Does a pipe-less foot spa count?

Yes. Maine defines a whirlpool foot spa as any basin using circulating water, self-contained or plumbed in, which is Texas's definition word for word, and a pipe-less unit circulates. Set the chair as Whirlpool.

What about a basin, or a disposable liner?

A non-whirlpool basin takes the after-client cleaning only, and still logs it. A disposable liner sits inside a whirlpool foot spa with its portable jet, so the spa under it keeps its end-of-day and bi-weekly cleanings: set the chair as Liner and it offers all three.

How long do I keep the record?

One year from the date of the last entry, presented to the Director on request. ReadyPedi keeps two years of history, and Inspection mode opens the last year in whole month sheets, the form's own unit.

Can End of Day and Bi-Weekly go on the same row?

No. The form says check one box only. The bi-weekly soak follows the end-of-day steps and takes that night's row, with only the Bi-Weekly box ticked.

The form's header says WEEKLY. Is the cleaning weekly or bi-weekly?

Every other week. The rule (§26.279) says bi-weekly and the form's box says Bi-Weekly; only the header line still reads WEEKLY. ReadyPedi follows the rule and the box, and reminds you every two weeks.

What if a foot spa is out of service?

The record has to show the date it was removed from service, for any reason. Log a Removed from Service row, then Back in Service when it returns. The rule also removes from service any unit whose record is not kept, until it is cleaned and the record brought up to date.

Is ReadyPedi part of the Program?

No. ReadyPedi is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by Maine's Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program or the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation. It prints the Program's own log from your record.

Maine · Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program · 02-041 CMR Ch. 26, §26.270

Maine requires a record of every foot spa cleaning, kept one year. Log it in three taps.

Under 02-041 CMR Ch. 26, §26.280, every whirlpool foot spa and foot basin needs a record of the time and date of each cleaning, daily or bi-weekly, made at or near the time, kept one year from the last entry and presented to the Director on request. Techs log at the chair. ReadyPedi prints the Program's log.

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The Maine cleaning schedule

01After each client

Client.

Every client, every whirlpool foot spa. The only cleaning a non-whirlpool basin logs.After ClientEnd of DayBi-Weekly

02End of day

Close.

A row of its own, at closing: the screen and parts out, the debris behind the screen removed, everything disinfected.After ClientEnd of DayBi-Weekly

03Every other week

Soak.

A row of its own, in place of that night's End of Day: a bleach or disinfectant flush, left 6 to 10 hours.After ClientEnd of DayBi-Weekly

The boxes are the form's own. Check one box only: ReadyPedi ticks it for the tech.

The rule

What Maine asks for, in plain words.

02-041 CMR Ch. 26, §§26.270 to 26.282 set how a foot spa, a foot basin and a spa liner are cleaned and how each cleaning is recorded. Here is the record half, next to how ReadyPedi keeps it.

What Maine asks for, in plain words.
	The rule	ReadyPedi
Which units	Every whirlpool foot spa, meaning any basin using circulating water, pipe-less included (§26.271). Every non-whirlpool foot basin, tub, footbath, sink or bowl that holds still water (§26.272). And a disposable liner with its portable jet (§§26.273 to 26.275).	Set each chair as Whirlpool, Basin or Liner. A Basin offers After Client alone; a Liner takes all three, as the spa under it does.
Which cleanings	After each client service; at the end of each day; and every other week, after the end-of-day steps. A basin takes the after-client cleaning only.	After Client, End of Day and Bi-Weekly, each a row of its own. The screen refuses End of Day and Bi-Weekly on a Basin.
What a row shows	The time and date of each cleaning, whether it was a daily or bi-weekly cleaning, and any work day the spa was not used. The form adds the initials of the licensee.	The tech picks the cleaning. The date, time and initials are stamped for them.
When it's written	At or near the time of the cleaning and disinfecting.	At the chair, the moment it's done.
The form	The rule names no form. The Program publishes a sample, the Pedicure Equipment Cleaning and Disinfecting Log: one sheet per chair per month, check one box only.	Prints the Program's log, one sheet per chair per month, filled in from the record.
How long	One year from the date of the last entry.	Two years of history on every plan.
On request	Presented to the Director on request.	Inspection mode opens the last year, in whole month sheets, ready to hand over.
Out of service	When a foot spa, basin or jet is removed from service for any reason, the record shows the date. A unit whose record is not kept is removed from service until it is cleaned and the record brought up to date (§26.281).	Removed from Service and Back in Service, each a row of its own.
Your part	Every row, on time, for every unit.	Three taps at the chair.

Which units: The ruleEvery whirlpool foot spa, meaning any basin using circulating water, pipe-less included (§26.271). Every non-whirlpool foot basin, tub, footbath, sink or bowl that holds still water (§26.272). And a disposable liner with its portable jet (§§26.273 to 26.275).; ReadyPediSet each chair as Whirlpool, Basin or Liner. A Basin offers After Client alone; a Liner takes all three, as the spa under it does.
Which cleanings: The ruleAfter each client service; at the end of each day; and every other week, after the end-of-day steps. A basin takes the after-client cleaning only.; ReadyPediAfter Client, End of Day and Bi-Weekly, each a row of its own. The screen refuses End of Day and Bi-Weekly on a Basin.
What a row shows: The ruleThe time and date of each cleaning, whether it was a daily or bi-weekly cleaning, and any work day the spa was not used. The form adds the initials of the licensee.; ReadyPediThe tech picks the cleaning. The date, time and initials are stamped for them.
When it's written: The ruleAt or near the time of the cleaning and disinfecting.; ReadyPediAt the chair, the moment it's done.
The form: The ruleThe rule names no form. The Program publishes a sample, the Pedicure Equipment Cleaning and Disinfecting Log: one sheet per chair per month, check one box only.; ReadyPediPrints the Program's log, one sheet per chair per month, filled in from the record.
How long: The ruleOne year from the date of the last entry.; ReadyPediTwo years of history on every plan.
On request: The rulePresented to the Director on request.; ReadyPediInspection mode opens the last year, in whole month sheets, ready to hand over.
Out of service: The ruleWhen a foot spa, basin or jet is removed from service for any reason, the record shows the date. A unit whose record is not kept is removed from service until it is cleaned and the record brought up to date (§26.281).; ReadyPediRemoved from Service and Back in Service, each a row of its own.
Your part: The ruleEvery row, on time, for every unit.; ReadyPediThree taps at the chair.

Sources: 02-041 CMR Ch. 26, §§26.270–26.282, read October 18, 2026

Filling in a row

Three boxes. Check one box only.

Every row of the Program's log has the same three boxes, and the form says check one box only. Only these four rows belong on the log.

Three boxes. Check one box only.
When	After Client	End of Day	Bi-Weekly
Between clients	Ticked	Blank	Blank
Closing, the spa had clients	Blank	Ticked	Blank
The bi-weekly soak, in place of that night's End of Day	Blank	Blank	Ticked
No pedicures that day: the row reads No services performed	No services performed

Never on the same row

After Client + End of Day
After Client + Bi-Weekly
End of Day + Bi-Weekly

ReadyPedi won't let a tech tick two boxes, or log End of Day and Bi-Weekly on a basin.

The form

What the inspector is handed.

Maine Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program Pedicure Equipment Cleaning and Disinfecting Log, filled in from the record — Spa Cleaning Log · one chair · one week of rows

The Program's own log, filled in from timestamped rows.

Print any chair and any month. Each chair prints on its own sheet, the way the Program's instructions ask, with the tech's initials on every row.

Need a blank one? The Program's log (PDF)

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Guides

The longer answers.

How the log runs day to day, in any state. Every guide lists its sources.

Instructions

The Maine questions we're asked most.

Does a pipe-less foot spa count?
Yes. Maine defines a whirlpool foot spa as any basin using circulating water, self-contained or plumbed in, which is Texas's definition word for word, and a pipe-less unit circulates. Set the chair as Whirlpool.
What about a basin, or a disposable liner?
A non-whirlpool basin takes the after-client cleaning only, and still logs it. A disposable liner sits inside a whirlpool foot spa with its portable jet, so the spa under it keeps its end-of-day and bi-weekly cleanings: set the chair as Liner and it offers all three.
How long do I keep the record?
One year from the date of the last entry, presented to the Director on request. ReadyPedi keeps two years of history, and Inspection mode opens the last year in whole month sheets, the form's own unit.
Can End of Day and Bi-Weekly go on the same row?
No. The form says check one box only. The bi-weekly soak follows the end-of-day steps and takes that night's row, with only the Bi-Weekly box ticked.
The form's header says WEEKLY. Is the cleaning weekly or bi-weekly?
Every other week. The rule (§26.279) says bi-weekly and the form's box says Bi-Weekly; only the header line still reads WEEKLY. ReadyPedi follows the rule and the box, and reminds you every two weeks.
What if a foot spa is out of service?
The record has to show the date it was removed from service, for any reason. Log a Removed from Service row, then Back in Service when it returns. The rule also removes from service any unit whose record is not kept, until it is cleaned and the record brought up to date.
Is ReadyPedi part of the Program?
No. ReadyPedi is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by Maine's Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program or the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation. It prints the Program's own log from your record.

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