COSMETOLOGY LAW

Question 1

What has to be posted by the reception area for customer information ?

Answer 1

1) Copy of the health and safety rules shall be posted by the receptionist area
2) All establishments and School license, practitioners licenses, student permits and instructor license
3) no license shall be displayed if expired or become invalided for some reason

Question 2

Toilet facilities

Answer 2

Have to have one, can not be used as storage.

Can not have any type of shelf

Question 3

Hand washing

Answer 3

Liquid soup only, no bar soap allowed

Disposable towels or an air dryer, towels are prohibited

Question 4

Carpet

Answer 4

No carpet in clinical area or working area

Only in classrooms at a school.

Question 5

Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee

Answer 5

Committee shall consist of 7 members appointed by the state board of health for two year term

Member can not serve more then 10 years on the committee

Question 6

The Tech. Advisory committee shall compose of the following representatives from within the cosmetology industry, with good morals character and who at least 25 years of age

Answer 6

1 member shall be a licensed cosmetologist actively engaged in the practice for at least 5 years

1 member shall be a licensed nail tech

1 member shall be an owner of a licensed school or shall be a director at a state supported school

1 member shall be a licensed aesthetician
And three members shall represent the cosmetology at large or a related field

Question 7

Investigations

Answer 7

Could be help bimonthly , A final order by the committee may be appealed for when state board of health within 30 days

Question 8

For a license as a cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician or instructor shall…..

Answer 8

Not less then 16

Has completed 2 years of high school

Has one of the following: 
•cosmetologist training (1,200) hours 
•manicurist (480) hours 
•aesthetician (480) hours 
•instructor (480) hours

Question 9

For a licensed as a electrologist you must

Answer 9

No less then 18 years of age

Has completed 12th grade. Or accredited senior high school

Question 10

Electrology instructors

Answer 10

Not less then 21 years of age

Holds a valid Arkansas license as a electrologist and has had three year of practical experience in the state of Arkansas within the past 5 years

Question 11

Notice of address change

Answer 11

If you change location of your business (or where you work)

You have to let the department of health know within 30 days

Question 12

Licenses Shall expire ?

Answer 12

On the licensees birthday on a biennial basis

Question 13

Licenses of schools, establishments, and mobile salons shall expire in 1 of the following ways ?

Answer 13

Annually on Dec. 31

Biennially on Dec. 31

Or Biennially on the owners birthday

Question 14

After a licensed has been expired for 5 years you have to

Answer 14

Retake all test, and pay all fees

Question 15

A licensed who is 65 years of age or old and has been actively engaged in the practice or teaching of cosmetology for 30 or more years can ?

Answer 15

Apply for a lifetime license. , the fee for a lifetime shall be established by the rule of the board

Question 16

Inspection to open a school facilitie

Answer 16

A second inspection has to be made after all equipment has been installed

Applicant shall not be granted licensed to operate a school unless the department of health finds that sufficient equipment has been installed , for enrolling a minimum of not fewer then 35 students.

25 full time students have to registered requested to go to the school before opening

2,500 sq. Ft of floor space in the working area

Question 17

A instructor shall

Answer 17

Be 21 years of age , and has had 600 hours of teacher training in a cosmetology school

Has passed instructor written examination

Has received not less then 8 hours of additional training in an instructor seminar

Instructors can not work on clients, unless instructing a student

Question 18

Each school shall maintain a term of

Answer 18

At least 1,500 hours, instruction can not excess over 10 hours a day, and 6 days per week during the coarse.

Question 19

Student work - to work on a paying client…

Answer 19

A student cosmetologist, after 150 hours

Manicurist 60 hours

Aesthetician 60 hours

Electrologist 60 hours

Question 20

To get a certification in hair braiding you have to

Answer 20

Have practiced hair braiding for 2 consecutive years

Payment of 30 every two years

An affidavit signed by the applicant

An affidavit signed by an employer or customer that has witnessed practicing natural hair braiding in the past two years