Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 041 - OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION (OPOR) › BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY LICENSING PROGRAM › Chapter 23 - TRAINEE AESTHETICIAN, BARBER, COSMETOLOGIST, LIMITED BARBER AND NAIL TECHNOLOGIST › Section 041-23-3 - Curriculum; Course Work

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The qualified supervisor is responsible for administering
					 the applicable curriculum-specific course work requirements and attesting that
					 the trainee satisfactorily completed the requirements to be eligible to take
					 the required State licensing examination.
1. Curriculum and Course Work for
Aesthetician Trainees
A.
Subject Areas, Hours, Methods of Instruction
. An aesthetician
				  trainee shall satisfactorily complete 1,000 hours of instruction in not less
				  than six (6) months in the subject areas described below in order to qualify
				  for full licensure as an aesthetician. Instruction consists of theory, practice
				  lab, and client-based clinic practice in the following subject areas:
1) Principles and practices of infection
				  control, disinfecting, sterilization and sanitation;
2) Anatomy, chemistry, physiology and
				  histology of the skin;
3) Hygiene,
				  bacteriology, health and nutrition of the skin and basic first aid including,
				  emergency eye flushing and drenching;
4) Skin analysis, disorders and diseases;
5) Facial and skin treatment and
				  therapy machines, apparatus and devices, equipment, tools, and implements, as
				  these apply to the aesthetic practice services;
6) Electricity, machines and
				  apparatus;
7) Various massage
				  techniques;
8) Facials and skin
				  therapy and treatment with and without use of machines including, but is not
				  limited to: cleansing; various aesthetic treatments and enhancements; hair
				  removal; waxing; extractions; make up application and removal; artificial lash
				  applications and lash and brow tinting;
9) Client consultation, client intake, client
				  records and client preparation, human relations, professional ethics and
				  handling of confidential client records that are medically related records; and
10) Establishment and business
				  management; the Program laws and applicable rules, and other applicable state
				  laws and rules.
RECOMMENDED AESTHETIC COURSE BREAKDOWN
HOURS
TRAINEE AESTHETIC SUBJECTS
100
Anatomy, histology, physiology of the skin, and
								chemistry including, but is not limited to: bone; muscles; nerves; arteries;
								and glands as applied to the practice of aesthetics.
100
Skin structure, analysis and growth, health and
								nutrition, diseases and disorders, and recognizing treatable cases and those
								requiring referral for medical treatment.
125
Bacteriology, hygiene, principles and practices of
								infection prevention and control, exposure to blood and bodily fluids,
								sterilization, sanitation, universal precautions, basic first aid and benefits
								and differences of cleaning and sanitation and sterilizing.
60
Business and salon/establishment management
								including, but is not limited to: the Program laws and applicable rules;
								unassigned; the study of theory and subjects in which an individual student may
								be deficient and elective subjects related to the practice of aesthetics, and
								testing and evaluation.
75
Massage techniques, basic facials, and spa body
								treatments.
375
Facials and skin treatment with and without use of
								machines including, but is not limited to: hair removal; eyebrow tweezing; body
								waxing; cleansing; extractions; make up application and removal; artificial
								lash applications and lash and brow tinting.
90
Facial and skin therapy equipment, machines,
								devices, equipment, tools, and implements, as these apply to the practice of
								aesthetics, including, but is not limited to: basics of electricity as applied
								to the practice of aesthetics; service tables and equipment; foot baths and
								spas; re-usable and disposable implements and tools; ultraviolet light units
								and lamps; electrical and non-electrical devices and venting systems their
								safety.
75
Client consultation, client intake and records and
								client preparation, human relations and professional ethics.
1,000
TOTAL HOURS