The first complaint I will bring up is the same as everyone elses regarding licensure fee increase.
The 55 to 140 outrageous dollars was without warnin+g and totally out of place. I have 3 to pay for now
and will have three more in 2014.
My answer when inquiring about this was that the other industries (ie piercing, tattooing, waxing,
braiding, nails, esthetics, permanent makeup etc) that have piggybacked under
our Cosmetology field caused the need for a price increase. Since all of the above fields
also pay their fees, that is not an acceptable answer.
In 2014 I am hoping to open a school for SofTap® permanent cosmetics as I have been certified by
the founder. The cost of this is paralyzing me. This is classified as tattooing and the Va codes law things that do not even involve
my method. I do not have to autoclave anything because my instruments are disposable; totally! It seems the laws are black or white and what I do is definitely 'gray'. l have worked with plastic surgeons helping people with pigmenting aerolas after mastectomy reconstruction,
burned, scars, lip deformaties, vitaligo, car accidents tearing off skin etc. The city license alone is $1200 along with $1200 for insurance.
Unlike tattoo parlors employing 4-5 technicians and working 7 days a week/12 hour days, I work alone and 3 days a week.
Cost are disabling me to support myself.
I am not sure who is on the board to help make up these codes but without a doubt they know Alexis Lawson of SofTap®.
She is world renown and has helped the SCPC get started. If anyone from that society has made input for
making VA laws, they are very familiar with Alexis.
