1. (1) No patron with definite open sores, exhibiting symptoms of infectious or contagious disease or disorders of the skin, or parasitic infestations will be served in a shop or school unless written permission from a physician has been secured.
2. (2) No cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, shampoo/manicurist, instructor or natural hair stylist who knowingly has an infectious or contagious disease or parasitic infestation in a communicable stage shall give service in a school or shop.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-4-105 and 62-4-125. Administrative History: Original rule filed February 23, 1983; effective March 25, 1983. Repeal and new rule filed July 10, 1997; effective September 23, 1997. Amendments filed December 12, 2017; effective March 12, 2018. Amendments filed September 25, 2025; effective December 24, 2025.