OAR 331-910-0023: Electrology Supervisor

(1) While practical procedures are being performed by the trainee under direct supervision, the supervisor-to-trainee ratio is one supervisor to four trainees at one time. (2) A supervisor may have more than four trainees while practical procedures are being performed under indirect supervision (3) A supervisor must provide direct supervision, to a trainee when electrology services listed under OAR 331-910-0007(4)(a) through (d) are being performed. (4) A supervisor must provide indirect supervision, to a trainee when electrology services listed under OAR 331-910-0007(4)(e) are being performed. (5) A supervisor must exercise management, guidance, and control over the electrology services of the trainee and must exercise professional judgment when providing training, direct supervision, and indirect supervision to the trainee. A supervisor is responsible for all matters relative to a trainee’s electrology services. (6) A supervisor must document work done by the trainee on a form prescribed by the Office and must maintain the records of training for the trainee, including but not limited to, trainee tracking forms, certification of training and examination form for a minimum of two years following completion of training. (7) If a trainee has more than one supervisor, one supervisor must be designated as the primary supervisor to that trainee. The primary supervisor is responsible for receiving and maintaining the records of training from all supervisors for the trainee, including but not limited to, trainee tracking forms, certification of training and examination form for a minimum of two years following completion of training. (8) A supervisor must provide the trainee with their records of training including but not limited to trainee tracking forms, certification of training and examination scores regardless of whether the trainee completes the training program. (9) A supervisor must ensure that before electrology services are performed the trainee must inform the client they are in training and working under supervision and document this information in the client record. (10) A supervisor must notify the Office in writing within 15 calendar days if the supervisor is no longer supervising a trainee and must provide to the Office the number of hours of training and any examination scores the trainee completed on a form prescribed by the Office. (11) Notwithstanding any other disciplinary actions, the Office may withdraw a licensee’s supervisor status for providing incomplete or inadequate training or falsifying documentation.