Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 5-305

      (a)      To qualify for a limited license to practice cosmetology, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.

      (b)      An applicant for a limited license to provide makeup artist services shall:

            (1)      be at least 17 years old;

            (2)      have successfully completed a 9th grade education or the equivalent; and

            (3)      have successfully completed a course or program in makeup artist services approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.

      (c)      An applicant for a limited license to provide esthetic services shall:

            (1)      be at least 17 years old;

            (2)      have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent; and

            (3)      have received training by:

                  (i)      serving as a registered apprentice for at least 6 months as provided under §§ 5-404 and 5-405 of this title; or

                  (ii)      successfully completing at least 600 hours of instruction in providing esthetic services in a cosmetology school approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.

      (d)      An applicant for a limited license to provide nail technician services shall:

            (1)      be at least 17 years old;

            (2)      have successfully completed a 9th grade education or the equivalent; and

            (3)      have received training by:

                  (i)      serving as a registered apprentice for at least 3 months as provided under §§ 5-404 and 5-405 of this title; or

                  (ii)      successfully completing at least 250 hours of instruction in providing nail technician services in a cosmetology school approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.

      (e)      If an applicant is licensed to practice as a makeup artist, esthetician, or nail technician in another state or foreign country, the applicant meets the training requirements of this section if the applicant has held a limited license in the other state or foreign country and has actively practiced in the other state or foreign country for a period of 6 months.

      (f)      Except for an applicant for a limited license to provide makeup artist services, an applicant for a limited license shall pass an examination given by the Board under this subtitle.