§ 279 -   Qualifications; esthetician

§ 279. Qualifications; esthetician

A person shall be eligible for licensure as an esthetician if the person is at least 18 years of age, has a high school or general educational development diploma, and has satisfactorily completed the following:

(1) a course of study in esthetics of at least 600 hours at a school of cosmetology approved by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or approved by the board under standards that the board has adopted by rule; or

(2) an apprenticeship of not less than 12 months and not more than 18 months, consisting of a minimum of 800 hours and a maximum of 1,200 hours, as prescribed by the board by rule; and has passed the examination described in section 283 of this title. (Added 1997, No. 40, § 16; amended 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. June 27, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 24.)