Cosmetology Services in Ukraine: Problems of Legal Regulation

Abstract

The demand for cosmetology services has been recently growing in Ukraine, but there is no proper legal regulation for their provision. The aim of the article is to analyze the current status and specific features of legal regulation for the provision of cosmetology services in Ukraine, as well as to suggest the improvements to Ukrainian legislation in this area. The main objective is to distinguish the problems and to develop suggestions to improve regulatory legal acts regulating the provision of cosmetic services in Ukraine. Materials to identify the specific features of the current state of legal regulation in regard to the provision of cosmetology services in Ukraine were the legislation and case law of Ukraine, the works of Ukrainian scholars, analytical materials and Internet resources. The methodological basis of the research is general and special methods of scientific cognition, the use of which is due to specific features of the legal regulation of the market of cosmetology services. It has been stated that there is currently no normatively established procedure and specific features for the implementation of activities for the provision of cosmetology services in Ukrainian laws; there are also no standards for their provision, treatment of complications and training of qualified personnel. The author has formulated proposals to improve the legislation regulating the provision of cosmetology services and cosmetic care to the Ukrainian population. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine was offered to develop and approve a regulatory legal act governing the procedure for the provision of cosmetology services and the list of services that can be provided exclusively by health professionals.