New
Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 24 / December 27, 2022
This is an amendment
to 16.34.5 NMAC, Section 8, effective 12/27/2022.
16.34.5.8 GENERAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Any person is eligible to be registered as a practitioner and is
qualified to receive a license as a registered barber, cosmetologist, hairstylist,
manicurist, esthetician,
manicurist/esthetician, or electrologist who submits proof that the applicant:
(1) is
at least 17 years of age;
(2) [has
an education equivalent to the completion of the second year of high school;
(3)] has completed the course of study for the license in a
licensed school within the preceding 12 months; or for a barber license, proof
that the applicant has either completed the course of study in a licensed
school within the preceding 12 months or has successfully completed a barber
apprenticeship program registered by the state apprenticeship agency within the
preceding 12 months;
[(4)] (3) has paid the required fees as set forth in
these rules; and
[(5)] (4) has passed the practical and written
examination conducted by the board.
B. Any person is eligible for initial registration or re-registration as
an instructor and is qualified to receive a license as an instructor who
submits proof that the applicant has met all the above requirements and in
addition:
(1) for
barber instructors, has an education equivalent to the completion of four
years of high school; and
(2) holds
a current license in New Mexico as a practitioner in the field in which the
applicant is seeking licensure as an instructor.
C. Applicants who have not completed a course of study equivalent to the
license for which he/she is applying may submit notarized letters of employment
or employment records to prove licensed, current, verified work
experience. Six full months of work
experience will equal 150 hours of training.
Work experience less than six full months will not be considered toward
training hours.
D. Applications are valid for one year from date of receipt.
E. All application fees are non-refundable.
[16.34.5.8 NMAC - Rp
16 NMAC 34.5.8, 6/16/2001; A, 7/16/2004; A, 12/17/2015; A, 10/29/2016; A, 7/14/2018; A, 12/27/2022]