General provisions for establishments.

32-02-01-02. General provisions for establishments. All establishments shall adhere to the following: 1. Establishments. a. Each establishment must have: (1) Adequate workspace to ensure safe working conditions; (2) A reception area; (3) A supply room or designated supply area with enclosed cabinets for storage; (4) Readily accessible toilet facilities; and (5) Facilities for maintaining clean and sanitary conditions. b. Separation from living quarters. Each establishment must be completely separated from any living or sleeping quarters by complete, floor-to-ceiling partitioning and solid 1 door, which must remain closed at all times during hours of operation. Cosmetology, manicuring, esthetician, or advanced esthetician services may not be performed in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. c. Public entrances and exits. All public entrances and exits must comply with applicable local or state building codes. d. Recreational vehicles. An establishment may not be located in a recreational vehicle such as a motor home, camper or a pull-behind enclosed trailer. 2. Schools. To ensure adequate conditions of cleanliness and disinfection, and to protect the public health and welfare, each school shall maintain adequate floor space to provide a safe and effective learning environment. Each school facility must include at a minimum, the following: a. A business office; b. A reception area; c. A service area; d. A practice area; e. A dispensary; f. A student lounge; g. Classrooms with sufficient space to effectively instruct the number of students enrolled in each program; and h. At least two bathrooms which must be located in the same building and be readily accessible from within the school. Classrooms for cosmetology instruction may also be utilized for other offered programs; however, instruction in multiple disciplines may not occur simultaneously within the same classroom. Separate and distinct practice and service floor areas must be clearly delineated for esthetics training and may not overlap with designated practice and service floor areas for hair or nail services, with the exception of facial waxing on the cosmetology practice and service floor where the client does not disrobe. All practice and service floor areas must be arranged to enable instructors to observe students during the performance of services. 3. School separation. Each school must be entirely separated from any living quarters, cosmetology establishment, or other business by a continuous, solid, nontransparent wall extending from the floor to the ceiling. Direct access between the school and any such entity is prohibited. This requirement does not apply to an affiliated school offering instruction in a related field. History: Amended effective July 1, 1988; July 1, 1990; March 1, 1998; January 1, 2002; December 1, 2005; January 1, 2012; January 1, 2017; April 1, 2022; January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-11-11