Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Cosmetologists › Chapter 60 - Licensure of Barbers and Cosmetologists, Electrologists, Estheticians, Nail Technologists, and Instructors of Barbering and Cosmetology Arts and Sciences › Rule 645-60.2 - Initial Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Requirements for licensure.
All persons providing services in
				one or more practice disciplines shall hold a license issued by the board. The
				applicant shall:
a. Submit a completed online
				application and pay the nonrefundable fee specified in 645-subrule
				5.5(1).
b. Demonstrate professional
				competence in one of the following ways:
(1) A
				person who is licensed in another jurisdiction may complete the licensure by
				endorsement application. If the applicant is licensed in another jurisdiction
				as an electrologist, nail technologist or esthetician, then a successful
				applicant will receive a license in such practice discipline. If the applicant
				is licensed in another jurisdiction as a barber or as a cosmetologist, and the
				applicant is requesting licensure in the practice discipline of barbering and
				cosmetology, then a successful applicant will receive a license as a barber and
				cosmetologist. All applicants must provide a verification of license from the
				jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been licensed, sent
				directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. Web-based verification may
				be substituted for verification from a jurisdiction's board office if the
				verification includes:
1. Licensee's
				name;
2. Date of initial
				licensure;
3. Current licensure
				status; and
4. Any disciplinary
				action taken against the license.
(2) A person who is licensed in another
				jurisdiction who is unable to satisfy the requirements of licensure by
				endorsement may apply for licensure by verification, if eligible, in accordance
				with rule 645-19.1 (272C).
(3) An applicant who has relocated to Iowa
				from a state that did not require licensure to practice the profession may
				submit proof of work experience in lieu of educational and training
				requirements, if eligible, in accordance with rule
				645-19.2(272C).
c.
				Provide proof of completion of education.
(1)
				If the applicant graduated from a school that is licensed by the board, the
				applicant is to direct the educational program to submit to the board a diploma
				or an official transcript indicating date of graduation and completion of
				required hours in each practice discipline for which the applicant is
				requesting licensure.
If an applicant graduates from a licensed school after
				  completing a course of study constituting a legacy curriculum as prescribed in
				  645-subrule 61.14(6), such graduation will satisfy the education requirement
				  for the applicable practice discipline for which the applicant is requesting
				  licensure. For purposes of this subrule, a legacy curriculum in barbering or a
				  legacy curriculum in cosmetology will be sufficient proof of education for an
				  applicant requesting a license to practice barbering and cosmetology.
(2) If the applicant graduated
				from a school that is not licensed by the board, the applicant is to direct the
				school to provide an official transcript showing completion of a course of
				study that meets the requirements of rule
				645-61.14 (157).
(3) If the applicant has graduated from an
				apprenticeship program, the applicant must direct the Iowa office of
				apprenticeship registered apprenticeship program to submit a certificate of
				completion.
(4) If the applicant
				was educated outside the United States, the applicant is to attach an original
				evaluation of the applicant's education from any accredited evaluation service.