New Licensing Requirements For Certain New Canaan Salons

From the Town of New Caanan: The CT legislature has passed licensing requirements for estheticians, nail technicians, and eyelash technicians as part of the state budget HB 7424. This bill requires estheticians, nail technicians, and eyelash technicians to be individually licensed; allows schools for them to be established; sets annual inspection standards; requires spas or salons to be under the management of a DPH-credentialed individual; and extends existing law’s human trafficking notice requirements to additional establishments.

The passed bill “generally requires individuals to obtain a state Department of Public Health (DPH) license or temporary permit as (1) an esthetician and eyelash technician on and after July 1, 2020, and for applications on or after January 1, 2020; (2) a nail technician on and after January 1, 2021, and for applications on or after October 1, 2020; or (3) a combination license. “ Currently nail technicians are not DPH-credentialed and towns vary in inspection and enforcement based on their own local health ordinances. This bill will streamline and make inspection forms and regulations uniform throughout the state of CT. This bill does not replace local ordinance regulations on licensing the establishments themselves but rather adds the requirement of licensing the individual technicians.

For further information, contact: Jennifer Eielson, Director of Health 203-594-3019 (jen.eielson@newcanaanct.gov)