2010 Maryland Code
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
TITLE 5 - COSMETOLOGISTS
Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 5-605 - Practice allowed only in specified places.

§ 5-605. Practice allowed only in specified places.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as provided in §§ 5-302 and 5-303 of this title and subsection (b) of this section, a person may not practice cosmetology, provide esthetic services, or provide nail technician services in any place other than: 

(1) a beauty salon that holds a beauty salon permit; or 

(2) a barbershop that holds a barbershop permit issued under Title 4 of this article. 

(b)  Exceptions.-  

(1) A licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician may practice cosmetology and provide services in: 

(i) a facility in which beautification-oriented medical services, authorized by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, are provided; 

(ii) the residence of an individual confined to the residence by reason of a physical or mental infirmity; 

(iii) an assisted living facility as defined in § 19-1801 of the Health - General Article; 

(iv) a hospice facility defined in § 19-901(c) of the Health - General Article; 

(v) a nursing home as defined in § 19-1401(e) of the Health - General Article; or 

(vi) a hospital as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article or a similar institution. 

(2) To practice in any of the locations specified in this subsection: 

(i) the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician shall be sponsored by a beauty salon in which the cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician is authorized to practice; 

(ii) the patron to whom the services are rendered shall be a customer of the beauty salon; and 

(iii) the services shall be rendered by appointment through the beauty salon. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 488; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; ch. 236, § 1; 1991, ch. 481; 1999, chs. 441, 455; 2000, ch. 61, § 6; 2001, ch. 29, § 1; 2007, ch. 470.]