A.B. 225
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 225–ASSEMBLYMEMBER NGUYEN
PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to licensing of certain
professions and occupations. (BDR 54-858)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to professions; revising provisions governing the
scope of the practice of massage therapy; establishing
certain requirements for the training of an apprentice in
the practice of barbering; exempting certain persons from
provisions governing barbers; revising requirements for
licensure as a barber or apprentice; revising provisions
governing the operation of a barbershop; requiring the
granting of a license as an instructor in the practice of
barbering to an instructor of cosmetology under certain
circumstances; revising and repealing certain provisions
relating cosmetology; revising provisions relating to
apprentices in certain occupations of cosmetology;
revising certain requirements for the granting of a license
to practice a branch of cosmetology; revising provisions
governing the training and practice of apprentices in
occupations of cosmetology; revising provisions
governing the operation of a cosmetological
establishment; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides for the regulation of the practice of massage therapy. 1
(Chapter 640C of NRS) Section 1 of this bill exempts the practices of blow-dry 2
styling, hair braiding and shampoo technology from the provisions governing 3
massage therapy. 4
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers and apprentice 5
barbers by the State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board. (Chapter 643 of NRS) 6
Existing law requires, among other qualifications, a person to have practiced as a 7
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licensed apprentice under the supervision of a licensed barber to be qualified to 8
receive a license as a barber. (NRS 643.070) Section 2 of this bill requires licensed 9
barbers who supervise apprentices who participate in certain apprenticeship 10
programs to train the apprentices in all subjects of practical work and related 11
supplemental instruction for the scope of a license as a barber. 12
Section 3 of this bill defines certain words and terms for the purposes of 13
provisions governing barbers and the practice of barbering. Section 4 of this bill 14
exempts persons engaging in certain practices from the application of the 15
provisions governing barbers and the practice of barbering. 16
Existing law sets forth the qualifications for a person to receive a license as a 17
barber. (NRS 643.070) Section 5 of this bill: (1) allows a person to complete 18
certain training in a federally-registered apprenticeship program in lieu of certain 19
other training requirements to obtain a license; (2) allows a person to complete a 20
certain number of hours in a school of barbering in lieu of serving as an apprentice 21
or satisfying certain other requirements to obtain a license; and (3) eliminates 22
certain requirements for licensure. 23
Existing law sets forth the qualifications for a person to receive a license as an 24
apprentice. (NRS 643.080) Section 6 of this bill eliminates certain requirements for 25
such a license, including the requirement to have graduated from a school of 26
barbering approved by the Board. Sections 6 and 9 of this bill exempt a person 27
who is participating in a federally-registered apprenticeship program from the 28
requirement of passing an examination conducted by the Board. 29
Existing law requires each applicant for a license as a barber or an apprentice to 30
file a verified application for an examination before the State Barbers’ Health and 31
Sanitation Board. (NRS 643.090) Section 7 of this bill: (1) eliminates the 32
requirement that the applicant file a physician’s certification that the applicant is 33
free from tuberculosis and other communicable diseases; and (2) exempts a person 34
who is participating in a federally-registered apprenticeship program from 35
complying with the requirement to apply for an examination before the Board. 36
Existing law requires a person who has a license or certificate as a barber or 37
apprentice from certain other jurisdictions whose requirements for licensing barbers 38
and apprentices are substantially the same as the requirements of this State to be 39
admitted to practice as a licensed barber or apprentice, pursuant to regulations 40
adopted by the Board. (NRS 643.120) Section 8 of this bill also requires a person 41
who has a license or certificate for a scope of practice that is substantially the same 42
as the practice of barbering to be admitted to practice as a licensed barber or 43
apprentice, as applicable, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board. 44
Existing law requires the display of the license of each licensed barber and 45
apprentice and the regulations of the Board to be displayed in a barbershop or 46
barber school. (NRS 643.150) Section 10 of this bill requires a barbershop to make 47
disclosures in certain forms to a customer who is to receive a service from an 48
apprentice who is participating in a federally-registered apprenticeship program. 49
Existing law prohibits a person from operating a barbershop unless the Board 50
has issued to that person a license to operate a barbershop. (NRS 643.171) Section 51
11 of this bill provides that: (1) a person who holds a license to operate a 52
barbershop is not prohibited from leasing space to, employing or working in the 53
same space as a person who is licensed under provisions governing cosmetology; 54
and (2) a licensed barber and a person who is licensed under provisions governing 55
cosmetology who work in the same barbershop are not required to work in different 56
spaces in the barbershop or to have partitions between them. 57
Section 12 of this bill requires the State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board 58
to issue a license as an instructor to a person who: (1) holds a license as an 59
instructor of cosmetology issued by the State Board of Cosmetology; (2) has 60
applied to the State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board; (3) has paid the 61
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applicable fees; and (4) submits all information required to complete the 62
application. 63
Section 47 of this bill repeals certain provisions relating to the: (1) examination 64
for licensure as a hair braider or shampoo technologist; and (2) registration of 65
makeup artists. 66
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Board of 67
Cosmetology of persons engaged in various branches of cosmetology, including 68
shampoo technologists and hair braiders, persons engaged in makeup artistry, 69
cosmetological establishments and schools of cosmetology. (Chapter 644A of 70
NRS) Section 20 of this bill exempts from the provisions governing the licensure 71
and regulation of persons licensed by the Board a person engaged in the practice of 72
shampoo technology, hair braiding or makeup artistry if the person engages in no 73
other practice which requires a license under this chapter. Thus, a person who 74
restricts his or her activities to only those specified under existing law as 75
constituting the practice of shampoo technology, hair braiding or makeup artistry is 76
not required to obtain a license from the Board. Section 14 of this bill defines 77
“blow-dry styling” to include certain practices involving hair and section 20 also 78
exempts persons engaged only in those activities from the provisions governing the 79
licensure and regulation of persons licensed by the Board. Sections 17, 18, 21, 34-80
37, 39, 40 and 42-47 of this bill eliminate references to shampoo technologists, hair 81
braiders and makeup artists in provisions governing the licensure and regulation of 82
persons licensed by the Board. 83
Sections 22, 24, 26, 27, 29 and 31 of this bill revise the requirements for the 84
admission of a person to examination for a license as a cosmetologist, hair designer, 85
advanced esthetician, esthetician, nail technologist or electrologist, respectively, to, 86
among other things, allow certain training requirements to be fulfilled by 87
completing training in a federally-registered apprenticeship program, as defined in 88
section 15 of this bill. 89
Sections 23, 25, 28 and 30 of this bill revise the requirements for the issuance 90
of a certificate of registration as a cosmetologist’s apprentice, hair designer’s 91
apprentice, esthetician’s apprentice and nail technologist’s apprentice, respectively, 92
to, among other things, allow for such a certificate of registration to be issued to 93
persons in a federally-registered apprenticeship program. 94
Section 33 of this bill eliminates the requirement that a person who is licensed 95
under the laws of another state or territory of the United States or the District of 96
Columbia provide proof satisfactory to the State Board of Cosmetology that the 97
person is of good moral character to be granted a license to practice the occupation 98
in which the applicant was previously licensed. 99
Section 41 of this bill revise certain provisions governing the procedures for 100
the training and practice of apprentices for cosmetologists, estheticians, 101
electrologists, hair designers and nail technologists. 102
Existing law authorizes a licensed operator of a cosmetological establishment 103
to lease space to or employ a barber. (NRS 644A.615) Section 42 of this bill 104
authorizes an operator of a cosmetological establishment or a person who is 105
licensed under provisions governing cosmetology to work in the same space as a 106
barber in the cosmetological establishment. 107
Existing law provides that, unless a person is licensed or registered in 108
accordance with the provisions governing the occupations of cosmetology and 109
related practices, it is unlawful for the person to: (1) conduct or operate a 110
cosmetological establishment, a school of cosmetology or any other place of 111
business in which any one or combination of the occupations of cosmetology are 112
taught or practiced unless the person is licensed or registered in accordance with the 113
provisions governing the occupations of cosmetology and related practices; or (2) 114
engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of cosmetology. (NRS 644A.900) 115
Section 46 of this bill specifies that the prohibition does not prohibit a person who 116
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participates in a federally-registered apprenticeship program from engaging in the 117
practice for which the apprenticeship is offered in collaboration with the provider 118
of the apprenticeship. 119
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 640C.100 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
640C.100 1. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 3
(a) A person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 631, 632, 4
633, 634, 634A, 634B, 635, 640, 640A or 640B of NRS if the 5
massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration is performed 6
in the course of the practice for which the person is licensed. 7
(b) A person licensed as a barber or apprentice pursuant to 8
chapter 643 of NRS if the person is massaging, cleansing or 9
stimulating the scalp, face, neck or skin within the permissible scope 10
of practice for a barber or apprentice pursuant to that chapter. 11
(c) A person licensed or registered as an advanced esthetician, 12
esthetician, esthetician’s apprentice, hair designer, hair designer’s 13
apprentice, [hair braider, shampoo technologist,] cosmetologist or 14
cosmetologist’s apprentice pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS if the 15
person is massaging, cleansing or stimulating the scalp, face, neck 16
or skin within the permissible scope of practice for an advanced 17
esthetician, esthetician, esthetician’s apprentice, hair designer, hair 18
designer’s apprentice, [hair braider, shampoo technologist,] 19
cosmetologist or cosmetologist’s apprentice pursuant to that chapter. 20
(d) A person licensed or registered as a nail technologist or nail 21
technologist’s apprentice pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS if the 22
person is massaging, cleansing or stimulating the hands, forearms, 23
feet or lower legs within the permissible scope of practice for a nail 24
technologist or nail technologist’s apprentice. 25
(e) A person who is an employee of an athletic department of 26
any high school, college or university in this State and who, within 27
the scope of that employment, practices massage therapy, 28
reflexology or structural integration on athletes. 29
(f) Students enrolled in a school of massage therapy, reflexology 30
or structural integration recognized by the Board. 31
(g) A person who practices massage therapy, reflexology or 32
structural integration solely on members of his or her immediate 33
family. 34
(h) A person who performs any activity in a licensed brothel. 35
(i) A person who engages in the practice of blow-dry styling, 36
hair braiding or shampoo technology if the person is massaging, 37
cleansing or stimulating the scalp, face, neck or skin within the 38
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permissible scope of practice of blow-dry styling, hair braiding or 1
shampoo technology, as applicable. 2
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 3
640C.330, the provisions of this chapter preempt the licensure and 4
regulation of a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural 5
integration practitioner by a county, city or town, including, without 6
limitation, conducting a criminal background investigation and 7
examination of a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural 8
integration practitioner or applicant for a license to practice massage 9
therapy, reflexology or structural integration. 10
3. The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit a county, city 11
or town from requiring a massage therapist, reflexologist or 12
structural integration practitioner to obtain a license or permit to 13
transact business within the jurisdiction of the county, city or town, 14
if the license or permit is required of other persons, regardless of 15
occupation or profession, who transact business within the 16
jurisdiction of the county, city or town. 17
4. As used in this section [, “immediate] : 18
(a) “Blow-dry styling” has the meaning ascribed to it in 19
section 14 of this act. 20
(b) “Hair braiding” has the meaning ascribed to it in 21
NRS 644A.085. 22
(c) “Immediate family” means persons who are related by 23
blood, adoption or marriage, within the second degree of 24
consanguinity or affinity. 25
(d) “Shampoo technology” has the meaning ascribed to it in 26
NRS 644A.135. 27
Sec. 2. Chapter 643 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 28
thereto a new section to read as follows: 29
A licensed barber who supervises an apprentice who 30
participates in a federally-registered apprenticeship program shall 31
train the apprentice in all subjects of practical work and related 32
supplemental instruction for the scope of a license as a barber. 33
Sec. 3. NRS 643.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
643.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 35
requires: 36
1. “Barber school” includes a school of barbering, college of 37
barbering and any other place or institution of instruction training 38
persons to engage in the practice of barbering. 39
2. “Barbershop” means any establishment or place of business 40
where the practice of barbering is engaged in or carried on. 41
3. “Blow-dry styling” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42
section 14 of this act. 43
4. “Board” means the State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation 44
Board. 45
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[4.] 5. “Federally-registered apprenticeship program” means 1
an apprenticeship program which is registered with the United 2
States Department of Labor. 3
6. “Hair braiding” has the meaning ascribed to it in 4
NRS 644A.085. 5
7. “Instructor” means any person who is licensed by the Board 6
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to instruct the practice of 7
barbering in a barber school. 8
[5.] 8. “Licensed apprentice” means a person who is licensed 9
to engage in the practice of barbering as an apprentice pursuant to 10
the provisions of this chapter. 11
[6.] 9 “Licensed barber” means a person who is licensed to 12
engage in the practice of barbering pursuant to the provisions of this 13
chapter. 14
[7.] 10. “Makeup artistry” has the meaning ascribed to it in 15
NRS 644A.110. 16
11. “Practice of barbering” means any of the following 17
practices for cosmetic purposes: 18
(a) Shaving or trimming the beard, cutting or trimming the hair, 19
or hair weaving. 20
(b) Giving massages of the face or scalp or treatments with oils, 21
creams, lotions or other preparations, by hand or mechanical 22
appliances. 23
(c) Singeing, shampooing or dyeing the hair, or applying hair 24
tonics. 25
(d) Applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils or 26
lotions to the scalp, face or neck. 27
(e) Arranging, fitting, cutting, styling, cleaning, coloring or 28
dyeing a hairpiece or wig, whether made of human hair or synthetic 29
material. This does not restrict any establishment from setting or 30
styling a hairpiece or wig in preparation for retail sale. 31
[8.] 12. “Shampoo technology” has the meaning ascribed to 32
it in NRS 644A.135. 33
13. “Student” means a person receiving instruction in a barber 34
school. 35
Sec. 4. NRS 643.019 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
643.019 This chapter does not apply to: 37
1. A person licensed pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS, unless 38
the person has engaged in any act or practice which constitutes a 39
violation of subsection 6 or 7 of NRS 643.190. 40
2. Embalmers or undertakers in cutting the hair or trimming the 41
beard of any deceased person in preparation for burial or cremation. 42
3. A prisoner who cuts hair in the city or county jail, state 43
prison, or other detention or correctional facility in which he or she 44
is incarcerated. 45
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4. A person, other than a licensed apprentice, who only cuts 1
hair under the training and supervision of a licensed barber if, 2
before commencing the service, the barbershop and the person 3
who is to cut hair disclose to the customer that the person who is 4
to cut hair is not licensed under this chapter. 5
5. A person who engages in the practice of blow-dry styling, 6
hair braiding or shampoo technology if the person engages in no 7
other practice which requires a license under this chapter. 8
6. A person who engages in the practice of makeup artistry. 9
Sec. 5. NRS 643.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10
643.070 Any person is qualified to receive a license as a 11
barber: 12
1. Who is qualified under the provisions of NRS 643.085. 13
2. Who is at least 18 years of age. 14
3. [Who is of good moral character and temperate habits. 15
4.] Who has: 16
(a) Completed 1,000 hours of training in a school of barbering 17
approved by the Board; 18
(b) Practiced as a licensed apprentice for a period of 18 months 19
under the immediate personal supervision of a licensed barber; [or 20
(b)] (c) Complied with the requirements of NRS 643.085 [.] ; or 21
(d) Completed 2,000 hours of training, including 144 hours of 22
related supplemental instruction, under an agreement with a 23
sponsoring barbershop in a federally-registered apprenticeship 24
program for barbering. 25
[5.] 4. Who has passed an examination conducted by the 26
Board to determine his or her fitness to practice as a licensed barber. 27
[6. Who has had a chest X-ray, the results of which indicate he 28
or she is not tuberculous, and a blood test, the results of which 29
indicate he or she is not a carrier of communicable diseases.] 30
Sec. 6. NRS 643.080 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
643.080 Any person is qualified to receive a license as an 32
apprentice: 33
1. Who is at least 16 1/2 years of age. 34
2. [Who is of good moral character and temperate habits. 35
3. Who has graduated from a school of barbering approved by 36
the Board. 37
4. Who] Except for a person who is participating in a 38
federally-registered apprenticeship program, who has passed an 39
examination conducted by the Board to determine his or her fitness 40
to practice as a licensed apprentice. 41
[5. Who has had a chest X-ray, the results of which indicate he 42
or she is not tuberculous, and a blood test, the results of which 43
indicate he or she is not a carrier of communicable diseases.] 44
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Sec. 7. NRS 643.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
643.090 1. [Each] Except for an applicant for a license as 2
an apprentice who is participating in a federally-registered 3
apprenticeship program, each applicant for a license as a barber or 4
an apprentice must file an application verified by him or her for an 5
examination before the Board. 6
2. The application must be in a form prescribed by the Board. 7
3. Each application must be accompanied by the fees 8
prescribed by subsection 4. 9
4. The Board shall annually fix the examination fees, which 10
must not be more than $100. 11
5. [Each applicant must, at the time of filing the application, 12
file a certificate signed by a licensed physician certifying that the 13
applicant is free from tuberculosis and other communicable 14
diseases. 15
6.] Each applicant must submit all information required to 16
complete the application. 17
Sec. 8. NRS 643.120 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
643.120 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 643.130, any 19
person who has a license or certificate [as] : 20
1. As a barber or an apprentice from another state, the District 21
of Columbia or a country which has substantially the same 22
requirements for licensing barbers and apprentices as are required 23
by the provisions of this chapter ; or 24
2. For a scope of practice that is substantially the same as the 25
practice of barbering and has held that license or certificate for 26
not less than 1 year, 27
must be admitted to practice as a licensed barber or apprentice , 28
as applicable, pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Board. 29
Sec. 9. NRS 643.130 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
643.130 1. A license as a barber or an apprentice must be 31
issued by the Board to any applicant who: 32
(a) [Passes] Except for an applicant applying for a license as 33
an apprentice who is participating in a federally-registered 34
apprenticeship program, passes an examination as provided for in 35
NRS 643.070 and 643.080; 36
(b) Possesses the other qualifications required by the provisions 37
of this chapter; 38
(c) Complies with the requirements set forth in the regulations 39
of the Board; and 40
(d) Submits all information required to complete an application 41
for a license. 42
2. A person who has a license or certificate as a barber from 43
another state or the District of Columbia, who has applied for an 44
examination before the Board and who meets the qualifications set 45
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forth in NRS 643.070, except subsection 5 thereof, is temporarily 1
exempt from licensure and may engage in the practice of barbering 2
during the period of the temporary exemption if: 3
(a) The person has submitted a completed application for 4
licensure for the first time and the application has been approved by 5
the Board; 6
(b) The Board has approved the person to sit for the examination 7
required pursuant to NRS 643.100; 8
(c) The person has not previously failed an examination for 9
licensure as a barber; 10
(d) The person engages in the practice of barbering under the 11
supervision of a barber licensed pursuant to this chapter and in 12
accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of 13
the Board; and 14
(e) The person complies with any other requirements of the 15
Board to engage in the practice of barbering during the period of the 16
temporary exemption. 17
3. The temporary exemption authorized pursuant to subsection 18
2 begins on the date on which the Board notifies the person that he 19
or she may engage in the practice of barbering under the temporary 20
exemption and continues until the date of the examination if the 21
person does not take the examination or until the date on which the 22
Board notifies the person of the results of the examination. During 23
the period of the temporary exemption, the person is subject to the 24
regulatory and disciplinary authority of the Board to the same extent 25
as a licensed barber. 26
Sec. 10. NRS 643.150 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
643.150 1. Each licensed barber and licensed apprentice shall 28
display the license in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near his or 29
her work chair. 30
2. A copy of the regulations adopted by the Board must be: 31
(a) Provided to the owner or manager of each barbershop or 32
barber school; and 33
(b) Displayed in a conspicuous place in the barbershop or barber 34
school. 35
3. A barbershop shall disclose to a person who is to receive a 36
service from an apprentice who is participating in an federally-37
registered apprenticeship program that the person who is to 38
provide the service is an apprentice in training. The disclosure 39
must be in the form of: 40
(a) Written notice provided to the person who is to receive the 41
service before the receipt of the service; or 42
(b) A legible sign at the site where the apprentice is to provide 43
the service. 44
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Sec. 11. NRS 643.171 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
643.171 1. No person may operate a barbershop unless the 2
Board has issued a license to operate a barbershop to that person. 3
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a person 4
who holds a license to operate a barbershop from leasing space to 5
or employing or working in the same space as a person who is 6
licensed pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS. Such a person who is 7
licensed pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS remains under the 8
jurisdiction of the State Board of Cosmetology and remains 9
subject to the laws and regulations of this State applicable to his or 10
her business or profession. 11
3. A licensed barber and a person who is licensed pursuant to 12
chapter 644A of NRS who work in the same barbershop are not 13
required to work in different spaces in the barbershop or to have 14
partitions between them to engage in their respective practices. 15
Sec. 12. NRS 643.1775 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
643.1775 [The] 17
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board 18
shall license any person as an instructor who: 19
[1.] (a) Has applied to the Board in writing on the form 20
prescribed by the Board; 21
[2.] (b) Holds a high school diploma or its equivalent; 22
[3.] (c) Has paid the applicable fees; 23
[4.] (d) Holds a license as a barber issued by the Board; 24
[5.] (e) Submits all information required to complete the 25
application; 26
[6.] (f) Has practiced not less than 3 years as a full-time 27
licensed barber in this State, the District of Columbia or in any other 28
state or country whose requirements for licensing barbers are 29
substantially equivalent to those in this State; 30
[7.] (g) Has successfully completed a training program for 31
instructors conducted by a licensed barber school which consists of 32
not less than 600 hours of instruction within a 6-month period; and 33
[8.] (h) Has passed an examination for instructors administered 34
in accordance with NRS 643.1777. 35
2. The Board shall license a person as an instructor who: 36
(a) Holds a license as an instructor of cosmetology issued by 37
the State Board of Cosmetology pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS; 38
(b) Has applied to the Board in writing on the form prescribed 39
by the Board; 40
(c) Has paid the applicable fees; and 41
(d) Submits all information required to complete the 42
application. 43
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Sec. 13. Chapter 644A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 14 and 15 of this act. 2
Sec. 14. “Blow-dry styling” means the practices of 3
shampooing, conditioning, drying, arranging, curling, 4
straightening or styling hair using only mechanical devices, hair 5
sprays and topical agents. The term: 6
1. Includes the use and styling of hair extensions, hair pieces 7
and wigs. 8
2. Does not include cutting, trimming or shaping the hair or 9
the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin 10
treatments or other preparations to color or alter the structure of 11
hair. 12
Sec. 15. “Federally-registered apprenticeship program” 13
means an apprenticeship program which is registered with the 14
United States Department of Labor. 15
Sec. 16. NRS 644A.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
644A.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 17
requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 644A.011 to 18
644A.140, inclusive, and sections 14 and 15 of this act have the 19
meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 20
Sec. 17. NRS 644A.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
644A.040 “Cosmetology” includes the occupations of a 22
cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, electrologist, hair 23
designer [, shampoo technologist, hair braider] and nail technologist. 24
[The term does not include the occupation of a makeup artist.] 25
Sec. 18. NRS 644A.075 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26
644A.075 “Esthetics” means the practices of: 27
1. Beautifying, massaging, cleansing or stimulating the skin of 28
the human body by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, 29
tonics, lotions or creams, or any device for the care of the skin that 30
is noninvasive and is not an esthetic medical device or otherwise 31
prohibited by the Board; 32
2. Applying cosmetics, eyelash extensions or eyelashes to any 33
person, tinting eyelashes and eyebrows, eyelash perming and 34
lightening hair on the body; 35
3. Removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by 36
the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring; and 37
4. Performing any of the following procedures for esthetic 38
purposes and not for the treatment of a medical, physical or mental 39
ailment: 40
(a) Extraction; 41
(b) Hydrotherapy; or 42
(c) Exfoliation which does not remove any skin below the 43
stratum corneum, including, without limitation, by the use of 44
manual exfoliation, microdermabrasion or dermaplaning, 45
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but does not include the branches of cosmetology of a 1
cosmetologist, advanced esthetician, hair designer, [shampoo 2
technologist, hair braider,] electrologist or nail technologist. 3
Sec. 19. NRS 644A.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
644A.110 [1.] “Makeup artistry” means the practice of 5
applying makeup, strip eyelashes or prosthetics . [for: 6
(a) Theatrical, television, film and other similar productions; 7
(b) All aspects of the modeling and fashion industry, including, 8
without limitation, photography for magazines; and 9
(c) Weddings. 10
2. The term includes the practice of applying makeup, strip 11
eyelashes or prosthetics at: 12
(a) Licensed cosmetological establishments; and 13
(b) Retail establishments, unless the practice is limited to the 14
demonstration of cosmetics by a retailer in the manner described in 15
paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 644A.150.] 16
Sec. 20. NRS 644A.150 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
644A.150 1. The following persons are exempt from the 18
provisions of this chapter: 19
(a) Except for those provisions relating to advanced estheticians, 20
all persons authorized by the laws of this State to practice nursing, 21
medicine, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, naprapathy 22
or podiatry. 23
(b) Commissioned medical officers of the Armed Forces of the 24
United States when engaged in the actual performance of their 25
official duties, and attendants attached to a unit in a branch of the 26
Armed Forces of the United States that provides medical services. 27
(c) Barbers, insofar as their usual and ordinary vocation and 28
profession is concerned, when engaged in any of the following 29
practices: 30
(1) Cleansing or singeing the hair of any person. 31
(2) Massaging, cleansing, stimulating, exercising or similar 32
work upon the scalp, face or neck of any person, with the hands or 33
with mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, or by the use 34
of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams. 35
(d) Retailers, at a retail establishment, insofar as their usual and 36
ordinary vocation and profession is concerned, when engaged in the 37
demonstration of cosmetics if: 38
(1) The demonstration is without charge to the person to 39
whom the demonstration is given; and 40
(2) The retailer does not advertise or provide a service 41
relating to the practice of cosmetology except cosmetics and 42
fragrances. 43
(e) [Photographers or their employees, insofar as their usual and 44
ordinary vocation and profession is concerned, if the photographer 45
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or his or her employee does not advertise cosmetological services or 1
the practice of makeup artistry and provides cosmetics without 2
charge to the customer.] A person who only cuts hair under the 3
immediate supervision of a cosmetologist or hair designer if, 4
before commencing the service, the licensed cosmetological 5
establishment and the person who is to cut hair disclose to the 6
customer that the person who is to cut hair is not licensed under 7
this chapter. 8
(f) A person who engages in the practice of shampoo 9
technology, blow-dry styling, hair braiding or makeup artistry if 10
the person engages in no other practice which requires a license 11
under this chapter. 12
2. Any school of cosmetology conducted as part of the 13
vocational rehabilitation training program of the Department of 14
Corrections or the Caliente Youth Center: 15
(a) Is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (c) of 16
subsection 2 of NRS 644A.740. 17
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 644A.735, shall 18
maintain a staff of at least one licensed instructor. 19
3. Any health care professional, as defined in NRS 453C.030, 20
is exempt from the provisions of this chapter relating to advanced 21
estheticians. 22
Sec. 21. NRS 644A.260 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
644A.260 1. The Board shall keep a record containing the 24
name, known place or places of business, electronic mail address, 25
personal mailing address, telephone number and the date and 26
number of the license [or certificate of registration, as applicable,] 27
of every nail technologist, electrologist, esthetician, advanced 28
esthetician, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, hair braider,] 29
person engaged in the practice of threading registered pursuant to 30
NRS 644A.550 [, makeup artist registered pursuant to NRS 31
644A.395] and cosmetologist, together with the names and 32
addresses of all cosmetological establishments and schools of 33
cosmetology licensed pursuant to this chapter. The record must also 34
contain the facts which the applicants claimed in their applications 35
to justify their licensure or registration. 36
2. The Board may disclose the information contained in the 37
record kept pursuant to subsection 1 to: 38
(a) Any other licensing board or agency that is investigating a 39
licensee or registrant. 40
(b) A member of the general public, except information 41
concerning the personal mailing address, work address, electronic 42
mail address and telephone number of a licensee or registrant. 43
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Sec. 22. NRS 644A.300 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
644A.300 The Board shall admit to examination for a license 2
as a cosmetologist any person who has made application to the 3
Board in proper form and paid the fee, and who before or on the 4
date of the examination: 5
1. Is not less than 18 years of age. 6
2. [Is of good moral character. 7
3. Has successfully completed the 10th grade in school or its 8
equivalent. Testing for equivalency must be pursuant to applicable 9
state or federal requirements. 10
4.] Has had any one of the following: 11
(a) Training of at least [1,600] 1,000 hours in a school of 12
cosmetology approved by the Board. 13
(b) Practice of the occupation of a cosmetologist for a period of 14
at least [4 years] 1 year outside this State, including, without 15
limitation, in any other state, territory or country, which has been 16
documented and which the Board or its designee deems acceptable. 17
(c) If the applicant is a barber registered pursuant to chapter 643 18
of NRS, 600 hours of specialized training approved by the Board. 19
(d) At least 3,200 hours of service as a cosmetologist’s 20
apprentice in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which all of 21
the occupations of cosmetology are practiced [.] other than as a 22
participant in a federally-registered apprenticeship program for 23
cosmetology. The required hours must have been completed during 24
the period of validity of the certificate of registration as a 25
cosmetologist’s apprentice issued to the person pursuant to 26
NRS 644A.310. 27
(e) At least 2,250 hours of training, including at least 180 28
hours of related supplemental instruction, in a federally-registered 29
apprenticeship program for cosmetology. 30
Sec. 23. NRS 644A.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
644A.310 1. The Board may issue a certificate of registration 32
as a cosmetologist’s apprentice to a person if: 33
(a) The person [is required to travel more than 60 miles from his 34
or her place of residence to attend a licensed school of 35
cosmetology;] has entered into an agreement with a licensed 36
cosmetological establishment to serve as a cosmetologist’s 37
apprentice at the establishment either as part of a federally-38
registered apprenticeship program for cosmetology or under 39
another arrangement; and 40
(b) The training of the person as a cosmetologist’s apprentice 41
will be conducted at [a] the licensed cosmetological establishment 42
[that is located 60 miles or more from a licensed school of 43
cosmetology.] with which the person entered the agreement. 44
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2. The Board may, for good cause shown, waive the 1
requirements of subsection 1 for a particular applicant. 2
3. An applicant for a certificate of registration as a 3
cosmetologist’s apprentice must submit an application to the Board 4
on a form prescribed by the Board. The application must be 5
accompanied by a fee of $100 and must include: 6
(a) A statement signed by the licensed cosmetologist who will 7
be supervising and training the cosmetologist’s apprentice which 8
states that the licensed cosmetologist has been licensed by the Board 9
to practice cosmetology in this State for not less than 3 years 10
immediately preceding the date of the application and that his or her 11
license has been in good standing during that period; 12
(b) A statement signed by the owner of the licensed 13
cosmetological establishment where the applicant will be trained 14
which states that the owner will permit the applicant to be trained as 15
a cosmetologist’s apprentice at the cosmetological establishment; 16
and 17
(c) Such other information as the Board may require by 18
regulation. 19
4. A certificate of registration as a cosmetologist’s apprentice 20
is valid for 24 months after the date on which it is issued and may be 21
renewed by the Board upon good cause shown. 22
Sec. 24. NRS 644A.315 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
644A.315 The Board shall admit to examination for a license 24
as a hair designer each person who has applied to the Board in 25
proper form and paid the fee, and who: 26
1. Is not less than 18 years of age. 27
2. [Is of good moral character. 28
3. Has successfully completed the 10th grade in school or its 29
equivalent. Testing for equivalency must be pursuant to state or 30
federal requirements. 31
4.] Satisfies at least one of the following: 32
(a) Is a barber registered pursuant to chapter 643 of NRS. 33
(b) Has had training of at least [1,000] 600 hours in a school of 34
cosmetology approved by the Board. 35
(c) Has had practice of the occupation of hair designing for at 36
least [4 years] 1 year outside this State, including, without 37
limitation, in any other state, territory or country, which has been 38
documented and which the Board or its designee deems acceptable. 39
(d) Has had at least 2,000 hours of service as a hair designer’s 40
apprentice in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which hair 41
design is practiced [.] , whether as a participant in a federally-42
registered apprenticeship program for hair design or another 43
arrangement. The required hours must have been completed during 44
the period of validity of the certificate of registration as a hair 45
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designer’s apprentice issued to the person pursuant to 1
NRS 644A.325. 2
Sec. 25. NRS 644A.325 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
644A.325 1. The Board may issue a certificate of registration 4
as a hair designer’s apprentice to a person if: 5
(a) The person [is required to travel more than 60 miles from his 6
or her place of residence to attend a licensed school of 7
cosmetology;] has entered into an agreement with a licensed 8
cosmetological establishment to serve as a hair designer’s 9
apprentice at the establishment either as part of a federally-10
registered apprenticeship program for hair design or under 11
another arrangement; and 12
(b) The training of the person as a hair designer’s apprentice will 13
be conducted at [a] the licensed cosmetological establishment [that 14
is located 60 miles or more from a licensed school of cosmetology.] 15
with which the person entered the agreement. 16
2. The Board may, for good cause shown, waive the 17
requirements of subsection 1 for a particular applicant. 18
3. An applicant for a certificate of registration as a hair 19
designer’s apprentice must submit an application to the Board on a 20
form prescribed by the Board. The application must be accompanied 21
by a fee of $100 and must include: 22
(a) A statement signed by the licensed hair designer or licensed 23
cosmetologist who will be supervising and training the hair 24
designer’s apprentice which states that the licensed hair designer or 25
licensed cosmetologist has been licensed by the Board to practice 26
hair design in this State for not less than 3 years immediately 27
preceding the date of the application and that his or her license has 28
been in good standing during that period; 29
(b) A statement signed by the owner of the licensed 30
cosmetological establishment where the applicant will be trained 31
which states that the owner will permit the applicant to be trained as 32
a hair designer’s apprentice at the cosmetological establishment; and 33
(c) Such other information as the Board may require by 34
regulation. 35
4. A certificate of registration as a hair designer’s apprentice is 36
valid for 19 months after the date on which it is issued and may be 37
renewed by the Board upon good cause shown. 38
Sec. 26. NRS 644A.328 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
644A.328 The Board shall admit to examination for a license 40
as an advanced esthetician any person who has made the application 41
to the Board in proper form, paid the fee and: 42
1. Is at least 18 years of age; and 43
2. [Is of good moral character; 44
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3. Has successfully completed the 10th grade in school or its 1
equivalent; and 2
4.] Satisfies at least one of the following: 3
(a) The person has completed at least 900 hours of training in a 4
licensed school of cosmetology in a curriculum prescribed by the 5
Board pursuant to NRS 644A.277; 6
(b) The person is a licensed esthetician and has additionally 7
completed at least 300 hours of training in a licensed school of 8
cosmetology in a curriculum prescribed by the Board pursuant to 9
NRS 644A.277; [or] 10
(c) The person has practice as an advanced esthetician for at 11
least [4 years] 1 year outside this State, including, without 12
limitation, in any other state, territory or country, which has been 13
documented and which the Board or its designee deems acceptable 14
[.] ; or 15
(d) The person has completed 2,000 hours of training, 16
including 144 hours of related supplemental instruction, as a 17
participant in a federally-registered apprenticeship program for 18
advanced esthetics. 19
Sec. 27. NRS 644A.330 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
644A.330 The Board shall admit to examination for a license 21
as an esthetician any person who has made application to the Board 22
in proper form, paid the fee and: 23
1. Is at least 18 years of age; and 24
2. [Is of good moral character; 25
3. Has successfully completed the 10th grade in school or its 26
equivalent; and 27
4.] Has had any one of the following: 28
(a) A minimum of 600 hours of training, which includes theory 29
and practice, in a licensed school of cosmetology. 30
(b) Practice as an esthetician for at least [4 years] 1 year outside 31
this State, including, without limitation, in another state, territory or 32
country, which has been documented and which the Board or its 33
designee deems acceptable. 34
(c) At least 1,200 hours of service as an esthetician’s apprentice 35
in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which esthetics is 36
practiced [.] other than as a participant in a federally-registered 37
apprentice program for esthetics. The required hours must have 38
been completed during the period of validity of the certificate of 39
registration as an esthetician’s apprentice issued to the person 40
pursuant to NRS 644A.340. 41
(d) Completed 2,000 hours of training, including 144 hours of 42
related supplemental instruction, as a participant in a federally-43
registered apprenticeship program for esthetics. 44
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Sec. 28. NRS 644A.340 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
644A.340 1. The Board may issue a certificate of registration 2
as an esthetician’s apprentice to a person if: 3
(a) The person [is required to travel more than 60 miles from his 4
or her place of residence to attend a licensed school of 5
cosmetology;] has entered into an agreement with a licensed 6
cosmetological establishment to serve as an esthetician’s 7
apprentice at the establishment either as part of a federally-8
registered apprenticeship program for esthetics or under another 9
arrangement; and 10
(b) The training of the person as an esthetician’s apprentice will 11
be conducted at [a] the licensed cosmetological establishment [that 12
is located 60 miles or more from a licensed school of cosmetology.] 13
with which the person entered the agreement. 14
2. The Board may, for good cause shown, waive the 15
requirements of subsection 1 for a particular applicant. 16
3. An applicant for a certificate of registration as an 17
esthetician’s apprentice must submit an application to the Board on 18
a form prescribed by the Board. The application must be 19
accompanied by a fee of $100 and must include: 20
(a) A statement signed by the licensed esthetician or licensed 21
cosmetologist who will be supervising and training the esthetician’s 22
apprentice which states that the licensed esthetician or licensed 23
cosmetologist has been licensed by the Board to practice esthetics in 24
this State for not less than 3 years immediately preceding the date of 25
the application and that his or her license has been in good standing 26
during that period; 27
(b) A statement signed by the owner of the licensed 28
cosmetological establishment where the applicant will be trained 29
which states that the owner will permit the applicant to be trained as 30
an esthetician’s apprentice at the cosmetological establishment; and 31
(c) Such other information as the Board may require by 32
regulation. 33
4. A certificate of registration as an esthetician’s apprentice is 34
valid for 12 months after the date on which it is issued and may be 35
renewed by the Board upon good cause shown. 36
Sec. 29. NRS 644A.345 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
644A.345 The Board shall admit to examination for a license 38
as a nail technologist any person who has made application to the 39
Board in proper form, paid the fee and who, before or on the date of 40
the examination: 41
1. Is not less than 18 years of age. 42
2. [Is of good moral character. 43
3. Has successfully completed the 10th grade in school or its 44
equivalent. 45
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4.] Has had any one of the following: 1
(a) Practical training of at least 600 hours under the immediate 2
supervision of a licensed instructor in a licensed school of 3
cosmetology in which the practice is taught. 4
(b) Practice as a nail technologist for at least [4 years] 1 year 5
outside this State, including, without limitation, in another state, 6
territory or country, which has been documented and which the 7
Board or its designee deems acceptable. 8
(c) At least 1,200 hours of service as a nail technologist’s 9
apprentice in a licensed cosmetological establishment in which nail 10
technology is practiced [.] other than as a participant in a 11
federally-registered apprenticeship program for nail technology. 12
The required hours must have been completed during the period of 13
validity of the certificate of registration as a nail technologist’s 14
apprentice issued to the person pursuant to NRS 644A.355. 15
(d) At least 2,000 hours of training, including 144 hours of 16
related supplemental instruction, in a federally-registered 17
apprenticeship program for nail technology. 18
Sec. 30. NRS 644A.355 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
644A.355 1. The Board may issue a certificate of registration 20
as a nail technologist’s apprentice to a person if: 21
(a) The person [is required to travel more than 60 miles from his 22
or her place of residence to attend a licensed school of 23
cosmetology;] has entered into an agreement with a licensed 24
cosmetological establishment to serve as a nail technologist’s 25
apprentice at the establishment either as part of a federally-26
registered apprenticeship program or under another arrangement; 27
and 28
(b) The training of the person as a nail technologist’s apprentice 29
will be conducted at [a] the licensed cosmetological establishment 30
[that is located 60 miles or more from a licensed school of 31
cosmetology.] with which the person entered the agreement. 32
2. The Board may, for good cause shown, waive the 33
requirements of subsection 1 for a particular applicant. 34
3. An applicant for a certificate of registration as a nail 35
technologist’s apprentice must submit an application to the Board on 36
a form prescribed by the Board. The application must be 37
accompanied by a fee of $100 and must include: 38
(a) A statement signed by the licensed nail technologist or 39
licensed cosmetologist who will be supervising and training the nail 40
technologist’s apprentice which states that the licensed nail 41
technologist or licensed cosmetologist has been licensed by the 42
Board to practice nail technology in this State for not less than 3 43
years immediately preceding the date of the application and that his 44
or her license has been in good standing during that period; 45
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(b) A statement signed by the owner of the licensed 1
cosmetological establishment where the applicant will be trained 2
which states that the owner will permit the applicant to be trained as 3
a nail technologist’s apprentice at the cosmetological establishment; 4
and 5
(c) Such other information as the Board may require by 6
regulation. 7
4. A certificate of registration as a nail technologist’s 8
apprentice is valid for 10 months after the date on which it is issued 9
and may be renewed by the Board upon good cause shown. 10
Sec. 31. NRS 644A.400 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
644A.400 The Board shall admit to examination for a license 12
as an electrologist any person who has made application to the 13
Board in the proper form and paid the fee, and who before or on the 14
date set for the examination: 15
1. Is not less than 18 years of age. 16
2. [Is of good moral character. 17
3. Has successfully completed the 12th grade in school or its 18
equivalent. 19
4.] Has or has completed any one of the following: 20
(a) A minimum training of 500 hours under the immediate 21
supervision of an approved electrologist in an approved school in 22
which the practice is taught. 23
(b) Study of the practice for at least 1,000 hours [extending over 24
a period of 8 consecutive months,] under an electrologist licensed 25
pursuant to this chapter, in an approved program for electrologist’s 26
apprentices [.] other than a federally-registered apprenticeship 27
program for electrology. 28
(c) A valid electrologist’s license issued by [a] another state 29
[whose licensing requirements are equal to or greater than those of] 30
or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia for the 31
same scope of practice as a license as an electrologist issued by 32
this State. 33
(d) Either training or practice, or a combination of training and 34
practice, in electrology outside this State for a period specified by 35
regulations of the Board. 36
(e) At least 2,000 hours of training, including 144 hours of 37
related supplemental instruction, under an approved 38
apprenticeship agreement in a federally-registered apprenticeship 39
program for electrology. 40
Sec. 32. NRS 644A.450 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
644A.450 1. An application for admission to examination or 42
for a license in any branch of cosmetology, or for a certificate of 43
registration as [a shampoo technologist,] an esthetician’s apprentice, 44
cosmetologist’s apprentice, hair designer’s apprentice or nail 45
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technologist’s apprentice must be made in writing on forms 1
furnished by the Board and must be submitted within the period 2
designated by the Board. The Board shall charge a nonrefundable 3
fee of $15 for furnishing the forms. 4
2. An application must contain proof of the qualifications of 5
the applicant for examination, licensure or registration. The 6
applicant must certify that all the information contained in the 7
application is truthful and accurate. 8
Sec. 33. NRS 644A.460 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
644A.460 Upon application to the Board, accompanied by a 10
fee of $200, a person currently licensed in any branch of 11
cosmetology under the laws of another state or territory of the 12
United States or the District of Columbia may, without examination, 13
unless the Board sees fit to require an examination, be granted a 14
license to practice the occupation in which the applicant was 15
previously licensed upon proof satisfactory to the Board that the 16
applicant: 17
1. Is not less than 18 years of age. 18
2. [Is of good moral character. 19
3.] Is currently licensed in another state or territory or the 20
District of Columbia. 21
Sec. 34. NRS 644A.470 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
644A.470 1. In addition to the fee for an application, the fees 23
for examination are: 24
(a) For examination as a cosmetologist, not less than $75 and 25
not more than $200. 26
(b) For examination as an electrologist, not less than $75 and not 27
more than $200. 28
(c) For examination as a hair designer, not less than $75 and not 29
more than $200. 30
(d) [For examination as a shampoo technologist, not less than 31
$50 and not more than $100. 32
(e) For examination as a hair braider, not less than $75 and not 33
more than $200. 34
(f)] For examination as a nail technologist, not less than $75 and 35
not more than $200. 36
[(g)] (e) For examination as an esthetician, not less than $75 37
and not more than $200. 38
[(h)] (f) For examination as an advanced esthetician, not less 39
than $75 and not more than $200. 40
[(i)] (g) For examination as an instructor of estheticians, 41
advanced estheticians, hair designers, cosmetology or nail 42
technology, not less than $75 and not more than $200. 43
2. The fee for each reexamination is not less than $75 and not 44
more than $200. 45
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3. Each applicant referred to in subsection 1 shall, in addition 1
to the fees specified therein, pay the reasonable value of all supplies 2
necessary to be used in the examination. 3
Sec. 35. NRS 644A.480 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
644A.480 1. The Board: 5
(a) Shall provide examinations for licensure [or registration] as a 6
cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 7
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or nail technologist in English 8
and, upon the request of an applicant for licensure [or registration] 9
as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 10
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or nail technologist, in Spanish; 11
and 12
(b) May provide examinations for licensure [or registration] as a 13
cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 14
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or nail technologist, in any other 15
language upon the request of an applicant, if the Board determines 16
that providing the examination in that language is in the best 17
interests of the public. 18
2. A request for an examination for licensure [or registration] 19
as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 20
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or nail technologist to be 21
translated into a language other than English or Spanish must be 22
filed with the Board by the applicant making the request at least 90 23
days before the scheduled examination. The Board shall keep all 24
such requests on file. 25
3. The Board shall impose a fee upon the applicants who file 26
requests for an examination for licensure [or registration] as a 27
cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 28
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or nail technologist to be 29
translated into a language other than English or Spanish. The fee 30
must be sufficient to ensure that the applicants bear the full cost for 31
the development, preparation, administration, grading and 32
evaluation of the translated examination. The fee is in addition to all 33
other fees that must be paid by applicants for the examination for 34
licensure [or registration] as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced 35
esthetician, hair designer [, shampoo technologist, hair braider] or 36
nail technologist. 37
4. In determining whether it is in the best interests of the public 38
to translate an examination for licensure [or registration] as a 39
cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 40
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or nail technologist into a 41
language other than English or Spanish, the Board shall consider the 42
percentage of the population within this State whose native language 43
is the language for which the translated examination is sought. 44
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Sec. 36. NRS 644A.490 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
644A.490 1. The Board shall issue a license [or certificate of 2
registration, as applicable,] as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced 3
esthetician, electrologist, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, hair 4
braider,] nail technologist or instructor to each applicant who: 5
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 644A.455, passes a 6
satisfactory examination, conducted by the Board to determine his 7
or her fitness to practice that occupation of cosmetology; 8
(b) Complies with such other requirements as are prescribed in 9
this chapter for the issuance of the license or certificate of 10
registration; and 11
(c) Has paid any required fees, fines or outstanding balances as 12
required by the Board. 13
2. The fees for issuance of an initial license [or certificate of 14
registration, as applicable,] are: 15
(a) For nail technologists, electrologists, estheticians, advanced 16
estheticians, hair designers [, hair braiders, shampoo technologists] 17
and cosmetologists: 18
(1) For 2 years, not less than $50 and not more than $100. 19
(2) For 4 years, not less than $100 and not more than $200. 20
(b) For instructors: 21
(1) For 2 years, not less than $60 and not more than $100. 22
(2) For 4 years, not less than $120 and not more than $200. 23
Sec. 37. NRS 644A.510 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
644A.510 Every licensed [or registered] nail technologist, 25
electrologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 26
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or cosmetologist shall, within 27
30 days after changing his or her place of business or personal 28
mailing address, as designated in the records of the Board, notify the 29
Board of the new place of business or personal mailing address. 30
Upon receipt of the notification, the Board shall make the necessary 31
change in the records. 32
Sec. 38. NRS 644A.515 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
644A.515 1. The license [or certificate of registration, as 34
applicable,] of every cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced 35
esthetician, electrologist, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, hair 36
braider,] nail technologist and instructor expires on either: 37
(a) The second anniversary of the birthday of the licensee [or 38
holder of the certificate of registration] measured, in the case of an 39
original license , [or certificate of registration,] restored license , [or 40
certificate of registration,] renewal of a license [or certificate of 41
registration] or renewal of an expired license , [or certificate of 42
registration,] from the birthday of the licensee or holder nearest the 43
date of issuance, restoration or renewal; or 44
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(b) The fourth anniversary of the birthday of the licensee [or 1
holder of the certificate of registration] measured, in the case of an 2
original license , [or certificate of registration,] restored license , [or 3
certificate of registration,] renewal of a license , [or certificate of 4
registration] or renewal of an expired license [or certificate of 5
registration] from the birthday of the licensee [or holder] nearest the 6
date of issuance, restoration or renewal. 7
2. The Board may, by regulation, defer the expiration of a 8
license [or certificate of registration, as applicable,] of a person who 9
is on active duty in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United 10
States upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. The 11
Board may similarly defer the expiration of the license [or 12
certificate of registration, as applicable,] of the spouse or dependent 13
child of that person if the spouse or child is residing with the person. 14
3. The Board may, by regulation, defer the expiration of a 15
license [or certificate of registration, as applicable,] of a person 16
who: 17
(a) Submits to the Board, on a form prescribed by the Board, a 18
request for his or her license [or certificate of registration] to be 19
placed on inactive or retirement status; and 20
(b) Pays a fee in an amount established by the Board by 21
regulation. 22
4. For the purposes of this section, any licensee [or holder of a 23
certificate of registration] whose date of birth occurs on February 29 24
in a leap year shall be deemed to have a birthdate of February 28. 25
5. The Board shall send written notice to a licensee [or holder 26
of a certificate of registration] identifying the date of the expiration 27
of his or her license or certificate of registration, as applicable, at 28
least: 29
(a) Ninety days before the license [or certificate of registration] 30
expires; and 31
(b) Once each month following the month in which notice is 32
sent pursuant to paragraph (a) until the month in which the license 33
[or certificate of registration] expires. 34
Sec. 39. NRS 644A.520 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
644A.520 1. An application for renewal of any license [or 36
certificate of registration] issued pursuant to this chapter must be: 37
(a) Made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board; 38
(b) Made on or before the date for renewal specified by the 39
Board; 40
(c) Accompanied by the applicable fee for renewal; and 41
(d) Accompanied by all information required to complete the 42
renewal. 43
2. The fees for renewal of a license [or a certificate of 44
registration, as applicable,] are: 45
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(a) For nail technologists, electrologists, estheticians, advanced 1
estheticians, hair designers [, hair braiders, shampoo technologists] 2
and cosmetologists: 3
(1) For 2 years, not less than $50 and not more than $100. 4
(2) For 4 years, not less than $100 and not more than $200. 5
(b) For instructors: 6
(1) For 2 years, not less than $60 and not more than $100. 7
(2) For 4 years, not less than $120 and not more than $200. 8
(c) For cosmetological establishments: 9
(1) For 2 years, not less than $100 and not more than $200. 10
(2) For 4 years, not less than $200 and not more than $400. 11
(d) For schools of cosmetology: 12
(1) For 2 years, not less than $500 and not more than $800. 13
(2) For 4 years, not less than $1,000 and not more than 14
$1,600. 15
3. [For each month or fraction thereof after the date for renewal 16
specified by the Board in which a license or a certificate of 17
registration as a shampoo technologist is not renewed, there must be 18
assessed and collected at the time of renewal a penalty of $50 for a 19
school of cosmetology and $20 for a cosmetological establishment, 20
all persons licensed pursuant to this chapter and persons registered 21
as a shampoo technologist. 22
4.] An application for the renewal of a license [or a certificate 23
of registration, as applicable,] as a cosmetologist, hair designer, 24
[shampoo technologist, hair braider,] esthetician, advanced 25
esthetician, electrologist, nail technologist or instructor must be: 26
(a) Accompanied by a current photograph of the applicant; or 27
(b) If the application for the renewal of the license [or certificate 28
of registration, as applicable,] is made online, accompanied by a 29
current photograph of the applicant which is electronically attached 30
to the application for renewal. 31
[5.] 4. Before a person applies for the renewal of a license [or 32
certificate of registration, as applicable,] as a cosmetologist, hair 33
designer, [shampoo technologist, hair braider,] esthetician, advanced 34
esthetician, electrologist or nail technologist, the person must: 35
(a) Complete at least 4 hours of instruction relating to infection 36
control and prevention in a professional course or seminar approved 37
by the Board; and 38
(b) Pay any outstanding fee, fine or other balance owed to the 39
Board. 40
Sec. 40. NRS 644A.525 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
644A.525 1. A nail technologist, electrologist, esthetician, 42
advanced esthetician, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, hair 43
braider,] cosmetologist or instructor whose license [or certificate of 44
registration, as applicable,] has expired may have his or her license 45
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[or certificate of registration] renewed only upon payment of all 1
applicable required fees and submission of all information required 2
to complete the renewal. 3
2. Any nail technologist, electrologist, esthetician, advanced 4
esthetician, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, hair braider,] 5
cosmetologist or instructor who retires from practice for more than 1 6
year may have his or her license [or certificate of registration, as 7
applicable,] restored only upon payment of all required fees and 8
submission of all information required to complete the restoration. 9
3. No nail technologist, electrologist, esthetician, advanced 10
esthetician, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, hair braider,] 11
cosmetologist or instructor who has retired from practice for more 12
than 4 years may have his or her license [or certificate of 13
registration, as applicable,] restored without examination and must 14
comply with any additional requirements established in regulations 15
adopted by the Board. 16
Sec. 41. NRS 644A.535 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
644A.535 1. A holder of a certificate of registration as a 18
cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of 19
cosmetology shall display the certificate of registration issued to 20
him or her by the Board or a duplicate of the certificate of 21
registration in plain view of the public at the position where the 22
apprentice is being trained. 23
2. If the apprentice is: 24
(a) A cosmetologist’s apprentice, the cosmetologist’s apprentice, 25
the licensed cosmetologist supervising and training the 26
cosmetologist’s apprentice, and the owner of the cosmetological 27
establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained 28
shall not advertise or hold the cosmetologist’s apprentice out as 29
being a licensed cosmetologist, or use any title or abbreviation that 30
would indicate that the cosmetologist’s apprentice is a licensed 31
cosmetologist. 32
(b) An apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology, the 33
licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or 34
nail technologist supervising and training the apprentice, and the 35
owner of the cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is 36
being trained shall not advertise or hold the apprentice out as being 37
a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or 38
nail technologist or use any title or abbreviation that would indicate 39
that the apprentice is a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, 40
electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist. 41
3. To receive credit for an apprenticeship: 42
(a) A cosmetologist’s apprentice must be regularly employed 43
during his or her training by: 44
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(1) The cosmetological establishment where the 1
cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained; or 2
(2) If the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being supervised and 3
trained by a licensed cosmetologist who is leasing space in a 4
cosmetological establishment, the licensed cosmetologist. 5
(b) An apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology must be 6
regularly employed during his or her training by: 7
(1) The cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is 8
being trained; or 9
(2) If the apprentice is being supervised and trained by a 10
licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or 11
nail technologist who is leasing space in a cosmetological 12
establishment, the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, 13
hair designer or nail technologist. 14
4. Not more than one cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice 15
of a single branch of cosmetology may be employed at any time at a 16
licensed cosmetological establishment. 17
5. A licensed: 18
(a) Cosmetologist who is supervising and training a 19
cosmetologist’s apprentice shall: 20
(1) Supervise all work done by the cosmetologist’s 21
apprentice; and 22
(2) Be in attendance at all times that the cosmetologist’s 23
apprentice is engaged in the practice of cosmetology. 24
(b) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail 25
technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice of a 26
single branch of cosmetology shall: 27
(1) Supervise all work done by the apprentice; and 28
(2) Be in attendance at all times that the apprentice is 29
engaged in the practice of the branch of cosmetology for which the 30
apprentice holds a certificate of registration. 31
6. [A] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a 32
licensed: 33
(a) Cosmetologist who is supervising and training a 34
cosmetologist’s apprentice shall keep a daily record of the training 35
that is provided to the cosmetologist’s apprentice. The licensed 36
cosmetologist shall: 37
(1) Keep the daily records at the cosmetological 38
establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained 39
and, upon the request of the Board, make the daily records available 40
to the Board; and 41
(2) Submit a copy of the records to the Board at such regular 42
intervals as the Board may require by regulation. 43
(b) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail 44
technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice of a 45
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single branch of cosmetology shall keep a daily record of the 1
training that is provided to the apprentice. The licensed 2
cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail 3
technologist shall: 4
(1) Keep the daily records at the cosmetological 5
establishment where the apprentice is being trained and, upon the 6
request of the Board, make the daily records available to the Board; 7
and 8
(2) Submit a copy of the records to the Board at such regular 9
intervals as the Board may require by regulation. 10
7. The provisions of subsection 6 do not apply to the 11
apprenticeship of a person who is participating in a federally-12
registered apprenticeship program to the extent that the provisions 13
of subsection 6 conflict with the standards established for the 14
federally-registered apprenticeship program. 15
8. A cosmetological establishment shall disclose to a person 16
who is to receive a service from an apprentice who is participating 17
in a federally-registered apprenticeship program that the person 18
who is to provide the service is an apprentice in training. The 19
disclosure must be in the form of: 20
(a) Written notice provided to the person who is to receive the 21
service before the receipt of the service; or 22
(b) A legible sign at the site where the apprentice is to provide 23
the service. 24
9. A licensed cosmetologist, licensed hair designer, licensed 25
esthetician, licensed electrologist or licensed nail technologist who 26
supervises and trains an apprentice who participates in a 27
federally-registered apprenticeship program shall train the 28
apprentice in all branches of practical work and related 29
supplemental instruction for the scope of the license for which the 30
apprentice is in training. 31
10. For the purposes of this chapter: 32
(a) A licensed cosmetologist is not required to obtain a license 33
from the Board as an instructor to train a cosmetologist’s apprentice 34
pursuant to this section and NRS 644A.310, and the licensed 35
cosmetologist is not subject to regulation as an instructor because he 36
or she provides such training. 37
(b) A licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair 38
designer or nail technologist is not required to obtain a license from 39
the Board as an instructor to train an apprentice of a single branch of 40
cosmetology pursuant to this section and NRS 644A.325, 644A.340, 41
644A.355 or 644A.410 and the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, 42
electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist is not subject to 43
regulation as an instructor because he or she provides such training. 44
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(c) A licensed cosmetological establishment which employs a 1
cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of 2
cosmetology or at which a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice 3
of a single branch of cosmetology is being trained is not subject to 4
regulation as a school of cosmetology because the cosmetologist’s 5
apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology is being 6
trained at the cosmetological establishment. 7
[8. The] 8
11. To the extent that they do not otherwise conflict with 9
provisions governing apprenticeships in federally-registered 10
apprentice programs, the Board may adopt: 11
(a) Regulations relating to the qualifications of a licensed: 12
(1) Cosmetologist to supervise and train a cosmetologist’s 13
apprentice; and 14
(2) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or 15
nail technologist to supervise and train an apprentice of a single 16
branch of cosmetology; 17
(b) Regulations relating to the procedures and subject matter 18
that must be included in the training of a cosmetologist’s apprentice 19
or an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology; 20
(c) Regulations relating to the training of a cosmetologist’s 21
apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology to verify 22
the number of hours of training received by the cosmetologist’s 23
apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology; and 24
(d) Such other regulations as the Board determines necessary to 25
carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 644A.310, 26
644A.325, 644A.340, 644A.355 and 644A.410. 27
[9.] 12. As used in this section, “apprentice of a single branch 28
of cosmetology” means a person engaged in learning the occupation 29
of esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist. 30
Sec. 42. NRS 644A.615 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
644A.615 1. Every holder of a license issued by the Board to 32
operate a cosmetological establishment shall display in plain view of 33
members of the general public: 34
(a) In the principal office or place of business of the holder, the 35
license or a duplicate of the license; and 36
(b) At each cosmetological establishment operated by the 37
holder, a sign of sufficient size to be legible to members of the 38
general public stating that the establishment is not a medical facility. 39
2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the operator of 40
a cosmetological establishment may lease space to or employ only 41
licensed or registered, as applicable, nail technologists, 42
electrologists, estheticians, advanced estheticians, hair designers [, 43
shampoo technologists, hair braiders] and cosmetologists at the 44
establishment to provide services relating to the practice of 45
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cosmetology. This subsection does not prohibit an operator of a 1
cosmetological establishment from: 2
(a) Leasing space to [or] a barber, employing a barber [.] or 3
working in the same space as a barber. Such a barber remains 4
under the jurisdiction of the State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation 5
Board and remains subject to the laws and regulations of this State 6
applicable to his or her business or profession. 7
(b) Leasing space to any other professional, including, without 8
limitation, a provider of health care pursuant to subsection 3. Each 9
such professional remains under the jurisdiction of the regulatory 10
body which governs his or her business or profession and remains 11
subject to the laws and regulations of this State applicable to such 12
business or profession. 13
3. The operator of a cosmetological establishment may lease 14
space at the cosmetological establishment to a provider of health 15
care for the purpose of providing health care within the scope of his 16
or her practice. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the 17
provider of health care shall not use the leased space to provide such 18
health care at the same time a cosmetologist uses that space to 19
engage in the practice of cosmetology. A provider of health care 20
who leases space at a cosmetological establishment pursuant to this 21
subsection remains under the jurisdiction of the regulatory body 22
which governs his or her business or profession and remains subject 23
to the laws and regulations of this State applicable to such business 24
or profession. 25
4. A provider of health care who is a health care professional 26
may use leased space at a cosmetological establishment to provide 27
health care associated with the supervision of an advanced 28
esthetician pursuant to NRS 644A.545 at the same time as a 29
cosmetologist uses that space to engage in the practice of 30
cosmetology. 31
5. A person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and a 32
person licensed as a barber pursuant to chapter 643 of NRS who 33
work in the same cosmetological establishment are not required to 34
use different spaces in the cosmetological establishment or to have 35
partitions between them to engage in their respective practices. 36
6. As used in this section: 37
(a) “Health care professional” has the meaning ascribed to it in 38
NRS 453C.030. 39
(b) “Provider of health care” means a person who is licensed, 40
certified or otherwise authorized by the law of this State to 41
administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice 42
of a profession. 43
(c) “Space” includes, without limitation, a separate room in the 44
cosmetological establishment. 45
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Sec. 43. NRS 644A.620 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
644A.620 Cosmetology and threading may be practiced in a 2
cosmetological establishment by licensed or registered, as 3
applicable, cosmetologists, estheticians, advanced estheticians, 4
electrologists, hair designers, [shampoo technologists, hair braiders,] 5
nail technologists and natural persons who engage in the practice of 6
threading, as appropriate, who are: 7
1. Employees of the owner of the enterprise; or 8
2. Lessees of space from the owner of the enterprise. 9
Sec. 44. NRS 644A.625 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10
644A.625 1. A cosmetological establishment must, at all 11
times, be under the immediate supervision of a person who is 12
licensed in the branch of cosmetology or a combination of branches 13
of cosmetology of any service relating to the practice of 14
cosmetology provided at the cosmetological establishment at the 15
time the service is provided. 16
2. If the operator of a cosmetological establishment leases 17
space to a licensed or registered, as applicable, nail technologist, 18
electrologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer [, 19
shampoo technologist, hair braider] or cosmetologist pursuant to 20
NRS 644A.615, the lessee must provide supervision for that branch 21
of cosmetology in the manner required by subsection 1. 22
3. If a cosmetological establishment is open to the public at any 23
time during which no licensed or registered, as applicable, nail 24
technologist, electrologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair 25
designer [, shampoo technologist, hair braider] or cosmetologist is 26
physically present in the establishment, the cosmetological 27
establishment must display conspicuously a sign indicating that no 28
cosmetological services are being offered at that time. 29
Sec. 45. NRS 644A.850 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
644A.850 1. The following are grounds for disciplinary 31
action by the Board: 32
(a) Failure of an owner of a cosmetological establishment, a 33
licensed or registered, as applicable, esthetician, advanced 34
esthetician, cosmetologist, hair designer, [shampoo technologist, 35
hair braider,] electrologist, instructor, nail technologist [, makeup 36
artist] or school of cosmetology to comply with the requirements of 37
this chapter or the applicable regulations adopted by the Board. 38
(b) Failure of a cosmetologist’s apprentice, electrologist’s 39
apprentice, esthetician’s apprentice, hair designer’s apprentice or 40
nail technologist’s apprentice to comply with the requirements of 41
this chapter or the applicable regulations adopted by the Board. 42
(c) Obtaining practice in cosmetology or any branch thereof, for 43
money or any thing of value, by fraudulent misrepresentation. 44
(d) Gross malpractice. 45
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(e) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an 1
infectious or contagious disease. 2
(f) Drunkenness or the use or possession, or both, of a controlled 3
substance or dangerous drug without a prescription, while engaged 4
in the practice of cosmetology. 5
(g) Advertising in violation of any of the provisions of NRS 6
644A.800 or 644A.935. 7
(h) Permitting a license or certificate of registration to be used 8
where the holder thereof is not personally, actively and continuously 9
engaged in business. 10
(i) Failure to display the license or certificate of registration or a 11
duplicate of the license or certificate of registration as provided in 12
NRS 644A.530, 644A.535, 644A.615 and 644A.710. 13
(j) Failure to display the sign as provided in paragraph (b) of 14
subsection 1 of NRS 644A.615. 15
(k) Entering, by a school of cosmetology, into an 16
unconscionable contract with a student of cosmetology. 17
(l) Continued practice of cosmetology or operation of a 18
cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology after the 19
license therefor has expired. 20
(m) Engaging in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution in 21
violation of NRS 201.353 or 201.354 by the owner of a 22
cosmetological establishment or a facility in which threading is 23
conducted, a licensee or a holder of a certificate of registration. 24
(n) Failure to comply with the provisions of NRS 454.217 or 25
629.086. 26
(o) Any other unfair or unjust practice, method or dealing 27
which, in the judgment of the Board, may justify such action. 28
2. If the Board determines that a violation of this section has 29
occurred, it may: 30
(a) Refuse to issue or renew a license or certificate of 31
registration; 32
(b) Revoke or suspend a license or certificate of registration; 33
(c) Place the licensee or holder of a certificate of registration on 34
probation for a specified period; 35
(d) Impose a fine not to exceed $2,000; or 36
(e) Take any combination of the actions authorized by 37
paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive. 38
3. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and 39
conclusions of law supporting that order are public records. 40
Sec. 46. NRS 644A.900 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
644A.900 1. It is unlawful for any person to conduct or 42
operate a cosmetological establishment, a school of cosmetology or 43
any other place of business in which any one or any combination of 44
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the occupations of cosmetology are taught or practiced unless the 1
person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. 2
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, it is 3
unlawful for any person to engage in, or attempt to engage in, the 4
practice of cosmetology or any branch thereof, whether for 5
compensation or otherwise, unless the person is licensed or 6
registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. 7
3. This chapter does not prohibit: 8
(a) Any student in any school of cosmetology established 9
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter from engaging, in the 10
school and as a student, in work connected with any branch or any 11
combination of branches of cosmetology in the school. 12
(b) An electrologist’s apprentice from participating in a course 13
of practical training and study. 14
(c) A person issued a provisional license as an instructor 15
pursuant to NRS 644A.415 from acting as an instructor and 16
accepting compensation therefor while accumulating the hours of 17
training as a teacher required for an instructor’s license. 18
(d) The rendering of services relating to the practice of 19
cosmetology by a person who is licensed or registered in accordance 20
with the provisions of this chapter, if those services are rendered in 21
connection with photographic services provided by a photographer. 22
(e) A registered cosmetologist’s apprentice from engaging in the 23
practice of cosmetology under the immediate supervision of a 24
licensed cosmetologist who is approved to supervise the apprentice. 25
(f) [A registered shampoo technologist from engaging in the 26
practice of shampoo technology under the immediate supervision of 27
a licensed cosmetologist or hair designer. 28
(g)] A registered esthetician’s apprentice from engaging in the 29
practice of esthetics under the immediate supervision of a licensed 30
esthetician or licensed cosmetologist who is approved to supervise 31
the apprentice. 32
[(h)] (g) A registered hair designer’s apprentice from engaging 33
in the practice of hair design under the immediate supervision of a 34
licensed hair designer or licensed cosmetologist who is approved to 35
supervise the apprentice. 36
[(i)] (h) A registered nail technologist’s apprentice from 37
engaging in the practice of nail technology under the immediate 38
supervision of a licensed nail technologist or licensed cosmetologist 39
who is approved to supervise the apprentice. 40
[(j)] (i) A [makeup artist registered pursuant to NRS 644A.395] 41
person from engaging in the practice of makeup artistry for 42
compensation or otherwise in a licensed cosmetological 43
establishment. 44
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(j) A person who participates in a federally-registered 1
apprenticeship program pursuant to this chapter from engaging in 2
the practice for which the apprenticeship is offered in 3
collaboration with the provider of the apprenticeship. 4
4. A person employed to render services relating to the practice 5
of cosmetology in the course of and incidental to the production of a 6
motion picture, television program, commercial or advertisement is 7
exempt from the licensing or registration requirements of this 8
chapter if he or she renders those services only to persons who will 9
appear in that motion picture, television program, commercial or 10
advertisement. 11
[5. A person practicing hair braiding is exempt from the 12
licensing requirements of this chapter applicable to hair braiding if 13
the hair braiding is practiced on a person who is related within the 14
sixth degree of consanguinity and the person does not accept 15
compensation for the hair braiding.] 16
Sec. 47. NRS 644A.080, 644A.105, 644A.130, 644A.360, 17
644A.370, 644A.375, 644A.380 and 644A.395 are hereby repealed. 18
Sec. 48. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 19
approval. 20
2. Sections 1 to 47, inclusive, of this act become effective: 21
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 22
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 23
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. 24
(b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 25
LEADLINES OF REPEAL ED SECTIONS
644A.080 “Hair braider” defined.
644A.105 “Makeup artist” defined.
644A.130 “Shampoo technologist” defined.
644A.360 General qualifications for examination.
644A.370 Scope of examination.
644A.375 Qualifications for examination; fee.
644A.380 Scope of examination.
644A.395 Certificate of registration required to practice in
licensed cosmetological establishment; qualifications; fee;
qualifications of makeup artist not required to be registered;
expiration.
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