Oregon Cosmetology State Laws and Rules/
151 Qs & Ans/ 2024-2025.
Define Authorization: - Answer: "Authorization" has the definition set forth in ORS
676.580 and means a certificate,
license, permit or registration issued by the Oregon Health Licensing Agency that
allows a
person to practice one of the occupations or professions or maintain a facility
subject to the
authority of the boards and councils listed in ORS 676.583.
What does Chemical Service mean? - Answer: "Chemical service" means the use
of any product which restructures or removes hair or
changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails.
What does a "Common Area" mean? - Answer: "Common area" means an area of
a facility which is used by all authorization holders
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,performing services, including, but not limited to reception areas, dispensing
areas, sinks,
shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas and employee lounges.
Define Adequate Ventilation: - Answer: "Adequate ventilation" means ventilation
by natural or mechanical methods which
removes or exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust to prevent hazardous conditions from
occurring
in accordance with OAR 437, Division 2, or to allow the free flow of air in a room
in proportion
to the size and capacity of the room
Define Affidavit of Licensure: - Answer: "Affidavit of Licensure" means an original
document or other approved means of verifying
licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding
penalties
and/or disciplinary actions
What does "Agency" refer to? - Answer: "Agency" means the Oregon Health
Licensing Agency.
What does "Article" mean? - Answer: "Article" means those items which
complement services provided in the practice of
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,barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not limited to
neck-strips,
neck dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes.
What does "Disinfect" mean? - Answer: "Disinfect" means using a process to
destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria,
viruses, germs and fungi.
What does "Dispensing Area" mean? - Answer: "Dispensing area" means an area
with non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not
limited to, mixing
of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing
parts of the
body exposed to chemicals.
What qualifies as an educational institution? - Answer: "Educational Institution"
means an Oregon high school under ORS 335, Oregon career
school licensed under ORS 345 or an Oregon community college under ORS 341.
Define "EPA": - Answer: "EPA" means Environmental Protection Agency, a branch
of the federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
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, What does Equiptment mean? - Answer: "Equipment" means those items needed
to operate a facility, including, but not limited to,
waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo
bowls,
stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax containers,
and nail
technology tables.
What does "Fire Retardant Container" mean? - Answer: "Fire retardant container"
means an airtight metal container for disposing of chemical
waste or storing linens with chemical residue.
Define High Level Disinfectant: - Answer: High-level disinfectant" means a
chemical agent, which has demonstrated tuberculocidal
activity and is registered with the EPA.
Define Low Level Disinfectant: - Answer: "Low-level disinfectant" means a
chemical agent which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
Define Materials and Supplies: - Answer: "Materials and supplies" means those
items which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave solutions, hair
oils,
shampoos, rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
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