HB 2440 Summary

• Allows the board to hire consultants to assist in performing its duties and separates "persons to provide investigative, professional and clerical assistance" as a distinct personnel category from other permanent or temporary personnel.

• Exempts persons providing tanning services through air brushing, tanning beds, or spray tanning from cosmetology licensure requirements.

• Replaces references to "supervisory care home" with "residential care institution" in exemptions for applying makeup, oils, and cosmetics in healthcare settings.

• Allows licensed cosmetologists, aestheticians, and nail technicians to practice without salon request in health care facilities, hospitals, residential care institutions, nursing homes, or residences of persons requiring home care due to illness or disability.

• Expands the board's authority to assess licensees with reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred during investigations and disciplinary hearings, with collected funds used for related training, education, and investigation expenses.