Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
 
Board
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
 
chapter
Esthetics Regulations [18 VAC 41 ‑ 70]
Action Promulgation of Board for Barbers and Cosmetology Esthetics Regulations
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 12/29/2006
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12/10/06  12:00 am
Commenter: Already a Licensed Esthetician

Do not lower standards for untrained individuals
 

I respectfully ask the board.

 

Individuals who are allowed an exemption through waiver of examination should only be granted this waiver when they have been performing 100% of the modalities and above all, the process should be a VERY closely monitored. The board should develop a very strict process by which the application for waiver of examination is reviewed, conducted and approved. 

 

In a previous comment: “Even if those of us with 3 years of experience were to apply to be grandfathered to receive a masters license, we have never performed these advanced medical services so either we will be given a license to perform TCA and Jessner peels that we have never learned or performed or we will have to pay the schools some amount of money to receive credit hours so that we may receive our master's license.” says it all. 

 

Close scrutiny should be practiced to ensure individuals like the one who left the aforementioned comment should not be grandfathered in.   

 

The individuals who have attended “training approved by the board” should be allowed to perform these services not those who are allowed to slide by.

 

Licensed Estheticians who are serious and well educated should not have to suffer because of untrained individuals slipping through the cracks.  Public safety will therefore be compromised. 
CommentID: 360