§ 5–607
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 5-607 (2026)
Title 5. Cosmetologists
Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
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(a)
An owner or lessee of a beauty salon may not knowingly:
(1)
employ in the beauty salon an individual with an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to a patron; or
(2)
after discovering an individual has an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to a patron, continue to employ the individual in the beauty salon.
(b)
(1)
An individual who knows that the individual has an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to a beauty salon patron may not practice cosmetology.
(2)
An individual who knows that another individual has an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to a beauty salon patron may not practice cosmetology on that other individual.
(c)
An individual may not practice cosmetology in a careless or negligent manner so as to:
(1)
cause an infection; or
(2)
impart an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to a beauty salon patron.