240 CMR 9.02 - Electrolysis Offices
(1) An electrologist
shall submit to the Board an application for approval, on a form furnished by
the Board, at least 30 days prior to the opening of any new office, opening of
any branch office, change of office location or purchase of any fully equipped
office. The office shall be inspected and approved by a duly authorized
representative of the Board prior to opening for business.
(2) An electrologist shall notify the Board
in writing, including by electronic documentation, at least 30 days prior to
the closing of any office, any change of employment, retirement from practice,
or departure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a period of time which
will extend beyond the expiration date of his or her current license.
(3) Every electrolysis office shall have a
treatment room or rooms, or other enclosed or partitioned treatment area, which
affords privacy during treatment and is not visible to any person other than
the treating electrologist. The treatment room or area shall have a door which
shall remain closed during treatment of any patient. A treatment room or
treatment area may be utilized by other licensed health care professionals or
holders of licenses issued by the Board who are subject to sterilization and
sanitation requirements which, in the opinion of the Board, are at least
substantially equivalent to those set forth in 240 CMR 9.03. Only one service
may be provided at any given time.
(4) Every electrologist and electrolysis
office shall comply with all applicable regulations of the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Communications Commission, the
Regulations for the Control of Lasers at 105 CMR 121.000: To Control
the Radiation Hazards of Lasers, Laser Systems and Optical Fiber Communication
Systems Utilizing Laser Diode or Light Emitting Diode Sources
promulgated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and
standards in the most recent version of American National Standard for
Safe Use of Lasers published by ANSI and referred to as ANSI
Z136.1.
(5) Every electrolysis
office shall be equipped with lavatory facilities with hot and cold running
water.
(6) Every electrolysis
office established or located in any private dwelling place, house,
condominium, apartment or other residential premises shall have a separate
passageway leading from the treatment room or area directly to the street or
other public way such that a patient can enter or leave the treatment area
without passing through any portion of any private living quarters.
(7) Every electrolysis office established or
located in a professional office building or other commercial premises shall
have a waiting area separate and distinct from the treatment room or area. Such
electrolysis offices may share said waiting area with any other profession,
business, trade or activity, but shall provide a means of entry and exit which
does not require a prospective patient to pass through any area in which the
services of another profession, business or trade are actually
performed.
(8) Every electrolysis
office shall have and maintain in good working condition, appropriate and
sufficient equipment including:
(a) A
professional treatment table or chair which shall be used solely for the
purpose of electrolysis treatment, unless the patient is physically
incapacitated and unable to be so treated;
(b) Professional lighting which shall be
focused on the treatment area at all times;
(c) A sufficient supply of sterile
professional type forceps to be used in the treatment of patients;
and
(d) Epilators and other
devices, instruments, implements and other equipment reasonably necessary for
the practice of electrolysis. All epilators, devices and instruments shall
conform to all applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
Administration, the United States Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Regulations for the Control of Lasers, 105 CMR 121.000:
To Control the Radiation Hazards of Lasers, Laser Systems and Optical
Fiber Communication Systems Utilizing Laser Diode or Light Emitting Diode
Sources, promulgated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health,
and shall be approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the
extent that such approval is required by federal law or regulations.
(e) All non-disposable equipment shall be
subject to the sanitation and sterilization requirements prescribed by the
Board.
(9) Every
electrologist must conspicuously post a copy of their current individual
license at their place of employment, including in each branch office if they
maintain more than one office, and while working must have in their physical
possession their original license and a government-issued identification card
with photograph.
(10) An
electrologist may make a house or hospital call, but only if the patient is
physically incapacitated. In such a case, the electrologist shall:
(a) Use a portable FCC approved epilator
which also conforms to all applicable regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
Administration;
(b) Use appropriate
sterilized professional instruments and proper lighting equipment;
(c) Use a portable kit containing appropriate
and necessary sterilizing solutions, and before and after treatment
medications; and
(d) Carry their
original license in their physical possession.
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