Sec. 20-270. Licenses; examinations; disciplinary action; grounds. No person
shall engage in the practice of electrology, except as provided in this section, until such
person has obtained a license issued by the department. No person shall receive a license,
except as provided in this section, until such person has passed a written, oral and practical examination prescribed by the department with the advice and consent of the board.
The examination shall be administered to applicants by the department under the supervision of the board. All applications to the department for examination shall be in writing
signed by the applicant and upon blanks, furnished by the department, which shall set
forth such facts concerning the applicant as the department may require. Application to
the department shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars. No person shall
be eligible for examination under the provisions of this chapter unless the department
finds, from evidence satisfactory to it, presented by the applicant, that such person has
met the educational and other requirements prescribed by the board with the consent of
the department. The department shall issue a license to any person who has passed such
examination, which license shall include a statement that the person named therein has
been examined and found qualified to practice electrology. The department may waive
the written examination for a person who has passed the written examination of a nationally recognized board or agency approved by the department and the board. The department may refuse to grant a license, or the board may revoke such license or take any
action set forth in section 19a-17 for the following reasons: (1) The employment of
fraud or deception in applying for admittance to examination or in the act of taking an
examination; (2) addiction to alcoholic liquor, narcotics or other habit-forming drugs;
or (3) conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without this state,
of any crime in the practice of the person's profession. Such person shall file with the
department such certificates and a statement on blanks furnished by the department,
subscribed to by the applicant, which shall set forth such person's name, age, place of
birth, residence, academic and professional training with such other information as the
department requires, and such person shall thereupon receive from the department a
license to practice electrology. Such license shall include a statement that the person
named therein is qualified to practice electrology. Such license shall also contain a
statement defining the practice of electrology. The department shall establish a passing
score for examinations with the consent of the board. No license shall be issued under
this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending
or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint in this or any other state or territory.
(1951, S. 2319d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 67; 1963, P.A. 330, S. 3; 1972, P.A. 127, S. 48; P.A. 76-113, S. 11; P.A. 77-614,
S. 456, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 124, 176; P.A. 88-362, S. 13; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 34, 117; P.A. 01-109, S. 7.)
History: 1959 act increased application fee from fifteen to twenty-five dollars and deleted provision for license fee;
1963 act provided for issuance of duplicate registration receipts; 1972 act reduced required minimum age for applicant
from twenty-one to eighteen, reflecting changed age of majority; P.A. 76-113 deleted requirement that applicant be, or
intends to become, a U.S. citizen; P.A. 77-614 divided responsibility for examinations between board and department and
commissioner of health services, previously board had sole responsibility and deleted requirement that board file copy of
educational and other requirements with department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 essentially transferred all
powers formerly held by board to health services department, retaining board in advisory capacity, replaced certificates
of approval with licenses, deleted requirements that applicants be at least eighteen and of good moral character, extended
disciplinary actions to include all actions in Sec. 19-4s in addition to suspension or revocation of licenses, deleted reference
to felony in practice of profession as ground for disciplinary action, deleted provision for duplicate registration and provisions re filing of applicants examined, those who failed and examination questions and answers and added provision re
establishment of passing score; P.A. 88-362 authorized waiver of written examination for a person who has passed the
written examination of a nationally recognized board or agency approved by the department and the board and added the
provision prohibiting the issuance of a license to an applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or
who is the subject of an unresolved complaint in this or any other state or territory; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee
from twenty-five to seventy-five dollars; P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichology" to "electrology" and made technical
changes.
Sec. 20-271. Disciplinary action; grounds. The license of any electrologist in this
state may be revoked or suspended by the board, or such electrologist may be the subject
of any action set forth in section 19a-17, after notice and hearing, on the recommendation
of the board for any cause set forth in this section. Proceedings relative to the revocation
or suspension of a license or such action may be begun by the filing of written charges,
verified by affidavit, with the department. The causes for which a license may be revoked
or suspended or for which a practitioner may be the subject of any action set forth in
section 19a-17 include: (1) Conviction, either within or without this state, of any crime
in the practice of the practitioner's profession; (2) fraudulent or deceptive conduct in
the course of professional services or activities or illegal, incompetent or negligent conduct, in the practitioner's practice; (3) habitual intemperance in the use of alcoholic
liquor or addiction to the use of narcotics or other habit-forming drugs; (4) violation of
any provision of this chapter or of any regulation adopted under this chapter; (5) aiding or
abetting the unlawful practice of electrology; (6) physical or mental illness or emotional
disorder or loss of motor skill of the practitioner, including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; (7) fraud or material deception in obtaining a license;
or (8) splitting of fees or offering of commissions or gifts. The Commissioner of Public
Health may order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination
if the physical or mental capacity of the licensee to practice safely is the subject of an
investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district
of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17.
(1951, 1953, S. 2320d; 1963, P.A. 330, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 457, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 125, 176; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12;
P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-109, S.8.)
History: 1963 act added that license may be revoked for violation of any regulation of the board; P.A. 77-614 replaced
reference to regulations of board with regulations "adopted under this chapter", effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484
transferred powers of board to health services department, extended disciplinary actions allowed to cover all those listed
in Sec. 19-4s, revised grounds for such action by deleting reference to felonies, rephrasing ground re unacceptable conduct,
deleting ground concerning advertising and adding grounds of physical illness, emotional disorder etc. and added provisions
re physical or mental examinations and petitions to court for enforcement of orders and actions; P.A. 88-230 replaced
"judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98
changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the
effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced
commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A.
95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995;
P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and
Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichologist" to "electrologist", changed
"hypertrichology" to "electrology" and made technical changes.
Sec. 20-272. Hearing and procedure in disciplinary action. On receipt of a written charge by the department, the practitioner named therein shall be given notice and
afforded opportunity for hearing, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the
Commissioner of Public Health. The Attorney General shall, upon request, furnish legal
assistance to the board. If the board, by a majority vote of its members, finds the existence
of any of the causes set forth in section 20-271, it may take any of the actions set forth
in section 19a-17.
(1951, S. 2321d; P.A. 77-614, S. 458, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 126, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced detailed provisions re notice and hearings with provisions for notice and hearings in
accordance with regulations of commissioner of health services and deleted provision requiring that majority vote on
charges must include dermatologist's vote, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 replaced reference to finding of guilt
with reference to finding "existence of any causes set forth in section 20-271" and replaced detailed provisions for actions
taken upon findings with statement that any action under Sec. 19-4s may be taken; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of
health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced
Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public
Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Sec. 20-273. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the board or the
department may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.
(1951, S. 2322d; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 66; P.A. 76-436, S. 432, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 78, 125; 77-614, S. 459, 610; P.A.
80-484, S. 127, 176; P.A. 96-47, S. 12.)
History: 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts
with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common
pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 and 77-614 replaced
detailed appeal provisions with statement that appeals shall be brought in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 80-484 allowed
appeals from decisions of health services department in accordance with transfer of some board powers to department;
P.A. 96-47 changed "the finding" to "a final decision".
Sec. 20-274. Restoration of right to practice. Section 20-274 is repealed.
(1951, S. 2323d; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)
Sec. 20-275. Renewal of licenses. Continuing education requirements. (a) Each
person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall renew such license once every
two years with the department in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 on
forms provided by the department. The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars.
(b) Each licensed electrologist applying for license renewal shall furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Health of having participated in continuing
education programs. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with
chapter 54, to (1) define basic requirements for continuing education programs, (2)
delineate qualifying programs, (3) establish a system of control and reporting, and (4)
provide for waiver of the continuing education requirement for good cause.
(1951, S. 2324d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 68; 1963, P.A. 330, S. 6; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 83; P.A. 80-484, S. 128, 176; May
Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 35, 117; P.A. 00-135, S. 9, 21; P.A. 01-109, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 25.)
History: 1959 act doubled fees; 1963 act added provision re person holding a duplicate license; 1971 act increased fees
from four to five dollars; P.A. 80-484 replaced previous provisions requiring annual registration in January and governing
special case registrations, i.e. of those retired or out of state with provision for registration in accordance with Sec. 19-45;
May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee from five to fifty dollars; P.A. 00-135 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a)
and added new Subsec. (b) re continuing education, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichologist" to
"electrologist" in Subsec. (b); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsec. (a) to change license renewal from annually
to biennially and increase renewal fee from fifty to one hundred dollars, effective January 1, 2004.
Sec. 20-276. Display of license and certificate. Use of titles. Each person licensed
under the provisions of this chapter to practice electrology shall display in a prominent
place in such person's place of business such person's original license and annual registration certificate. Such licensee shall not use any title, including the title "Doctor" or
"registered nurse" or their synonyms or abbreviations, except "electrologist", and shall
not use any adjective or qualification in addition to such title except that such licensee
may use the title "certified professional electrologist" or its abbreviation "CPE", provided such licensee has been awarded certification by the international board of electrologist certification of The American Electrology Association.
(1951, S. 2326d; 1951, 1953, S. 2325d; P.A. 88-362, S. 14; P.A. 01-109, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 88-362 prohibited use of title "registered nurse" and added the exception for the use of the title "certified
professional electrologist"; P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichology" to "electrology", changed "hypertrichologist" to "electrologist" and made technical changes.
Sec. 20-277. Scope of chapter. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to
confer any authority to practice medicine or surgery; nor shall this chapter prohibit the
practice of electrology by a person licensed to practice the healing arts or a person
employed in a hospital or in the office of a licensed physician under such physician's
immediate direction; nor shall this chapter prohibit the use of nonelectrical cosmetic
devices or the use of wax or other proprietary depilatories used for the temporary removal
of superfluous hair from the surface of the skin.
(1951, S. 2326d; 1963, P.A. 330, S. 7; P.A. 01-109, S. 11.)
History: 1963 act stipulated removal of hair referred to in last provision be temporary; P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichology" to "electrology" and made a technical change.
Sec. 20-278. Prohibited acts. No person shall: (1) Buy, sell or fraudulently obtain
or furnish any diploma, certificate, license, record or registration purporting to show
that any person is qualified or authorized to practice electrology, or participate in any
such act; (2) practice or attempt or offer to practice electrology under cover of any
diploma, certificate, license, record or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or
signed, or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation or mistake of fact in a
material regard; (3) practice or attempt or offer to practice electrology under a name
other than such person's own name or under a false or assumed name; (4) aid or abet
practice by a person not lawfully licensed to practice electrology within this state or by
a person whose license to practice has been suspended or revoked; or (5) use in such
person's advertising the word "electrologist" or any description of services involving
permanent hair removal, without having obtained a license under the provisions of this
chapter. No person shall, during the time such person's license is revoked or suspended,
practice or attempt or offer or advertise to practice electrology or be employed by, work
with or assist, in any way, any person licensed to practice electrology. Any person who
violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars
or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
(1951, S. 2327d, 2328d; 1963, P.A. 330, S. 8; P.A. 80-484, S. 129, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 62, 71; P.A. 88-362, S. 15;
P.A. 01-109, S. 12; P.A. 03-19, S. 50.)
History: 1963 act substituted term, "profession" for "occupation," and deleted prohibition in Subdiv. (7) against use
of words, "licensed electrologist" or "electrologer"; P.A. 80-484 deleted Subdiv. (4) containing advertising prohibition,
renumbering remaining Subdivs. accordingly, deleted references to advertising in Subdivs. (2) and (3) and required permission of health services department rather than of board in renumbered Subdiv. (4), formerly (5); P.A. 81-471 deleted
prohibition against giving training in hypertrichology without permission from department and state board of education;
P.A. 88-362 substituted prohibition of use of term "hypertrichologist" and descriptions of services involving permanent
hair removal for prior ban on use of term "licensed hypertrichologist" in Subdiv. (5); P.A. 01-109 changed "hypertrichology"
to "electrology", changed "hypertrichologist" to "electrologist" and made technical changes; P.A. 03-19 made a technical
change, effective May 12, 2003.