Sec. 1602.406. INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. (a) A person holding an operator license, instructor license, or specialty certificate may not perform any practice of cosmetology if the person knows the person is suffering from an infectious or contagious disease for which the person is not entitled to protection under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
(b) A person holding a beauty shop license, specialty shop license, private beauty culture school license, or license to operate a vocational cosmetology program in a public school may not employ a person to perform any practice of cosmetology if the license holder knows that the person is suffering from an infectious or contagious disease for which the person is not entitled to protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
