Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G5-20.007 (2026)
Communicable Disease
(1) No person engaged in the practice of cosmetology or a specialty in a salon shall proceed with any service to a person having a visible disease, pediculosis, or open sores suggesting a communicable disease, until such person furnishes a statement signed by a physician licensed to practice in the State of Florida stating that the disease or condition is not in an infectious, contagious or communicable stage.
(2) No cosmetologist or person registered to practice any specialty in Florida, who has a visible disease, pediculosis, or open sores suggesting a communicable disease, shall engage in the practice of cosmetology or any specialty, until such cosmetologist or registrant obtains a statement signed by a physician licensed to practice in the State of Florida stating that the disease or condition is not in an infectious, contagious, or communicable stage.
Rulemaking Authority 477.016 FS. Law Implemented 477.025(2) FS. History–New 5-12-81, Amended 10-6-85, Formerly 21F-20.07, Amended 5-11-92, Formerly 21F-20.007.
Effective: 5/11/1992.