{"id":24990,"date":"2019-02-15T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=24990"},"modified":"2019-02-15T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:50:37","slug":"changes-sought-for-nail-technology-body-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=24990","title":{"rendered":"Changes sought for nail technology, body art"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 14 on a bill that would make several changes to state law regulating nail technology and tattoo artists.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Mark Kolterman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among other provisions, LB607, introduced by Sen. Mark Kolterman of Seward, would:
\n\u2022 create a three-day license for a \u201cguest body artist\u201d enabling him or her to work at a licensed tattoo establishment or under a licensed body artist;
\n\u2022 create the position of nail technology apprentice and allow an apprentice to work under a licensed nail technologist;
\n\u2022 update the definition of cosmetic tattooing;
\n\u2022 add \u201cnatural nail\u201d treatment\u2014work done on a person\u2019s nails without adding to the nail\u2014to the definition of manicuring; and
\n\u2022 allow the Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology and Body Art to administer licensing exams in multiple languages.<\/p>\n

Kolterman said the bill was intended to update state law at the request of the Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology and Body Art. The guest body artist designation would allow for out-of-state tattoo artists to come to Nebraska, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is important as it will allow our state to host body art conventions,\u201d Kolterman said.<\/p>\n

Testifying in favor of the bill was Pam Rowland, a licensed nail technician. She said nail technology has the highest risk to public safety in cosmetology and that Nebraska is the only state that does not license natural nail manicures and pedicures.<\/p>\n

Rowland said she\u2019s been called as an expert witness in two lawsuits in which the plaintiffs suffered serious infections at a nail salon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be called again,\u201d Rowland said.<\/p>\n

Lincoln attorney Tony Brock also testified in favor of the bill. He said cases of injury and infection at nail salons are rising.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey walk in as customers and walk out as patients,\u201d Brock said.<\/p>\n

Laura Ebke of the Platte Institute testified against LB607. She said that adding a license requirement for natural nail manicures could create a barrier to entry into a low-wage profession. She asked if there weren\u2019t better solutions to unsanitary salons.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan some of these concerns be addressed through inspections of places of business rather than through the licensing of those who may be working there?\u201d Ebke said.<\/p>\n

The committee took no immediate action on LB607.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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