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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) The following individuals are exempt from this chapter, except section 4709.091 of the Revised Code, as applicable:
(1) All individuals licensed by this state to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, or any branch of medicine, surgery, or dentistry, while acting within the scope of practice for the license, permit, or certificate held;
(2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers of the United States army, navy, air force, or marine hospital service, and attendants attached to the same, while acting within the scope of practice for the license, permit, or certificate held;
(3) Nurses licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, while acting within the scope of practice for the license or certificate held;
(4) Cosmetologists and hair designers licensed under Chapter 4713. of the Revised Code, while acting within the scope of practice for the license or permit held;
(5) Funeral directors, embalmers, and apprentices licensed or certified under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code, while acting within the scope of practice for the license, permit, or certificate held;
(6) Volunteers of hospitals and homes as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, who render service to registered patients and inpatients who reside in such hospitals or homes;
(7) Nurse aides and other employees of hospitals and homes as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, who engage in the practice of barbering on registered patients only as part of general patient care services and who do not charge patients directly on a fee-for-service basis;
(8) Massage therapists who hold current, valid licenses to practice massage therapy issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, while acting within the scope of practice for the license held;
(9) Inmates who provide services related to the practice of barbering to other inmates, except when those services are provided in a licensed barber shop or school within a state correctional institution.
(B) A volunteer described in division (A)(6) of this section shall not use or work with any chemical products such as permanent wave, hair dye, or chemical hair relaxer, which without proper training would pose a health or safety problem to a patient.
(C) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall oversee the services described in division (A)(9) of this section with respect to infection control and adopt rules governing those types of services provided by inmates.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XLVII. Occupations Professions § 4709.03 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xlvii-occupations-professions/oh-rev-code-sect-4709-03/
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