OREGON LAWS, RULES AND
REGULATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Adequate ventilation - ANS ventilation by natural or mechanical methods which removes or
exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring, or to allow the
free flow of air in a room in proportion to the size and capacity of the room.
Affidavit of Licensure - ANS means an original document or other approved means of
verifying licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding
penalties and/or disciplinary actions.
Agency - ANS Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Article - ANS means those items which complement services provided in the practice of
barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not limited to neck-strips, neck
dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes.
Authorization - ANS means a certificate, license, permit or registration issued by the Oregon
Health Licensing Agency that allows a person to practice one of the occupations or professions
or maintain a facility subject to the authority of the boards and councils listed in 676.565
Chemical service - ANS means the use of any product which restructures or removes hair or
changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails.
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,Common area - ANS area of a facility which is used by all authorization holders performing
services, reception areas, dispensing areas, sinks, shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas
and employee lounges.
Disinfect - ANS means using a process to destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria,
viruses, germs and fungi.
Dispensing area - ANS means an area with non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to, mixing
of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing parts of the
body exposed to chemicals.
Educational Institution - ANS means an Oregon high school, Oregon career school (licensed)
or an Oregon community college.
EPA - ANS Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the federal government, which
approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
Equipment - ANS means those items needed to operate a facility, including, but not limited
to, waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo bowls,
stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax containers, and nail
technology tables.
Fire retardant container - ANS airtight metal container for disposing of chemical waste or
storing linens with chemical residue.
High-level disinfectant - ANS means a chemical agent, which has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
Low-level disinfectant - ANS A chemical agent which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
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, Materials and supplies - ANS means those items which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave solutions, hair oils, shampoos,
rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
Natural Person - ANS means a living, individual, human being.
Official transcript - ANS An original document authorized by the appropriate office in the
Oregon Department of Education and certified by an educational institution indicating applicant
identity information, each field of practice enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each
field of practice if applicable, final practical examination scores for each field of practice,
enrollment information and a signature from an authorized representative on file with the
agency. Original documents must be submitted directly to the agency from the educational
institution by United States Postal Service mail or other recognized mail service providers in a
sealed envelope; OR
(b) A document authorized by the appropriate office in the Oregon Department of Education
and certified by an educational institution indicating identity information, each field of practice
enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each field of practice if applicable, final practical
examination scores for each field of practice, enrollment information and a signature from an
authorized representative on file with the agency. Non-original documents are only accepted
when approved by the Agency.
Premises - ANS means the entire area of a facility, licensed by the agency as a facility.
Sharp edged or pointed, non-electrical tools and implements - ANS means those items which
may on occasion pierce or cut the skin and draw blood, including razors, cuticle nippers, cuticle
pushers, nail clippers, tweezers, comedone extractors, shears, and metal nail files.
Soiled - ANS means an article that has been used and has not been cleaned or disinfected for
use on the next client.
Tools and implements - ANS means all portable articles and instruments, which the
authorization holder uses when performing services on clients, including, but not limited to
combs, shears, clippers and yoyettes.
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REGULATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Adequate ventilation - ANS ventilation by natural or mechanical methods which removes or
exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring, or to allow the
free flow of air in a room in proportion to the size and capacity of the room.
Affidavit of Licensure - ANS means an original document or other approved means of
verifying licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding
penalties and/or disciplinary actions.
Agency - ANS Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Article - ANS means those items which complement services provided in the practice of
barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not limited to neck-strips, neck
dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes.
Authorization - ANS means a certificate, license, permit or registration issued by the Oregon
Health Licensing Agency that allows a person to practice one of the occupations or professions
or maintain a facility subject to the authority of the boards and councils listed in 676.565
Chemical service - ANS means the use of any product which restructures or removes hair or
changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails.
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,Common area - ANS area of a facility which is used by all authorization holders performing
services, reception areas, dispensing areas, sinks, shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas
and employee lounges.
Disinfect - ANS means using a process to destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria,
viruses, germs and fungi.
Dispensing area - ANS means an area with non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to, mixing
of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing parts of the
body exposed to chemicals.
Educational Institution - ANS means an Oregon high school, Oregon career school (licensed)
or an Oregon community college.
EPA - ANS Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the federal government, which
approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
Equipment - ANS means those items needed to operate a facility, including, but not limited
to, waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo bowls,
stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax containers, and nail
technology tables.
Fire retardant container - ANS airtight metal container for disposing of chemical waste or
storing linens with chemical residue.
High-level disinfectant - ANS means a chemical agent, which has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
Low-level disinfectant - ANS A chemical agent which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
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, Materials and supplies - ANS means those items which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave solutions, hair oils, shampoos,
rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
Natural Person - ANS means a living, individual, human being.
Official transcript - ANS An original document authorized by the appropriate office in the
Oregon Department of Education and certified by an educational institution indicating applicant
identity information, each field of practice enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each
field of practice if applicable, final practical examination scores for each field of practice,
enrollment information and a signature from an authorized representative on file with the
agency. Original documents must be submitted directly to the agency from the educational
institution by United States Postal Service mail or other recognized mail service providers in a
sealed envelope; OR
(b) A document authorized by the appropriate office in the Oregon Department of Education
and certified by an educational institution indicating identity information, each field of practice
enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each field of practice if applicable, final practical
examination scores for each field of practice, enrollment information and a signature from an
authorized representative on file with the agency. Non-original documents are only accepted
when approved by the Agency.
Premises - ANS means the entire area of a facility, licensed by the agency as a facility.
Sharp edged or pointed, non-electrical tools and implements - ANS means those items which
may on occasion pierce or cut the skin and draw blood, including razors, cuticle nippers, cuticle
pushers, nail clippers, tweezers, comedone extractors, shears, and metal nail files.
Soiled - ANS means an article that has been used and has not been cleaned or disinfected for
use on the next client.
Tools and implements - ANS means all portable articles and instruments, which the
authorization holder uses when performing services on clients, including, but not limited to
combs, shears, clippers and yoyettes.
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