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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1006 - Apprentice salon, defined.

38-1006.
Apprentice salon, defined.
Apprentice salon means a cosmetology salon licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the teaching of any or all of the practices of cosmetology to apprentices.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 6;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-345;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 268.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1007 - Board, defined.

38-1007.
Board, defined.
Board means the Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 7;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-346;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 269.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1008 - Body art, defined.

38-1008.
Body art, defined.
Body art means body piercing, branding, permanent color technology, and tattooing.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 7;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-346.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 270.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1009 - Body art facility, defined.

38-1009.
Body art facility, defined.
Body art facility means any room or space or any part thereof where body art is performed or where the business of body art is conducted.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 8;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-346.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 271.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1010 - Body piercing, defined.

38-1010.
Body piercing, defined.
Body piercing means puncturing the skin of a person by aid of needles or other instruments designed or used to puncture the skin for the purpose of inserting removable jewelry or other objects through the human body, except that body piercing does not include puncturing the external part of the human earlobe.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 9;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-346.03;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 272.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1011 - Branding, defined.

38-1011.
Branding, defined.
Branding means a permanent mark made on human tissue by burning with a hot iron or other instrument.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 10;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-346.04;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 273.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1012 - Charitable administration, defined.

38-1012.
Charitable administration, defined.
Charitable administration means the performance of any or all of the practices of cosmetology or nail technology without compensation for the benefit of charitable purposes or organizations.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 8;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 5;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-347;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 274.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1015 - Cosmetologist, defined.

38-1015.
Cosmetologist, defined.
Cosmetologist means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform all of the practices of cosmetology.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 11;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-350;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 277.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1016 - Cosmetology, defined.

38-1016.
Cosmetology, defined.
Cosmetology means the practice of performing for compensation any or all (1) of the acts of arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, cutting, bleaching, coloring, styling, or similar work upon the hair, wig, wiglet, or hairpiece of any person, by any means, with hands or a mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance; (2) esthetics; (3) nail technology; and (4) other similar practices upon the hair, scalp, face, neck, arms, hands, feet, or nails of any person when performed for the purpose of beautifying or enhancing physical appearance or the teaching of any practice specified in this section for occupational purposes.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 12;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 1;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 6;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 6;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-351;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 278.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1017 - Cosmetology establishment, defined.

38-1017.
Cosmetology establishment, defined.
Cosmetology establishment means a cosmetology salon, a mobile cosmetology salon, an esthetics salon, a school of cosmetology, a school of esthetics, an apprentice salon, or any other place in which any or all of the practices of cosmetology are performed on members of the general public for compensation or in which instruction or training in any or all of the practices of cosmetology is given, except when such practices constitute nonvocational training.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 13;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 7;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 7;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-352;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 279;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1018 - Cosmetology salon, defined.

38-1018.
Cosmetology salon, defined.
Cosmetology salon means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the performance of any or all of the practices of cosmetology by persons licensed under such act.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 14;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-353;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 280;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1019 - Domestic administration, defined.

38-1019.
Domestic administration, defined.
Domestic administration means the performance of any or all of the practices of cosmetology or nail technology upon members of a person's immediate family.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 17;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 8;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-356;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 281.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1020 - Electrologist, defined.

38-1020.
Electrologist, defined.
Electrologist means a person who engages in the practice of electrolysis for permanent hair removal.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 5;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-356.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 282.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1021 - Electrology, defined.

38-1021.
Electrology, defined.
Electrology means the art and practice relating to the removal of hair from normal skin of the human body by electrolysis.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 6;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-356.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 283.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1023 - Electrology instructor, defined.

38-1023.
Electrology instructor, defined.
Electrology instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach any or all of the practices of electrology.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 7;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 21;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-356.04;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 285.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1024 - Electrolysis, defined.

38-1024.
Electrolysis, defined.
Electrolysis means the permanent removal of hair by the application of an electrical current to the dermal papilla by a filament to cause decomposition, coagulation, or dehydration within the hair follicle by means of short wave or galvanic current or the blend, as approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 8;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-356.05;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 286.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1025 - Esthetician, defined.

38-1025.
Esthetician, defined.
Esthetician means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform all of the practices of esthetics.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 18;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 8;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-357;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 287.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1026 - Esthetics, defined.

38-1026.
Esthetics, defined.
Esthetics means the practice for compensation of using an electrical or mechanical apparatus or appliance or applying and using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, chemicals, tonics, lotions, creams, or other similar products upon the skin for personal beauty care.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 27;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 71-366;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 9;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-357.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 288.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1027 - Esthetics instructor, defined.

38-1027.
Esthetics instructor, defined.
Esthetics instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach any or all of the practices of esthetics in a school of cosmetology or a school of esthetics.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 10;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-357.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 289.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1028 - Esthetics salon, defined.

38-1028.
Esthetics salon, defined.
Esthetics salon means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the performance of any or all of the practices of esthetics by persons licensed under such act.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 28;
R.S.1943, (1996), § 71-367;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 11;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-357.03;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 290;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1031 - Instructor, defined.

38-1031.
Instructor, defined.
Instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach any or all of the practices of cosmetology in a school of cosmetology or an apprentice salon.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 20;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-359;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 293.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1032 - Jurisdiction, defined.

38-1032.
Jurisdiction, defined.
Jurisdiction means the District of Columbia and any state, territory, or possession of the United States of America.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 21;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-360;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 294.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1033 - Manicuring, defined.

38-1033.
Manicuring, defined.
Manicuring means the practice of performing any or all of the acts of cutting, shaping, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing, reshaping, or other similar cosmetic or sanitary acts on the natural fingernails or toenails of a person but does not include the practice of nail technology.
Source
Laws 2001, LB 209, § 14;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-360.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 295.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1033.01 - Mobile cosmetology salon, defined.

38-1033.01.
Mobile cosmetology salon, defined.
Mobile cosmetology salon means a self-contained, self-supporting, enclosed mobile unit licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act as a mobile site for the performance of the practices of cosmetology by persons licensed under the act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB731, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1033.02 - Mobile nail technology salon, defined.

38-1033.02.
Mobile nail technology salon, defined.
Mobile nail technology salon means a self-contained, self-supporting, enclosed mobile unit licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as a mobile site for the performance of the practices of nail technology by persons licensed under the act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB731, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1034 - Nail technician, defined.

38-1034.
Nail technician, defined.
Nail technician means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform the practices of nail technology.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 9;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 296.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1035 - Nail technology, defined.

38-1035.
Nail technology, defined.
Nail technology means (1) attaching, applying, fitting, shaping, or adjusting artificial nails using acrylic, resin, fabric, or gel application systems, (2) sanitizing of the nail bed by brushing on or spraying material in preparation for attaching, fitting, shaping, or adjusting artificial nails using acrylic, resin, fabric, or gel application systems, (3) cutting, filing, buffing, shaping, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing, reshaping, or other cosmetic acts on the nails of a person when done in conjunction with the activities described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section, (4) the ability to detect infection, fungus, or nail disorders that contraindicate the application of artificial nails, and (5) cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, or similar acts on the hands or feet of any person when done in conjunction with the activities described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section. Nail technology does not include cutting nail beds, corns, or calluses or medical treatment involving the feet, hands, or nails.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 10;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 297.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1036 - Nail technology establishment, defined.

38-1036.
Nail technology establishment, defined.
Nail technology establishment means a nail technology salon, a mobile nail technology salon, a nail technology school, or any other place in which the practices of nail technology are performed on members of the general public for compensation or in which instruction or training in the practices of nail technology is given, except when such practices constitute nonvocational training.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 11;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.03;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 298;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1037 - Nail technology instructor, defined.

38-1037.
Nail technology instructor, defined.
Nail technology instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach the practices of nail technology in a nail technology school.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 12;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.04;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 299.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1038 - Nail technology salon, defined.

38-1038.
Nail technology salon, defined.
Nail technology salon means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the performance of the practices of nail technology by persons licensed under the act.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 13;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.05;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 300;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1039 - Nail technology school, defined.

38-1039.
Nail technology school, defined.
Nail technology school means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for teaching the practices of nail technology to nail technology students.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 14;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.06;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 301.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1040 - Nail technology student, defined.

38-1040.
Nail technology student, defined.
Nail technology student means a person engaged in the study of the practices of nail technology under the supervision of a nail technology instructor in a nail technology school.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 15;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.07;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 302.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1041 - Nail technology student instructor, defined.

38-1041.
Nail technology student instructor, defined.
Nail technology student instructor means a person engaged in nail technology instructor's training in a nail technology school to teach nail technology students in a nail technology school under the supervision of a nail technology instructor.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 16;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.08;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 303.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1042 - Nail technology temporary practitioner, defined.

38-1042.
Nail technology temporary practitioner, defined.
Nail technology temporary practitioner means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform the practices of nail technology for a limited time under the supervision of a licensed nail technician or nail technology instructor.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 17;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-361.09;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 304.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1042.01 - Natural hair braiding, defined.

38-1042.01.
Natural hair braiding, defined.
(1) Natural hair braiding means the twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of hair by hand or with mechanical devices such as clips, combs, crochet hooks, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, rollers, scissors, blunt-tipped needles, thread, and hair binders.
(2) Natural hair braiding includes (a) the use of natural or synthetic hair extensions, natural or synthetic hair fibers, decorative beads, and other hair accessories, (b) minor trimming of natural hair or hair extensions incidental to twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair, (c) the use of topical agents, such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos, in conjunction with hair braiding, and (d) the making of wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions.
(3) Natural hair braiding does not include (a) the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color of hair or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of hair or (b) the use of chemical hair joining agents such as synthetic tape, keratin bonds, or fusion bonds.
Source
Laws 2016, LB898, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1043 - Nonvocational training, defined.

38-1043.
Nonvocational training, defined.
Nonvocational training means the act of imparting knowledge of or skills in any or all of the practices of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, or electrology to persons not licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act for the purpose of noncommercial use by those receiving such training.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 23;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 11;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 18;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 12;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-362;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 305;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1044 - Permanent color technology, defined.

38-1044.
Permanent color technology, defined.
Permanent color technology means the process by which the skin is marked or colored by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin upon the body of a live human being so as to form indelible marks for cosmetic purposes.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 12;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-362.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 306.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1045 - Practices regulated under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act, defined.

38-1045.
Practices regulated under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act, defined.
Practices regulated under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act means body art, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, and nail technology.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 13;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-363.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 307.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1046 - Practitioner, defined.

38-1046.
Practitioner, defined.
Practitioner means a person who performs any or all of the practices of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, or electrology for compensation or who performs any or all of the practices of body art.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 25;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 12;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 19;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 13;
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 14;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-364;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 308.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1047 - School of cosmetology, defined.

38-1047.
School of cosmetology, defined.
School of cosmetology means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the teaching of any or all of the practices of cosmetology to students.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 26;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 2;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-365;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 309.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1048 - School of electrolysis, defined.

38-1048.
School of electrolysis, defined.
School of electrolysis means a school for the education and training of electrologists.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 10;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 22;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-365.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 310.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1049 - School of esthetics, defined.

38-1049.
School of esthetics, defined.
School of esthetics means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for teaching the practices of esthetics to esthetics students.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 14;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-365.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 311.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1050 - Student, defined.

38-1050.
Student, defined.
Student means a person engaged in the study of any or all of the practices of cosmetology or esthetics under the supervision of an instructor or esthetics instructor in a school of cosmetology or school of esthetics.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 29;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 13;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 15;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 23;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-368;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 312.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1051 - Student instructor, defined.

38-1051.
Student instructor, defined.
Student instructor means a person engaged in instructor's or esthetics instructor's training in a school of cosmetology or school of esthetics and in teaching students in a school of cosmetology or school of esthetics under the supervision of an instructor.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 30;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 16;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-369;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 313.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1052 - Supervision, defined.

38-1052.
Supervision, defined.
Supervision means direct day-to-day knowledge of and control over the actions of one individual by another.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 31;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-370;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 314.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1053 - Tattoo, defined.

38-1053.
Tattoo, defined.
Tattoo means the indelible decorative mark, figure, or design introduced by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin upon the body of a live human being.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 15;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-370.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 315.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1054 - Tattooing, defined.

38-1054.
Tattooing, defined.
Tattooing means the process by which the skin is marked or colored by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin upon the body of a live human being so as to form indelible marks for decorative or figurative purposes.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 16;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-370.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 316.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1055 - Teaching, defined.

38-1055.
Teaching, defined.
Teaching means the act of imparting and demonstrating knowledge of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, or electrology theory and practices to students, nail technology students, or apprentices in an apprentice salon, a school of cosmetology, a nail technology school, or a school of esthetics by an instructor, an esthetics instructor, a nail technology instructor, a nail technology student instructor, or a student instructor for the purpose of preparing the students, nail technology students, nail technology student instructors, or apprentices to engage in the occupations of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, or electrology.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 32;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 14;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 20;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 17;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 24;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-371;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 317.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1056 - Temporary practitioner, defined.

38-1056.
Temporary practitioner, defined.
Temporary practitioner means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform any or all of the practices of cosmetology for a limited time under the supervision at all times of a designated supervisor.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 33;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-372;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 318.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1057 - Board; members; qualifications.

38-1057.
Board; members; qualifications.
(1) The board shall consist of ten professional members, one owner of a tanning facility as defined in section 71-3902, and two public members appointed pursuant to section 38-158. The professional and public members shall meet the requirements of sections 38-164 and 38-165, respectively.
(2) The professional members shall include:
(a) One school owner who is also licensed as either a cosmetologist, nail technician, or esthetician;
(b) One salon owner who is licensed as a cosmetologist;
(c) Two cosmetologists who are not school owners;
(d) One nail technician who is not a school owner;
(e) One esthetician who is not a school owner;
(f) One electrologist;
(g) One practitioner of body art;
(h) One nail technology instructor or esthetics instructor who is not a school owner; and
(i) One cosmetology instructor who is not a school owner.
(3) No members of the board who are school owners, salon owners, tanning facility owners, electrologists, nail technicians, instructors, cosmetologists, or practitioners of body art may be affiliated with the same establishment.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 35;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 3;
Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 25;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 15;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 21;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 18;
Laws 2005, LB 382, § 9;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-374;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 319;
Laws 2014, LB132, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1058 - Cosmetology; licensure required.

38-1058.
Cosmetology; licensure required.
It shall be unlawful for any person, group, company, or other entity to engage in any of the following acts without being duly licensed as required by the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act, unless specifically excepted by such act:
(1) To engage in or follow or to advertise or hold oneself out as engaging in or following any of the practices of cosmetology or to act as a practitioner;
(2) To engage in or advertise or hold oneself out as engaging in the teaching of any of the practices of cosmetology; or
(3) To operate or advertise or hold oneself out as operating a cosmetology establishment in which any of the practices of cosmetology or the teaching of any of the practices of cosmetology are carried out.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 46;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-385;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 320;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1059 - Electrology; licensure required.

38-1059.
Electrology; licensure required.
No person, group, company, limited liability company, or other entity shall engage in any of the following acts without being duly licensed as required by the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act, unless specifically excepted by such act:
(1) To engage in or follow or to advertise or hold oneself out as engaging in or following any of the practices of electrology; or
(2) To engage in or advertise or hold oneself out as engaging in the teaching of any of the practices of electrology.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 20;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 25;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-385.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 321.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1060 - Body art; license required; conditions.

38-1060.
Body art; license required; conditions.
(1) No person shall perform any of the practices of body art or display a sign to, or in any other way, advertise or purport to be engaged in the business of practicing body art unless such person is licensed by the department.
(2) An applicant for licensure in any of the practices of body art shall show to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant:
(a) Has complied with the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act and the applicable rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act;
(b) Is at least eighteen years of age;
(c) Has completed formal education equivalent to a United States high school education;
(d) Has submitted evidence of training or experience prescribed or approved by the board to ensure the protection of the public in performing the practices of body art for which the applicant is seeking licensure; and
(e) Has successfully completed an examination prescribed or approved by the board to test the applicant's knowledge of safety, sanitation, and sterilization techniques and infection control practices and requirements.
Source
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 25;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-385.02;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 322.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1061 - Licensure; categories; use of titles prohibited; practice in licensed establishment or facility.

38-1061.
Licensure; categories; use of titles prohibited; practice in licensed establishment or facility.
(1) All practitioners shall be licensed by the department under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act in a category or categories appropriate to their practice.
(2) Licensure shall be required before any person may engage in the full, unsupervised practice or teaching of cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, nail technology, or body art, and no person may assume the title of cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician, instructor, nail technician, nail technology instructor, esthetics instructor, permanent color technician, tattoo artist, body piercer, or body brander without first being licensed by the department.
(3) All licensed practitioners shall practice in an appropriate licensed establishment or facility.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 47;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 21;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 27;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 22;
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 19;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-386;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 323;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1062 - Licensure by examination; requirements.

38-1062.
Licensure by examination; requirements.
In order to be licensed by the department by examination, an individual shall meet, and present to the department evidence of meeting, the following requirements:
(1) Has attained the age of seventeen years on or before the beginning date of the examination for which application is being made;
(2) Has completed formal education equivalent to a United States high school education;
(3) Possesses a minimum competency in the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the practices for which licensure is sought, as evidenced by successful completion of an examination in the appropriate practices approved by the board and administered by the department;
(4) Possesses sufficient ability to read the English language to permit the applicant to practice in a safe manner, as evidenced by successful completion of the written examination; and
(5) Has graduated from a school of cosmetology or an apprentice salon in or outside of Nebraska, a school of esthetics in or outside of Nebraska, or a school of electrolysis upon completion of a program of studies appropriate to the practices for which licensure is being sought, as evidenced by a diploma or certificate from the school or apprentice salon to the effect that the applicant has complied with the following:
(a) For licensure as a cosmetologist, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of one thousand eight hundred hours;
(b) For licensure as an esthetician, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of six hundred hours;
(c) For licensure as a cosmetology instructor, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of six hundred hours beyond the program of studies required for licensure as a cosmetologist;
(d) For licensure as a cosmetology instructor, be currently licensed as a cosmetologist in Nebraska, as evidenced by possession of a valid Nebraska cosmetology license;
(e) For licensure as an electrologist, the program of studies shall consist of a minimum of six hundred hours;
(f) For licensure as an electrology instructor, be currently licensed as an electrologist in Nebraska and have practiced electrology actively for at least two years immediately before the application; and
(g) For licensure as an esthetics instructor, completion of a program of studies consisting of a minimum of three hundred hours beyond the program of studies required for licensure as an esthetician and current licensure as an esthetician in Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 48;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 6;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 22;
Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 26;
Laws 1997, LB 752, § 168;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 23;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 26;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-387;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 324;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 16.
Cross References
Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1063 - Application for examination.

38-1063.
Application for examination.
No application for any type of licensure shall be considered complete unless all information requested in the application has been supplied, all seals and signatures required have been obtained, and all supporting and documentary evidence has been received by the department.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 49;
Laws 1989, LB 344, § 8;
Laws 2003, LB 242, § 82;
R.S.1943, (2003) § 71-388;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 325;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1064 - Licensure; examinations; duties; examinees.

38-1064.
Licensure; examinations; duties; examinees.
(1) The board shall approve and the department shall cause examinations to be administered as required for licensure under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act for the purpose of establishing the possession of minimum competency in the knowledge and skills required on the part of the applicant.
(2) No person shall be permitted to take an examination for licensure unless he or she has met all the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), and (5) of section 38-1062 except for persons taking the examination under section 38-1067.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 50;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 7;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 23;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 27;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-389;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 326.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1065 - Examinations; requirements; grades.

38-1065.
Examinations; requirements; grades.
(1) Examinations approved by the board may be national standardized examinations, but in all cases the examinations shall be related to the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the practices being examined and shall be related to the curricula required to be taught in schools of cosmetology, schools of esthetics, or schools of electrolysis.
(2) Practical examinations may be offered as either written or hands-on and shall be conducted in such a manner that the identity of the applicant is not disclosed to the examiners in any way.
(3) In order to successfully complete the examination, an applicant shall obtain an average grade of seventy-five percent on all examinations.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 51;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 8;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 24;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 134;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-390;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 366;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 327;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1067 - Foreign-trained applicants; examination requirements.

38-1067.
Foreign-trained applicants; examination requirements.
(1) Applicants for Nebraska licensure who received their training in foreign countries may not be licensed by waiver of examination except as provided in section 38-129.01. In order to be considered eligible to take the examination, they shall meet the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of section 38-1062 and, in order to establish equivalency with subdivision (5) of section 38-1062, shall present proof satisfactory to the department of one of the following:
(a) Current licensure or equivalent official recognition of the right to practice in a foreign country; or
(b) At least five years of practice within the eight years immediately preceding the application.
(2) In all cases such applicants shall take the examination for licensure in the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 56;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 10;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 27;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-395;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 329;
Laws 2017, LB88, § 44.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1068 - License; display.

38-1068.
License; display.
Every person holding a license issued by the department under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act shall display it in a conspicuous place in his or her principal place of employment, and every cosmetology establishment and body art facility shall so display the then current licenses of all practitioners there employed.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 57;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 29;
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 20;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-396;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 330.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1069 - License; when required; temporary practitioner; license.

38-1069.
License; when required; temporary practitioner; license.
A license as a temporary practitioner shall be required before any person may act as a temporary practitioner, and no person shall assume any title indicative of being a temporary practitioner without first being so licensed by the department under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 59;
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 22;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-398;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 331;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 20.
Cross References
Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1070 - Temporary license; general requirements.

38-1070.
Temporary license; general requirements.
An individual making application for a temporary license, other than a temporary license issued as provided in section 38-129.01, shall meet, and present to the department evidence of meeting, the requirements for the specific type of license applied for.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 60;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-399;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 332;
Laws 2017, LB88, § 45;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1073 - Licensure as temporary practitioner; requirements.

38-1073.
Licensure as temporary practitioner; requirements.
An applicant for licensure as a temporary practitioner shall show evidence that his or her completed application for regular licensure has been accepted by the department, that he or she has not failed any portion of the licensure examination, and that he or she has been accepted for work in a licensed cosmetology establishment under the supervision of a licensed practitioner.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 65;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-3,104;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 335;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1074 - Temporary licensure; expiration dates; extension.

38-1074.
Temporary licensure; expiration dates; extension.
Licensure as a temporary practitioner shall expire eight weeks following the date of issuance or upon receipt of examination results, whichever occurs first. The department may extend the license an additional eight weeks.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 66;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 13;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 32;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 28;
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 24;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 29;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-3,105;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 336;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1075 - Act; activities exempt.

38-1075.
Act; activities exempt.
The Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act does not apply to or restrict the activities of the following:
(1) Any person holding a current license or certificate issued pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act when engaged in the usual and customary practice of his or her profession or occupation;
(2) Any person engaging solely in earlobe piercing;
(3) Any person engaging solely in natural hair braiding;
(4) Any person when engaged in domestic or charitable administration;
(5) Any person performing any of the practices of cosmetology or nail technology solely for theatrical presentations or other entertainment functions;
(6) Any person practicing cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or nail technology within the confines of a hospital, nursing home, massage therapy establishment, funeral establishment, or other similar establishment or facility licensed or otherwise regulated by the department, except that no unlicensed person may accept compensation for such practice;
(7) Any person providing services during a bona fide emergency;
(8) Any retail or wholesale establishment or any person engaged in the sale of cosmetics, nail technology products, or other beauty products when the products are applied by the customer or when the application of the products is in direct connection with the sale or attempted sale of such products at retail;
(9) Any person when engaged in nonvocational training;
(10) A person demonstrating on behalf of a manufacturer or distributor any cosmetology, nail technology, electrolysis, or body art equipment or supplies if such demonstration is performed without charge;
(11) Any person or licensee engaged in the practice or teaching of manicuring;
(12) Any person or licensee engaged in the practice of airbrush tanning or temporary, nonpermanent airbrush tattooing; and
(13) Any person applying cosmetics.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 67;
Laws 1987, LB 543, § 14;
Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 97;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 33;
Laws 1999, LB 68, § 44;
Laws 2001, LB 209, § 16;
Laws 2004, LB 906, § 28;
Laws 2005, LB 256, § 33;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-3,106;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 337;
Laws 2016, LB898, § 4;
Laws 2018, LB731, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1076 - Epilators; requirements.

38-1076.
Epilators; requirements.
All epilators used by an electrologist shall be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 40;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 30;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-3,106.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 338.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1077 - Continuing competency requirements; waiver; limited exemptions.

38-1077.
Continuing competency requirements; waiver; limited exemptions.
The department, with the recommendation of the board, may waive continuing competency requirements, in part or in total, for any two-year licensing period when a licensee submits documentation that circumstances beyond his or her control prevented completion of such requirements as provided in section 38-146. In addition to circumstances determined by the department to be beyond the licensee's control pursuant to such section, the following exemptions shall apply:
(1) An instructor who meets the continuing competency requirements for the instructor's license shall be exempt from meeting the continuing competency requirements for his or her cosmetologist license for that biennium;
(2) An electrology instructor who meets the continuing competency requirements for the electrology instructor's license shall be exempt from meeting the continuing competency requirements for his or her electrologist license for that biennium; and
(3) An esthetics instructor who meets the continuing education requirements for the esthetics instructor's license shall be exempt from meeting the continuing education requirements for his or her esthetician license for that biennium.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 78;
Laws 1995, LB 83, § 37;
Laws 2002, LB 241, § 31;
Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 46;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-3,117;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 339.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1078 - Cosmetology establishment; license required; conditions.

38-1078.
Cosmetology establishment; license required; conditions.
No person shall operate or profess or attempt to operate a cosmetology establishment unless such establishment is licensed by the department under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act. The department shall not issue or renew a license for a cosmetology establishment until all requirements of the act have been complied with. No person shall engage in any of the practices of cosmetology in any location or premises other than a licensed cosmetology establishment except as specifically permitted in the act.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 318, § 80;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-3,119;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 340.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions › 38-1079 - Licensed cosmetology establishment; nail technology services.

38-1079.
Licensed cosmetology establishment; nail technology services.
A licensed cosmetology establishment is not required to be licensed as a nail technology salon to provide nail technology services by either a licensed cosmetologist or by a licensed nail technologist.
Source
Laws 2001, LB 209, § 15;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-3,119.01;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 341.