posted on: 12/18/2024
Hair pros, the new year is approaching, and your scope of practice is getting a makeover to ring in 2025! Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law House Bill 5684 (HB 5684) in early December, modernizing the cosmetology and skin care professions. The bill amends and creates new definitions and broadens the scope of practice to include popular services your clients may be requesting. Professionals will be able to perform the new services March 20, 2025. AHP dives into HB 5684 to give you the exciting details below.
Light Therapy and Electrical Devices
Cosmetologists and estheticians can now use noninvasive light. Licensed professionals who perform a light therapy service must use only noninvasive light therapy that is:
- Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Not intended to penetrate the living layers of the skin
Licensed professionals can use a class 1 medical device. HB 5684 defines a class 1 medical device as a low-risk device that is used for basic esthetics procedures. This includes LED light therapy and noninvasive skin care tools, such as galvanic current at not less than 0.1 milliamperes and not more than 0.5 milliamperes for a duration of not more than 20 minutes, and microcurrent that does not cause visible contractions.
HB 5684 also allows professionals to perform high-frequency treatments. The bill defines high-frequency treatments as a service that uses an electrical current of not less than 5 megahertz to treat various conditions, including acne, wrinkles, and skin renewal.
Exfoliation Techniques
Cosmetologists and estheticians can now perform dermaplaning, nonmedical grade chemical peels, and microdermabrasion services. Licensed professionals can only exfoliate the dead skin cells of an individual.
The bill also allows cosmetologists and estheticians to perform nonmedical grade hydrodermabrasion. However, professionals who were issued licenses before March 20, 2025, cannot perform a nonmedical grade hydrodermabrasion unless they have documented proof of hydrodermabrasion training.
More, More, More!
HB 5684 doesn’t disappoint and adds even more skin care services to your scope of practice, including:
- Eyebrow lamination and tinting
- Eyebrow tinting must be performed with a product that won’t last for more than six weeks
- Eyelash services (including extensions and tinting)
- Facial cupping
- Threading
- Spray tans
Effective Date: March 20, 2025