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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 09.22.02.03" title_num="09" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="02" heading="Prohibitions.">
  <text>The following activities are prohibited in any full service or limited practice salon or in regard to any salon-sponsored services:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The performance of services of any kind on a client who has an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to others;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The performance of services of any kind by a licensee or registrant who has an infectious or contagious disease that presents a hazard to clients;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The performance of services of any kind upon the surface of a client's skin, scalp, or nail where the skin, scalp, or nail is inflamed or where a skin infection or eruption is present unless authorized by a physician;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The removal of corns, calluses, or other growths of the skin, such as warts, by cutting;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The use of electrical muscle stimulator devices purported to produce nonsurgical face or body lifts;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Cosmetic tattooing;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The presence of a dog, cat, bird, or any kind of animal on the salon premises with the exception of a designated service animal;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The sale of any hairpieces which previously have been worn including, but not limited to wigs, toupees, wiglets, falls, and switches;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>The use or possession of a Credo blade or a similar razor-type implement used to cut growths on the skin;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>Unless an individual possesses a valid and appropriate health occupation license issued by the Maryland Department of Health:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The use of lasers, microdermabrasion equipment, or any other mechanical device used to remove one or more layers of skin;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The use of any product or method that causes tissue destruction or penetrates the blood fluid barrier;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Chemical peels that penetrate the skin beyond the epidermis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Mechanical tissue alteration, including, but not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Microdermabrasion; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Electrotherapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Contouring or sculpting using cryotherapy, radio frequency, or liposuction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Any procedure causing ablation of the dermis or hypodermis; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Any form of skin injections.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>