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Chapter SPS 50
BARBERS
Subchapter I — General
SPS 50.100   Authority and scope.
SPS 50.110   Definitions.
Subchapter II — Practice of Barbering
SPS 50.200   Treatments prohibited, infectious and contagious diseases.
SPS 50.210   Practice standards.
SPS 50.211   Unauthorized practice.
SPS 50.212   Practice outside of a licensed establishment.
SPS 50.220   Advertising.
SPS 50.230   Responsibilities of owners.
SPS 50.231   Responsibilities of the manager.
SPS 50.232   Responsibilities of licensees.
SPS 50.240   Establishment requirements.
SPS 50.241   Establishment management and leasing requirements.
SPS 50.242   Establishment licensure.
SPS 50.250   Inspections.
SPS 50.260   Change of ownership or location.
SPS 50.270   Equipment and sanitation.
SPS 50.271   Disinfection.
SPS 50.272   Sterilization.
SPS 50.280   Supplies.
SPS 50.290   Procedure for exposure to blood.
Subchapter III — Licensure Through School or Through Apprenticeship, Examinations, and Licensing
SPS 50.300   Licensure through school.
SPS 50.310   Licensure through apprenticeship.
SPS 50.320   Transfers.
SPS 50.330   Examinations.
SPS 50.340   Licensing.
Subchapter IV — Renewals, Reinstatement, and Continuing Education
SPS 50.400   License renewal.
SPS 50.401   Late renewal.
SPS 50.402   Renewal that includes conversion from cosmetology.
SPS 50.410   Reinstatement of license.
SPS 50.420   Continuing education.
Subchapter V — Forfeitures
SPS 50.500   Scope.
SPS 50.510   Citation for administrative forfeiture.
SPS 50.520   Service.
SPS 50.530   Effect of payment.
SPS 50.540   Request for hearing.
SPS 50.550   Default.
Ch. SPS 50 Note Note: This chapter was created as ch. SPS 205 by emergency rule EmR1302, effective 2-14-13.
subch. I of ch. SPS 50 Subchapter I — General
SPS 50.100 SPS 50.100Authority and scope. Pursuant to subch. II of ch. 454, Stats., this chapter applies to licensing of barbers and barbering establishments.
SPS 50.100 Note Note: Under s. 454.22 (1), Stats., “No person may engage in barbering unless the person is one of the following:
SPS 50.100 Note (a) A licensed barber.
SPS 50.100 Note(c) An apprentice in barbering under s. 454.26.
SPS 50.100 Note (d) A student in a barbering course of instruction.
SPS 50.100 Note (e) A person who holds a temporary permit to practice barbering granted by the department under s. 454.23 (7).
SPS 50.100 Note (f) A licensed cosmetologist.
SPS 50.100 Note(h) An apprentice in cosmetology under s. 454.10.
SPS 50.100 Note (i) A student in a cosmetology course of instruction.
SPS 50.100 Note (j) A person who holds a temporary permit to practice cosmetology granted by the cosmetology examining board under s. 454.06 (10).
SPS 50.100 History History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13; CR 13-026: cr. Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; CR 23-055: am. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
SPS 50.110 SPS 50.110Definitions. In this chapter:
SPS 50.110(1) (1)“Antiseptic" means a chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of organisms on skin or living tissue.
SPS 50.110(1m) (1m)“Apprentice" means a person who is learning the practice of barbering under s. 454.26, Stats.
SPS 50.110(2) (2)“Barber" has the meaning given in s. 454.20 (1), Stats.
SPS 50.110 Note Note: Section 454.20 (1) of the Statutes reads as follows: “ `Barber' means a person who practices barbering."
SPS 50.110(3) (3)“Barbering" has the meaning given in s. 454.20 (2), Stats.
SPS 50.110 Note Note: Section 454.20 (2) of the Statutes reads as follows: “`Barbering' means, for compensation, arranging, styling, dressing, shampooing, cleansing, curling, dyeing, tinting, coloring, bleaching, waxing, waving, straightening, cutting, shaving, trimming, relaxing, singeing, or performing similar work upon the hair of the head, neck, or face of any person by any means. `Barbering' does not include the removal of a person's hair at the root or the application of temporary or permanent eyelash extensions to the eyelashes of a person." The definition of barbering specifically allows barbers to perform waxing but prohibits barbers from performing all other forms of hair removal at the root.
SPS 50.110(5) (5)“Business day" means any day Monday to Friday, excluding Wisconsin legal holidays.
SPS 50.110(6) (6)“Contact equipment" includes combs, lifts, brushes, and rollers.
SPS 50.110(7) (7)“Contagious" means capable of being transmitted by direct or indirect contact.
SPS 50.110(8) (8)“Continuing education" means the planned, professional development activities designed to contribute to the advancement, extension, and enhancement of the professional skills or knowledge of the licensees in the practice of barbering.
SPS 50.110(11) (11)“Credential" means a license, permit, or certificate or certification of registration that is issued under ch. 454, Stats.
SPS 50.110(12) (12)“Department" means the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 50.110(13) (13)“Disinfectant" means a chemical or product that destroys disease-causing bacteria, including any of the following:
SPS 50.110(13)(a) (a) A solution of household bleach, which is 5¼% sodium hypochlorite, and water—if the solution is made fresh each day prior to use and contains at least 500 parts per million available chlorine.
SPS 50.110 Note Note: This concentration typically can be obtained with a dilution ratio of 1:100, which is two teaspoons of household bleach per quart of water.
SPS 50.110(13)(b) (b) A solution of at least 70 percent isopropyl alcohol.
SPS 50.110(13)(c) (c) A solution using a phenolic germicidal.
SPS 50.110(13)(d) (d) A solution using an iodophor germicidal agent such as iodine or Betadine®.
SPS 50.110(13)(e) (e) A solution using a quaternary-ammonium germicidal agent.
SPS 50.110(14) (14)“Disinfection" means application of a disinfectant following thorough cleaning of the utensil.
SPS 50.110(15) (15)“Division" means the division of legal services and compliance in the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 50.110(16) (16)“Establishment" has the meaning given in s. 454.01 (10), Stats.
SPS 50.110 Note Note: Section 454.01 (10) of the Statutes reads as follows: “ `Establishment' means any place in which barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, or manicuring is performed."
SPS 50.110(17) (17)“Full time" means work that is performed for 30 hours per week or the maximum number of hours an establishment is open if the establishment is open less than 30 hours per week.
SPS 50.110(18) (18)“Infectious" means capable of being transmitted, with or without contact.
SPS 50.110(19) (19)“Licensee" means a person who holds a license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the department or who has the right to renew a license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the department.
SPS 50.110(20) (20) “Manager" means a person who meets the criteria established in s. 454.25 (5), Stats.
SPS 50.110(21) (21)“Owner" means a person who holds an establishment license or right to renew an establishment license.
SPS 50.110(22) (22)“Patron" means a person to whom services from a barber are provided for compensation.
SPS 50.110(23) (23)“Personal care instruments" include scissors, razors, and clipper blades.
SPS 50.110(24) (24)“Physician" means a person licensed in Wisconsin to practice medicine and surgery.
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