postiches and other items related to the practice of cosmetology, including clothing, in a beauty salon or esthetics salon. No food shall be sold in rooms used as beauty salons or esthetics salons. ORC § 4713.14 (A)

The Board of cosmetology shall adopt rules. The rules shall cover the following: sanitary standards, including those authorized by the department of health, with particular reference to the precautions to be employed to prevent the creating or spreading of infectious or contagious diseases in beauty salons, nail salons, esthetics salons or schools of cosmetology, or in the practice of cosmetology.

The Board shall furnish a copy of all sanitary rules adopted to each person issued a license for the conduct of a beauty salon, nail salon, esthetics salon or school of cosmetology and to each operator, manicurist and person engaged in the practice of massage. A copy of all such sanitary rules shall be posted in a conspicuous place in all beauty salons, nail salons, esthetics salons and schools of cosmetology.

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