Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2101 - Cosmetology, Board of › Chapter 2 - Licensure › Rule 30-2101-2.10 - Examination Eligibility for Out-of-Country Applicants

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Eligibility Requirements for Examination -
				Practitioner
1. Any person who is licensed or
				registered to practice by a country other than the United States, or any person
				who has successfully completed a course of training in a country other than the
				United States, which meets this state's minimum requirements, may submit an
				application for approval for examination.
The state's minimum requirements are:
Cosmetologist
1500 hours
Manicurist
350 hours
Esthetician
600 hours
2.
				The required documentation includes notification of intent,
				affidavit/certification of training, and affidavit/certification of current
				licensure.
a. Notification of Intent. The
				form must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board.
b. The affidavit/certificate of training. An
				affidavit or certification of the applicant's course of training must be
				submitted to the Board office by the board in the country or province in which
				the training was acquired. The affidavit/certification of training should, at a
				minimum contain:
(1) Applicant's name and
				address
(2) Applicant's
				Registration Number or license identification number (if applicable)
(3) The course in which applicant was
				enrolled
(4) Total clock hours
				earned
(5) Date of completion or
				last attendance (Non licensed individuals only)
(6) Information regarding current license (if
				applicable), including expiration date and whether the licensee is in good
				standing.
c. The
				affidavit/certification of licensure. The applicant must cause an
				affidavit/certification of licensure to be issued by the board in which the
				license is held.
d. The
				affidavits/certifications must be mailed directly to the Board by the licensing
				authority, bear the seal-impress of the licensing authority, and bear at least
				one signature of an official of the licensing authority.
e. In the event the information cannot be
				provided by the licensing authority, it may be obtained from the attendant
				school. In this case, the attendant school must submit the information directly
				to the Board. The information must:
(1) be
				submitted in an envelope bearing the attendant school's letterhead,
(2) bear the seal-impress of the school,
				and
(3) be certified by an agent of
				the attendant school. The Board reserves the right to deny Certification of
				Training submitted by a school if it is determined that the information can be
				provided by the appropriate licensing authority.
3. Appear for an Application Eligibility
				Interview
a. Upon receipt of a completed
				Applicant of Intent and Affidavit/Certification of Training, which meets the
				examination requirements for Mississippi, the applicant is scheduled for an
				interview, and notified of the date and time.
b. The applicant must present the following
				documents at the time of the interview:
(1)
				Photographic identification.
(a) Applicant
				must present two (2) current passport photographs to be attached to his or her
				application for approval for examination. The person who is making application
				for examination must be recognizable in the photograph.
(b) Applicant must present a
				government-issued photographic identification card which contains the
				applicant's signature and date of birth. In the event of a name change, legal
				proof of the change must be presented.
(2) Two additional forms of identification
				must be presented by the applicant. In the event of a name change, legal proof
				of the name change must be presented.
(3) Any applicant who uses or proposes to use
				a specific device in any practice area of discipline, must present the required
				certification of proficiency attesting to proper training in the use of the
				instrument.
c. The
				applicant will be interviewed to determine his or her eligibility to apply for
				approval for examination. The following determinations will be made:
(1) The applicant is at least 17 years of
				age.
(2) The applicant is able to
				read, write and speak English.
(3)
				The applicant has a 12 
				th grade education or its equivalent.
				The applicant must present, at the time of the interview, acceptable
				documentation evidencing completion of the 12 
				th grade, or its equivalent. Where the
				secondary education was obtained outside of the United States, the applicant
				must present a copy of the proof of completion, along with an original
				translation which has been prepared by an approved translation or credentialing
				service, and which certifies that the document is considered to be the
				equivalent of a 12 
				th grade education.
d. If an applicant is deemed to meet all
				examination eligibility requirements, he or she will be required to submit an
				out-of-country Application for Approval for Examination, which must be
				completed in its entirety.
5. If the applicant is deemed to meet all
				examination eligibility requirements, he or she will be required to submit an
				out-of-country Application for Approval for Examination, which must be
				completed in its entirety.