Minnesota Administrative Rules

2110.0545 SKILLS COURSES.

A.

A board-approved cosmetologist skills course, esthetician skills course, and nail technician skills course must be offered in person.

B.

Each skills course must begin with an initial board-approved skills test. The provider must use board-approved scoring of the skills test, and a board skills test form.

(1)

Attendees who pass the skills test have completed the skills course. The provider must issue a signed and dated skills course certificate to the attendee.

(2)

Attendees who do not pass the initial skills test must complete the provider's skills course curriculum for each skills test area not passed. The attendee has completed the skills course when the attendee passes the skills test.

C.

Cosmetologists must attend a cosmetologist skills course taught by a cosmetology instructor, estheticians must attend an esthetician skills course taught by an esthetician or cosmetology instructor, and nail technicians must attend a skills course taught by a nail technician or cosmetology instructor.

D.

Board approval is not required for a licensed cosmetology school to offer skills courses, but the cosmetology school may notify the board if offering the course. Providers who are not cosmetology schools must meet the requirements of part 2105.0187.

E.

A provider of a skills course must provide attendees who have successfully completed the course with a skills course certificate showing successful completion of the skills test, and must retain records of attendees for five years from the date of the skill certificate.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 155A.23; 155A.26; 155A.27; 155A.29; 155A.30

History:

41 SR 305

Published Electronically:

September 13, 2016