It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 5-10-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-10 entitled "Hairdressers, Cosmeticians and Manicurists" is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-10-23. Fixed place of business. -- (a) Manicuring, esthetics, barbering and/or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy, as defined in this chapter, shall be practiced only in a shop licensed under section 5-10-15. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the practice of barbering, manicuring, and hairdressing and cosmetic therapy and esthetics in the same shop or place of business.

(b) Nothing in this section shall restrict a hairdresser licensed pursuant to this chapter, operating in a licensed nursing service agency, from providing services to an individual who is homebound at their home. For purposes of this section, "homebound" shall be defined as any person who is considered housebound for purpose of federal medicare eligibility.

(c) Nothing in this section shall restrict any person licensed pursuant to this chapter from providing services to an individual who is homebound at their home as verified by a licensed health care professional.

{ADD (d) Nothing in this section shall restrict or prohibit any person licensed pursuant to this chapter, from providing services to an individual residing in any H.U.D. recognized housing for the elderly in the H.U.D. recognized housing in which the individual resides. Such services shall be provided in a separate room inspected by the Department of Health. Students enrolled in programs of hairdressing, barbering and/or cosmetology shall be prohibited in H.U.D. recognized housing. ADD}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.