2002 Minnesota Statutes

     155A.07 Practitioner. 

    Subdivision 1.    Licensing.  Individual licensing shall 
 be required for persons seeking to practice in the state as a 
 cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, manager, or instructor.  

    Subd. 2.    Qualifications.  Qualifications for 
 licensing in each classification shall be determined by the 
 commissioner and established by rule, and shall include 
 educational and experiential prerequisites.  The rules shall 
 require a demonstrated knowledge of procedures necessary to 
 protect the health of the practitioner and the consumer of 
 cosmetology services, including but not limited to chemical 
 applications.  

    Subd. 3.    Testing.  Appropriate standardized tests 
 shall be used and shall include subject matter relative to the 
 application of Minnesota law.  In every case, the primary 
 consideration shall be to safeguard the health and safety of 
 consumers by determining the competency of the applicants to 
 provide the services indicated.  

    Subd. 4.    Licensing without test.  Licensing of 
 persons without testing may be allowed as determined by rule.  

    Subd. 5.    Duration of license.  Licensing in each 
 classification shall be for a period of three years.  

    Subd. 6.    Renewals.  Renewal of license shall be for a 
 period of three years under conditions and process established 
 by rule.  

    Subd. 7.    Fees.  Examination and licensing fees shall 
 be in the amounts specified in section 155A.045. 

    Subd. 8.    Exemptions.  Persons licensed to provide 
 cosmetology services in other states visiting this state for 
 cosmetology demonstrations shall be exempted from the licensing 
 provisions of this chapter if services to consumers are in the 
 physical presence of a licensed cosmetologist.  

    Subd. 9.    Nonresident licenses.  Notwithstanding the 
 absence of a written reciprocal licensing agreement under 
 section 45.0292, a nonresident cosmetologist, manicurist, or 
 esthetician may be licensed in Minnesota if the individual has 
 completed cosmetology school in a state with the same or greater 
 school hour requirements, has an active license in that state, 
 and has passed the Minnesota-specific written operator 
 examination for cosmetologist, manicurist, or esthetician.  
 Licenses shall not be issued under this subdivision for managers 
 or instructors. 

    HIST: 1981 c 357 s 37; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1983 c 293 s 
 64; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1993 c 204 s 12-15; 2002 c 387 s 14