§ 280 -   Qualifications; nail technician

§ 280. Qualifications; nail technician

A person shall be eligible for licensure as a nail technician if the person is at least 18 years of age, has a high school or general educational development diploma, and has satisfactorily completed:

(1) a course of study in manicuring of at least 400 hours at a school of cosmetology approved by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or approved by the board under standards that the board has adopted by rule; or

(2) an apprenticeship of not less than six months and not more than 12 months consisting of a minimum of 600 hours and a maximum of 900 hours, as prescribed by the board by rule, and has passed the examination described in section 283 of this title. (Added 1997, No. 40, § 16; amended 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; eff. June 27, 2002, eff. June 27, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 25.)