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TN Code § 62-4-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-109. Persons and Activities Exempt

  The following persons are exempt from this chapter:  Persons and establishments engaged exclusively in massage, as defined by § 63-18-102;   Duly registered barbers and technicians operating in duly registered barber shops only;   Physicians and surgeons or trained nurses, trained nurses assistants, aides or similar personnel, acting solely in their professional capacities;   Any person rendering cosmetology services in the person's own home without charge to the recipient;   Any person who demonstrates or applies, or both, cosmetics without charge in a retail establishment;   Any person who engages in hair wrapping; provided, that the person posts a notice at the place of business indicating that the person is not licensed by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners; and provided, further, that the person uses disposable instruments or implements that are sanitized in a disinfectant approved for hospital use or approved by the federal environmental protection agency. Before engaging in hair wrapping, a person shall attend sixteen (16) hours of training provided by a licensed school of cosmetology and shall receive a certificate indicating attendance at the training. The certificate shall be retained and displayed on request. The training shall consist of eight (8) hours concerning health and hygiene issues and eight (8) hours concerning relevant state law;   Any person whose occupation or practice is confined solely to shampooing; and   Any person who engages in hair braiding if the person complies with § 62-4-135.     Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to the educational activities conducted in connection with any special education program of any bona fide association of licensed cosmetologists from which the general public is excluded.
TN Code § 62-4-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-111. Examinations

  Examinations of applicants for licenses under § 62-4-110 shall be held at such times and places and shall consist of such materials or practical demonstrations as the board may determine.   The board shall identify for any unsuccessful applicant the subject or subjects failed on the examination.
TN Code § 62-4-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-112. License Fees — Penalties

  The board shall issue a license to qualified applicants upon receipt of the appropriate fee.   The board shall prescribe fees and penalties under this chapter pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 62-4-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-113. Display of License — Notice of Address Changes — Penalty

  Every holder of a license as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist or instructor shall:  Prominently display the license at the holder's work station; and   Promptly notify the board of any change of mailing address within thirty (30) calendar days of such change.     Pending issuance or denial by the board of the appropriate license, a person may work as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist or instructor if the person prominently displays at the person's work station:  The official notice from the board that the person has passed the required examination; and   A copy of a money order made payable to the state of Tennessee in the amount of the fee for a license or the receipt for the payment of the fee.     Failure to display the information required in subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-4-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-114. Instructor's Continuing Education — Practice by Instructor — Instructor May Become Licensed as Cosmetologist — Inactive Status

   To maintain an active instructor's license, an instructor shall every two (2) years submit to the board satisfactory proof that the instructor has attended a board-approved instructor training program in cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics or natural hair styling for a minimum of sixteen (16) hours. Persons obtaining an initial instructor's license shall attend a board-approved instructor training program in cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics or natural hair styling after receiving the licenses.   The board may, in its discretion, grant up to one (1) additional year for submission of proof upon a showing of good cause, including, but not limited to, illness or emergency; however, no extension of time shall relieve an instructor from meeting any future deadline for compliance with this subsection (a).   The active license of any instructor who fails to comply with this subsection (a) shall become invalid and nonrenewable.     Before an instructor's license expires, an instructor may notify the board of the instructor's intention to place the license on inactive status. The notice of intention shall be accompanied by the regular license fee, but the instructor shall be relieved of the obligation to attend the otherwise required board-approved training program. An instructor may stay on inactive status as long as the appropriate fees are paid on a regular basis. To change a license from inactive status to active status, the instructor shall attend a board approved instructor training program in cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics or natural hair styling for a minimum of sixteen (16) hours.   Any person who holds a valid active license as a cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics or natural hair instructor may engage in the practice of cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics or natural hair styling under that license; however, no instructor may render cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics or natural hair styling services in a school, except services that are directly incidental to the instruction of students.   Any person whose instructor's license expires or becomes invalid may, within sixty (60) days after the date of expiration or invalidity, obtain a cosmetologist's, manicurist's, aesthetician's or natural hair stylist's license from the board upon payment of a fee set by the board.
TN Code § 62-4-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-115. Fee for Replacement or Correction of License

 A fee as set by the board will be charged for:   Replacement of any lost, misplaced or mutilated license; or   Change of name or mailing address by any cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist or instructor licensed under this chapter.
TN Code § 62-4-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-116. Reciprocity — License Without Examination

 Upon receipt of a fee as set by the board in rule, the board may, in its discretion, grant a license without examination to any applicant who:   Holds a valid license issued by another state or the District of Columbia and has substantially met the qualifications for licensure in this state; or   Furnishes satisfactory proof that the applicant has continuously and lawfully engaged in the occupation or practice for which a license is applied for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application.
TN Code § 62-4-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-117. Duration and Renewal of Licenses — Fees — Lapsed Licenses

  All cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist and instructor licenses shall expire on the biennial anniversary date of the licenses and shall be invalid on that date unless renewed.   If the board is satisfied that this chapter has been complied with, licenses issued in accordance with this chapter may be renewed for another term upon completion and submission of the prescribed form, accompanied by the proper fee as set by the board.   A penalty fee as set by the board will be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date of the license issued in accordance with this chapter.   A license issued in accordance with this chapter that has lapsed for three (3) years or longer shall not be reinstated unless the applicant passes the state law and practical examination.   Any person who holds, or applies and qualifies for, a cosmetology license on or before August 31, 1987, may practice both cosmetology and aesthetics for so long as the license, and any renewal of the license, remains valid.   Any person who holds a manicurist/shampoo license may practice both manicuring and shampooing for so long as the license, and any renewal of the license, remains valid.
TN Code § 62-4-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-119. Responsibilities of Owner and Manager of Shop

 The owner and manager of a shop shall be responsible for ensuring that:   Only persons duly licensed by the board perform cosmetology services in the shop;   Persons duly licensed by the board perform only those services authorized by their licenses; and   The shop and its operation conform to this chapter and any rules duly promulgated under this chapter.
TN Code § 62-4-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-121. License to Operate a School

  A license to operate a school shall expire on September 1 of each year. An application for renewal of the license shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant continues to meet the requirements of § 62-4-120(c).   No renewal application shall be accepted after September 30 following the expiration date of a license to operate a school; however, the board may, in its discretion, reinstate a former licensee upon proper application accompanied by all past unpaid renewal fees, the fee for the current year, and a surcharge for processing the application.   The board shall promulgate rules pursuant to its authority in § 62-4-112 to establish:  An annual fee for the renewal of a license to operate a school;   A penalty fee to be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date of the license; and   The amount of the surcharge required pursuant to subsection (b).
TN Code § 62-4-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-122. Students

  A school may enroll only a student who:  Has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years; and   Has completed and passed at least two (2) years of high school or received at least a score of thirty-eight percent (38%) on the GED(R) or HiSET(R) examination. Public and vocational schools are exempt from this section.     There shall be at least one (1) licensed instructor on the premises whenever a cosmetology school, public high school or a state vocational technical school offering cosmetology courses is in operation.   A school operating both day and night classes shall designate the times for each group of classes. In no event shall a student attend school for more than ten (10) hours per day, six (6) days per week, or forty-eight (48) hours per week.    No student may render cosmetology services on patrons until the student has received at least two hundred (200) hours of instruction and acquired the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render cosmetology services only within a school while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.   Students may render manicuring services on patrons upon receiving at least one hundred (100) hours of instruction and acquiring the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render manicuring services only within a school while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.   No student may render aesthetician services on patrons until the student has received at least one hundred fifty (150) hours of instruction and has acquired the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render aesthetician services only within a school under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.     Each school shall conspicuously display within the clinic area a sign that reads as follows: “ALL SERVICES IN THIS SCHOOL PERFORMED BY STUDENTS ONLY.”   No school shall pay compensation to its students, either directly or indirectly, or advertise for clinical patrons without clearly disclosing that the services will be performed by students within a school.   Each school shall:  Comply with the rules of sanitation promulgated by the board under § 62-4-125;   Have and maintain equipment and other instructional materials that are determined by the board to be reasonably necessary for the proper training of all students enrolled;   Teach the curriculum prescribed by the board; and   Maintain regular class and instruction hours.     Each school, including any public school conducting a career and technical education program in the field of cosmetology, shall:  Keep a daily record of the attendance of each student enrolled; and   Submit to the board on the prescribed form a monthly progress report on each student enrolled.     A student may render natural hair styling services on patrons upon receiving at least one hundred (100) hours of instruction and acquiring the requisite skill and knowledge. Students may render natural hair styling services only within a school while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.
TN Code § 62-4-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-123. Time Period for Completion of Coursework

 A student shall have seven (7) years from the date the student originally enrolls in a school to complete the required courses and number of hours required when the student originally enrolls. If the student fails to complete the course of instruction within that time period, the board may require the student to complete additional courses or attain additional number of hours prior to issuing a license to the person.
TN Code § 62-4-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-124. Teaching Outside Licensed School

 No teaching of cosmetology, whether to students or licensees, is lawful except in a duly operated school; however, for purposes of this section, “teaching of cosmetology” does not include demonstrations of the technical applications of cosmetology products conducted by manufacturers or dealers, or both; provided, that only students or licensees are in attendance. “Teaching of cosmetology” also does not include instruction in new developments in cosmetology; provided, that the instruction is conducted within cosmetology shops and only students or licensees are in attendance.
TN Code § 62-4-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-125. Health and Safety Rules and Regulations

  The board shall, with the approval of the department of health, promulgate rules of sanitation that it may deem reasonably necessary, with particular attention to the precautions for preventing the development and spread of infections and contagious diseases.   Each school and shop shall have:  Adequate restroom facilities, except when located in a commercial building where such facilities are already provided; and   Separate entrances from entrances to adjoining residential or living quarters, if any.     Where a school and a shop are operated in the same building, there shall be separate entrances and exits and separate restroom facilities for each business.   It is unlawful:  For the owner or manager of any school or shop to permit any person to sleep in or use for residential purposes any room used wholly or partially as a school or shop; and   For any person, firm or corporation that holds a cosmetology, manicurist or aesthetician license to practice cosmetology outside a shop or school, or for any person, firm or corporation that holds a natural hair styling license to practice natural hair styling outside a shop or school, except:  In any nursing home;   In the recipient's residence, short-term residence, or place of business;   In any hospital or infirmary;   In a funeral establishment;   In a retail establishment, to demonstrate or apply, or both, cosmetics without charge;   At the site of television, motion picture, video or theatrical productions, photographic sessions or similar activities; or   In a licensed mobile shop.
TN Code § 62-4-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-126. Identification of School or Shop

 Each school and shop, including one located in a private residence, shall display at its entrance a sign of sufficient size to be clearly visible from the street indicating that it is a school or shop.
TN Code § 62-4-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-127. Inspections — Cause for Suspension, Revocation, or for Denial of License

  The board or its authorized representatives may, at reasonable hours, inspect any place of business operated by any person licensed under this chapter.   The board may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any license under this chapter for any of the following causes:  Fraud in procuring a license;   Unprofessional, immoral or dishonorable conduct;   Addiction to intoxicating liquors or drugs;   The sale or distribution of wine, beer, liquor or any alcoholic beverages or drugs on the premises of any cosmetology, manicuring, or aesthetics establishment is prohibited; however, wine, beer, liquor or alcoholic beverages may be served to a patron without a charge, but no such beverages shall be served to a patron who is intoxicated or believed to be intoxicated;   Unlawful invasion of the field of practice of any profession;   Receipt of fees or payment on the assurance that any incurable disease can be cured;    Conviction of a felony, if the felony conviction occurred within three (3) years prior to the board's decision to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license. However, an action taken under this subdivision (b)(7)(A) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title; or   Conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, if the misdemeanor conviction occurred within one (1) year prior to the board's decision to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license. However, an action taken under this subdivision (b)(7)(B) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title;     Any cause for which issuance of a license could have been refused had it existed and been known to the board at the time of issuance;   A violation of this chapter or of any rules duly promulgated under this chapter; or   Failure to comply with a lawful order of the board.
TN Code § 62-4-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-128. Licenses Neither Transferable nor Assignable

 No license issued under this chapter is transferable or assignable.
TN Code § 62-4-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-129. Penalties — Jurisdiction

  A violation of this chapter or of any rules promulgated under this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.   In addition to the powers and duties otherwise conferred upon the board, it is empowered to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction of any person in this state who is violating this chapter and chapter 3 of this title, either with or without a license under this chapter and chapter 3 of this title, to enjoin that person from continuing to violate these chapters. Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and chancery courts of this state to hear and determine such causes.
TN Code § 62-4-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-130. Administrative Procedures

 The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this chapter.
TN Code § 62-4-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-131. Renewal of Manicurist and Shampooer Licenses

  Any person holding a valid manicurist and shampooer license on August 1, 1987, shall be entitled to renew the license, so long as a complete renewal application with all appropriate fees is filed with the board no later than September 30 immediately following the license expiration date. If the application is mailed, the postmark of the United States postal service shall be considered the filing date.   Any application for renewal of a manicurist and shampooer license that is filed with the board after September 30 of the year in which the license expires shall be denied. The board shall not reinstate a former manicurist and shampooer licensee who fails to comply with subsection (a).   The board may, in its discretion, issue a manicurist license to a former manicurist and shampooer licensee upon proper application accompanied by all past unpaid renewal fees, the fee for the current license period and a surcharge as set by the board. If the application is made in the same fiscal year as the board denies the applicant's manicurist and shampooer renewal application, the fees submitted with the denied application shall be credited toward the amount due for a manicurist license under this subsection (c). The board shall not issue a manicurist license to an applicant whose manicurist and shampooer license has lapsed for three (3) years or longer unless the applicant passes a practical and state law examination.
TN Code § 62-4-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-132. Retired Inactive License

 Any person licensed under this chapter may retire the license by submitting a form prescribed by the board accompanied by the current active license and a fee in an amount set by rules promulgated by the board. Upon receipt of an acceptable application to retire the license, the board shall issue a retired inactive license certificate to the retiree. The holder of a retired license shall not be entitled to engage in the practice of any of the areas for which a license is issued under this chapter until the person's license is reactivated in a manner approved by the board.
TN Code § 62-4-133 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-133. Promulgation of Rules — Use of Banned Chemicals and Gases

  The board shall, with approval of the department of health, promulgate rules that may be deemed reasonably necessary to insulate or otherwise sufficiently protect the employees and customers of cosmetology, manicure and skin care shops from poisonous or harmful chemical substances or gases.   Within a cosmetology, manicure or skin care shop, liquid methyl methacrylate products and other chemical substances and gases banned by the United States food and drug administration may not be used in any manner that is inconsistent with the requirements, terms and conditions of the ban.