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317B.025 Qualifications and fees for esthetician, esthetic salon, and esthetics
instructor licenses -- Dual licenses.
(1) The board shall issue an esthetician license to any person who:
(a) Is of good moral character and temperate habit; <br>(b) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; <br>(c) Has a high school education or equivalent; <br>(d) Has satisfactorily completed one thousand (1,000) hours of instruction in a
licensed school approved by the board;
(e) Has received a satisfactory grade on an examination prescribed by the board to
determine fitness to practice as an esthetician; and
(f) Has paid a fee of at least seventy-five dollars ($75) to be adjusted as needed in
administrative regulations promulgated by the board.
(2) The board may issue a license to a cosmetologist who seeks dual licensure as an
esthetician by offering a dual cosmetologist and esthetician license to individuals <br>who meet licensure criteria for a cosmetologist as in KRS Chapter 317A and <br>licensure criteria for an esthetician as in KRS 317B.010 to 317B.060. The fee for <br>the dual license and continuing education required for license renewal shall be <br>determined by the board as promulgated in administrative regulations. Nothing in <br>KRS 317B.010 to 317B.060 shall prohibit separate licensure of cosmetologists and <br>estheticians.
(3) The board shall issue licenses as follows:
(a) A license to operate an esthetic salon shall be issued to any licensed
esthetician upon receipt of: <br>1.
The completed application; and
2.
A fee of at least one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) to be adjusted as <br>needed in administrative regulations promulgated by the board.
(b) If an owner is not a licensed esthetician, the owner shall have a licensed
esthetician manage the esthetic salon at all times. A new license shall be <br>purchased if the salon's owner, manager, or location changes.
(c) Licensed esthetic salons shall have the furnishings and salon equipment
required pursuant to administrative regulations adopted by the board.
(d) Any licensed esthetician who leases or rents space or pays a fee to do business
in a beauty salon or esthetic salon shall be considered an independent owner <br>and shall meet the qualifications for the respective salon owner as set out in <br>paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection.
(e) The board may refuse to issue a license if the applicant fails to comply with
the provisions of KRS 317B.010 to 317B.060 or the administrative <br>regulations promulgated by the board.
(4) The board shall issue a license to teach esthetic practices to any person who:
(a) Is of good moral character and temperate habit; <br>(b) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
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(c) Has a high school education or equivalent; <br>(d) Holds a current cosmetologist and instructor's license; <br>(e) Has completed eight (8) continuing education hours in esthetics or has
completed fifty (50) hours in esthetics training within the last two (2) years;
(f) Has received a satisfactory grade on the examination for the teaching of
esthetics as prescribed by the board; and
(g) Has paid a fee promulgated by the board in administrative regulations.
(5) The board may issue a license to teach esthetic practices to an individual with two
(2) or more years' experience in teaching esthetic practices in another jurisdiction <br>who meets the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (3) of this <br>section.
(6) Courses in esthetic practices may be taught at any licensed cosmetology school that
complies with the administrative regulations promulgated by the board under KRS <br>317B.010 to 317B.060.
(7) Applications for esthetician examinations required by this section shall be
accompanied by an examination fee of at least one hundred twenty-five dollars <br>($125) to be adjusted as needed in administrative regulations promulgated by the <br>board.
Effective: June 24, 2003 <br>History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 4, effective June 24, 2003.
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