Text of Statute

(A) Applicants for a cosmetologist's license shall be at least sixteen years of age, of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have received a total of not less than fifteen hundred hours of instruction in the several branches of cosmetology, including subjects relating to sanitation, in a licensed school of cosmetology in Ohio or otherwise pursuant to credits given by the state board of cosmetology as provided in section 4713.02 of the Revised Code, provided that only one thousand hours of instruction in the several branches of cosmetology in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state is required of a person licensed as a barber under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code. Except as provided in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, an applicant shall pass an examination in order to qualify for a cosmetologist's license.

(B) Applicants for a manicurist's license shall be at least sixteen years of age, of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have received at least two hundred hours of instruction in subjects relating to sanitation, manicuring, and application of artificial or sculptured nails in a licensed school of cosmetology in Ohio. Except as provided in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, an applicant shall pass an examination in order to qualify for a manicurist's license.

(C) Applicants for an esthetician's license shall be at least sixteen years of age, of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have successfully completed at least six hundred hours of instruction in esthetics in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state. Except as provided in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, an applicant shall pass an examination to qualify for an esthetician's license. The board shall design the examination so as to demonstrate an applicant's minimum competency in all fields of esthetics.

(D) Applicants for a natural hair stylist license shall be at least sixteen years of age, of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have received at least four hundred fifty hours of instruction in subjects relating to sanitation, scalp care, anatomy, hair styling, communication skills, and laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology. Except as provided in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, an applicant shall pass an examination to qualify for a natural hair stylist's license.

(E) Applicants for a managing cosmetologist's license shall be of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have practiced as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon in this or another state of the United States or the District of Columbia for at least one year, or have completed three hundred hours of board-approved curriculum additional in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state in subjects relative to advanced cosmetology, business management, and supervision. Certification of an applicant's completion of one year's experience shall be made to the board by the licensed managing cosmetologist or the owner of the licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed, or certification of completion of the prescribed course of three hundred additional hours shall be made to the board by the school of cosmetology in this state. Upon either of the foregoing certifications and, except as provided in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, upon passage of an examination, the board shall issue a managing cosmetologist's license to the applicant.

(F) Applicants for an initial cosmetology instructor's license shall be of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school twelfth grade education, hold a current managing cosmetologist license issued pursuant to this chapter, and have practiced as a licensed cosmetologist in a beauty salon for at least twelve months, or have completed one thousand hours of cosmetology instructor training in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state as an apprentice instructor. On the date that an apprentice cosmetology instructor begins cosmetology instructor training in a licensed school of cosmetology, the school shall certify the name of the apprentice cosmetology instructor to the board along with the date on which the apprentice's instructor training began. No school shall have more than six apprentice cosmetology instructors at any one time. The apprentice cosmetology instructor shall be allowed the regular quota of students as prescribed by the board, with the provision that a cosmetology instructor is present. An apprentice cosmetology instructor may be compensated by the school. Certification that the applicant has completed one year or more of experience in a licensed beauty salon shall be made to the board by the licensed managing cosmetologist or the owner of the licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed; or, certification shall be made to the board by the school of cosmetology, that the apprentice cosmetology instructor has completed one thousand hours of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state. Upon any of the foregoing certifications and provided that the applicant holds a current managing cosmetologist's license issued pursuant to this chapter, the board shall issue a cosmetology instructor's license to the applicant.

(G) Every person who completes a course in cosmetology given in a vocational program conducted by a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district, is eligible to apply for a cosmetologist's or manicurist's license, provided the person has completed the educational requirements of division (A) or (B) of this section. The board may adopt rules for the recognition of any credit to be given to the study of cosmetology in such vocational schools of this state.

(H) The board shall issue to an applicant who has completed the requirements of this section and has not previously failed to pass an examination conducted by the board to determine the applicant's fitness in the practice of cosmetology a temporary work permit upon the receipt of the application for examination as provided in section 4713.05 of the Revised Code. The temporary work permit authorizes the holder to engage in the practice of cosmetology under the supervision of a licensed managing cosmetologist up to the date of the holding of the next meeting of the board for the examination of applicants for license. A temporary work permit is not renewable and no person is entitled to more than one such permit. The fee for the temporary work permit is five dollars.

(I) Applicants for a managing manicurist's license shall be of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have practiced as a manicurist in a licensed nail salon, beauty salon, or barber shop in this or another state of the United States or the District of Columbia for at least one year, or have completed an additional one hundred hours of board-approved curriculum in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state in advanced subjects relative to manicuring the nails, application of artificial nails, business management, and supervision.

Certification of an applicant's completion of one year's experience shall be made to the state board of cosmetology by the licensed managing manicurist or the licensed managing cosmetologist, or the owner of the licensed nail salon, beauty salon, or barber shop in which the applicant has been employed, or certification of completion of the prescribed course of one hundred additional hours shall be made to the board by the school of cosmetology in this state. Upon either of the foregoing certifications, and except as provided in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, upon passage of an examination, the board shall issue a managing manicurist's license to the applicant.

(J) When determining the total hours of instruction received by any applicant for licensure under this section, the board shall not take into account more than eight hours of instruction per day nor instruction received more than five years prior to issuance of the initial license.

(K) Applicants for a managing esthetician's license shall be of good moral character, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school eighth grade education, and have practiced esthetics as a cosmetologist or as an esthetician in this or another state of the United States or the District of Columbia for at least one year or have completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a cosmetologist or esthetician, at least one hundred fifty hours of management training in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state.

Certification to the board of either the completion of the one year of experience or the additional one hundred fifty hours of management training qualifies the applicant to take the examination for licensure as a managing esthetician. Upon satisfactory passage of the board's examination and payment of all applicable fees, the board shall issue the applicant a managing esthetician's license.

(L) Applicants for an initial license as an esthetics instructor shall be at least eighteen years of age, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school twelfth grade education, hold a current managing cosmetologist's or managing esthetician's license, and have at least one year of experience in the practice of cosmetology or esthetics as a managing cosmetologist or managing esthetician in a licensed salon or have five hundred hours of training as an assistant esthetics instructor.

(M) Applicants for an initial license as a manicurist instructor shall be at least eighteen years of age, have the equivalent of an Ohio public school twelfth grade education, hold a current managing manicurist or managing cosmetologist license issued in this state, and have practiced as a licensed managing manicurist or managing cosmetologist in a salon for at least twelve months. In place of the salon experience, an applicant may substitute the completion, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a cosmetologist or manicurist, of three hundred hours of training in the practice of manicuring instruction in a licensed school of cosmetology in this state.

HISTORY: GC § 1082-5; 115 v 326, § 5; 123 v 795; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 126 v 801 (Eff 10-5-55); 131 v 1180 (Eff 10-15-65); 132 v H 1 (Eff 2-21-67); 136 v S 262 (Eff 6-18-76); 142 v H 331 (Eff 6-29-88); 143 v H 792 (Eff 7-24-90); 144 v H 322 (Eff 3-2-92); 145 v S 143 (Eff 8-10-94); 148 v H 283. Eff 9-29-99.

The effective date is set by section 162 of HB 283.