1. A holder of a certificate of registration as a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology shall display the certificate of registration issued to him or her by the Board or a duplicate of the certificate of registration in plain view of the public at the position where the apprentice is being trained.
2. If the apprentice is:
(a) A cosmetologist’s apprentice, the cosmetologist’s apprentice, the licensed cosmetologist supervising and training the cosmetologist’s apprentice, and the owner of the cosmetological establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained shall not advertise or hold the cosmetologist’s apprentice out as being a licensed cosmetologist, or use any title or abbreviation that would indicate that the cosmetologist’s apprentice is a licensed cosmetologist.
(b) An apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology, the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist supervising and training the apprentice, and the owner of the cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is being trained shall not advertise or hold the apprentice out as being a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist or use any title or abbreviation that would indicate that the apprentice is a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist.
3. To receive credit for an apprenticeship:
(a) A cosmetologist’s apprentice must be regularly employed during his or her training by:
(1) The cosmetological establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained; or
(2) If the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being supervised and trained by a licensed cosmetologist who is leasing space in a cosmetological establishment, the licensed cosmetologist.
(b) An apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology must be regularly employed during his or her training by:
(1) The cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is being trained; or
(2) If the apprentice is being supervised and trained by a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist who is leasing space in a cosmetological establishment, the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist.
4. Not more than one cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology may be employed at any time at a licensed cosmetological establishment.
5. A licensed:
(a) Cosmetologist who is supervising and training a cosmetologist’s apprentice shall:
(1) Supervise all work done by the cosmetologist’s apprentice; and
(2) Be in attendance at all times that the cosmetologist’s apprentice is engaged in the practice of cosmetology.
(b) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology shall:
(1) Supervise all work done by the apprentice; and
(2) Be in attendance at all times that the apprentice is engaged in the practice of the branch of cosmetology for which the apprentice holds a certificate of registration.
6. A licensed:
(a) Cosmetologist who is supervising and training a cosmetologist’s apprentice shall keep a daily record of the training that is provided to the cosmetologist’s apprentice. The licensed cosmetologist shall:
(1) Keep the daily records at the cosmetological establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained and, upon the request of the Board, make the daily records available to the Board; and
(2) Submit a copy of the records to the Board at such regular intervals as the Board may require by regulation.
(b) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology shall keep a daily record of the training that is provided to the apprentice. The licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist shall:
(1) Keep the daily records at the cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is being trained and, upon the request of the Board, make the daily records available to the Board; and
(2) Submit a copy of the records to the Board at such regular intervals as the Board may require by regulation.
7. For the purposes of this chapter:
(a) A licensed cosmetologist is not required to obtain a license from the Board as an instructor to train a cosmetologist’s apprentice pursuant to this section and NRS 644A.310, and the licensed cosmetologist is not subject to regulation as an instructor because he or she provides such training.
(b) A licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist is not required to obtain a license from the Board as an instructor to train an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology pursuant to this section and NRS 644A.325, 644A.340, 644A.355 or 644A.410 and the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist is not subject to regulation as an instructor because he or she provides such training.
(c) A licensed cosmetological establishment which employs a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology or at which a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology is being trained is not subject to regulation as a school of cosmetology because the cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology is being trained at the cosmetological establishment.
8. The Board may adopt:
(a) Regulations relating to the qualifications of a licensed:
(1) Cosmetologist to supervise and train a cosmetologist’s apprentice; and
(2) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist to supervise and train an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology;
(b) Regulations relating to the procedures and subject matter that must be included in the training of a cosmetologist’s apprentice or an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology;
(c) Regulations relating to the training of a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology to verify the number of hours of training received by the cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology; and
(d) Such other regulations as the Board determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 644A.310, 644A.325, 644A.340, 644A.355 and 644A.410.
9. As used in this section, "apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology" means a person engaged in learning the occupation of esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1151; A 2013, 625; 2015, 599)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 644.2175)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 644A.011 - "Ablative esthetic medical procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.012 - "Advanced esthetic procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.013 - "Advanced esthetician" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.014 - "Advanced esthetics" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.015 - "Advertise" and "advertising" defined.
NRS 644A.020 - "Board" defined.
NRS 644A.025 - "Cosmetological establishment" defined.
NRS 644A.030 - "Cosmetologist" defined.
NRS 644A.035 - "Cosmetologist’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.045 - "Demonstrator of cosmetics" defined.
NRS 644A.047 - "Dermaplaning" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.050 - "Electrologist" defined.
NRS 644A.055 - "Electrologist’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.060 - "Establishment for hair braiding" defined.
NRS 644A.062 - "Esthetic medical device" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.063 - "Esthetic medical procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.065 - "Esthetician" defined.
NRS 644A.070 - "Esthetician’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.075 - "Esthetics" defined.
NRS 644A.076 - "Exfoliation" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.077 - "Extraction" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.080 - "Hair braider" defined.
NRS 644A.085 - "Hair braiding" defined.
NRS 644A.090 - "Hair design" defined.
NRS 644A.095 - "Hair designer" defined.
NRS 644A.100 - "Hair designer’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.103 - "Hydrotherapy" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.105 - "Makeup artist" defined.
NRS 644A.110 - "Makeup artistry" defined.
NRS 644A.112 - "Microdermabrasion" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.113 - "Microneedling" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.115 - "Nail technologist" defined.
NRS 644A.120 - "Nail technologist’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.125 - "Nail technology" defined.
NRS 644A.127 - "Nonablative esthetic medical procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.130 - "Shampoo technologist" defined.
NRS 644A.135 - "Shampoo technology" defined.
NRS 644A.140 - "Threading" defined.
NRS 644A.200 - Creation; number and appointment of members; composition.
NRS 644A.210 - Terms and oaths of members; removal.
NRS 644A.225 - Employees, attorneys and other professional consultants.
NRS 644A.230 - Duties and compensation of employees; offices; records and files; seal; subpoenas.
NRS 644A.235 - Biennial report to Governor.
NRS 644A.265 - Record of proceedings; other duties.
NRS 644A.270 - Hearings and proceedings by or before less than entire Board.
NRS 644A.275 - Regulations: Generally.
NRS 644A.280 - Regulations governing sanitary conditions.
NRS 644A.300 - Cosmetologists: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.305 - Cosmetologists: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.315 - Hair designers: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.320 - Hair designers: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.328 - Advanced estheticians: Qualifications for examination. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.329 - Advanced estheticians: Scope of examination. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.330 - Estheticians: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.335 - Estheticians: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.345 - Nail technologists: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.350 - Nail technologists: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.360 - General qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.370 - Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.380 - Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.385 - Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.390 - Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.400 - Electrologists: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.405 - Electrologists: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.410 - Electrologist’s apprentice: Application for registration; fee.
NRS 644A.475 - Examinations: General requirements.
NRS 644A.505 - Duplicate license or certificate of registration; fee.
NRS 644A.530 - Display of license or certificate of registration.
NRS 644A.610 - Expiration of license; effect of failure to timely pay renewal fee.
NRS 644A.630 - Food and beverage sales.
NRS 644A.660 - Expiration of license; effect of failure to timely pay renewal fee.
NRS 644A.665 - Display of license.
NRS 644A.670 - Practice of hair braiding by certain licensees.
NRS 644A.675 - Supervision by licensed person.
NRS 644A.680 - Food and beverage sales.
NRS 644A.710 - Display of license.
NRS 644A.715 - Fee for each student to be paid to Board.
NRS 644A.720 - Surety bonds; payment plans; regulations.
NRS 644A.730 - Certain cosmetological establishments deemed schools of cosmetology.
NRS 644A.735 - Staff of instructors.
NRS 644A.750 - Restrictions on advertisement of work of students on public for pay.
NRS 644A.755 - Unconscionable contracts with students.
NRS 644A.800 - Advertisements for services relating to practice of cosmetology.
NRS 644A.870 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 644A.875 - Complaints: Filing.
NRS 644A.880 - Complaints: Referral to another licensing board; civil immunity.
NRS 644A.900 - Unlawful practices without license or certificate of registration; exceptions.
NRS 644A.915 - Unlawful acts concerning practice of barbering.
NRS 644A.920 - Styling of hairpieces: Restrictions.
NRS 644A.970 - Injunctive relief.
NRS 644A.975 - Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive.