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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.755 - Cosmetics and other preparations

Current through June 11, 2024
In each cosmetological establishment or school of
				cosmetology:
1. Creams, lotions,
			 cosmetics and other preparations used on clients must be kept in closed and
			 labeled containers at all times when not in use.
2. Powder for the face must be kept in a
			 closed and labeled container. The use of powder puffs is prohibited.
3. Lotions or liquids used on a client must
			 be poured into a single-use or disinfected container and applied to the client
			 using cotton or other type of applicator. The container must be labeled to
			 adequately disclose its contents.
4. Creams or other semisolid substances must
			 be dipped from the container with a single use or disinfected instrument or
			 spatula. Removing such substances with the fingers is prohibited.
5. Creams, lotions and other preparations
			 must be removed by means of cotton, gauze, facial tissue or other single-use
			 material.
6. Supplies used for
			 service to clients must not be stored in any restroom.
7. Cosmetics used in the form of a pencil
			 must be sharpened before each use. The sharpener must be cleaned and
			 disinfected after each use.
8. All
			 bottles and containers must be distinctly and correctly marked with a label
			 which discloses its contents. All articles containing poisonous substances must
			 be distinctly marked as such.
9.
			 Readily accessible safety data sheets for each product used in the
			 cosmetological establishment containing hazardous substances must be available
			 to all licensees within the establishment at all times.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				Nos. 14.2 & 14.10, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A 10-16-87; 5-15-92; R029-02,
				7-19-2002; R064-15, 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.345); A by
				R182-22A,
				eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by
				  section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 878, and NRS
				  644A.280, as amended by section 19 of Senate
				  Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				  878
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.760 - Hot steamed towels

Current through June 11, 2024
A cosmetological establishment using hot steamed towels in
				services must:
1. Wash the towels with
			 detergent and bleach and dry the towels on the "hot" setting.
2. Ensure that any person who prepares towels
			 for the warmers first washes his or her hands.
3. Freshly prepare wet towels used in
			 services each day and remove and launder unused wet towels at the end of each
			 day.
4. Disinfect the towel warmers
			 daily.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Cosmetology by R064-15, eff. 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.347); A by
				R182-22A,
				eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by
				  section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 878, and NRS
				  644A.280, as amended by section 19 of Senate
				  Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				  878
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.765 - Requirement for licensees and students to wash hands

Current through June 11, 2024
Every licensee and student in a cosmetological establishment or
				school of cosmetology must thoroughly wash his or her hands with liquid soap
				before and after serving each client and after each use of the restroom. Hand
				sanitizer must be made available at each station for use by the client. The use
				of hand sanitizer or gloves is not an acceptable substitute for hand washing
				for a licensee.
[Bd. of Cosmetology, No.
				14.1, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A 10-16-87; 5-15-92; R099-97, 2-25-98; R029-02,
				7-19-2002; R064-15, 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.350
				)
NRS 644A.275,
				  644A.280
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.770 - Requirement for clean outer garments and adequate footwear

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In each cosmetological establishment or
			 school of cosmetology, all licensees must wear clean outer garments and
			 adequate footwear at all times when serving a client. Instruments or supplies
			 must not be carried in or on a garment.
2. For the purposes of this section, "outer
			 garments" means one garment or a combination of garments which provides
			 adequate protection at least of the torso of the wearer's body from debris,
			 infectious or communicable diseases, infestations of animal parasites and
			 chemical hazards which may injure the body through absorption, inhalation or
			 physical contact. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Blouses;
(b) Shirts;
(c) Sweaters;
(d) Smocks;
(e) Dresses;
(f) Pants;
(g) Jeans;
(h) Bermuda, walking or jean shorts;
			 and
(i) Tee shirts.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.775 - Infectious or communicable diseases; infestations of animal parasites

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person afflicted with an infectious or
			 communicable disease which may be transmitted during the practice of
			 cosmetology or with an infestation of animal parasites shall not work or train
			 in a cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology.
2. A cosmetological establishment or school
			 of cosmetology shall not knowingly require, permit or allow a student or person
			 licensed by the Board, to perform any service on a client who is afflicted with
			 any infectious or communicable disease which may be transmitted to a person who
			 is practicing cosmetology.
3. A
			 cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology shall not require or
			 allow a student or licensee of the Board to perform any service on a client who
			 is afflicted with an infestation of animal parasites.
4. Infections, communicable diseases and
			 infestations of animal parasites which may be transmitted during the practice
			 of cosmetology include, without limitation:
(a) Cold, influenza or other respiratory
			 illness accompanied by a fever until 24 hours after the fever
			 subsides.
(b) Streptococcal
			 pharyngitis, commonly known as "strep throat," until both 24 hours after
			 treatment has started and 24 hours after the fever subsides.
(c) Purulent conjunctivitis, commonly known
			 as "pink eye," until examined by a physician and approved for return to
			 work.
(d) Varicella, commonly known
			 as "chicken pox," until the lesions have dried and crusted.
(e) Mumps, until 9 days after the onset of
			 parotid gland swelling.
(f)
			 Tuberculosis, until examined by a physician and declared
			 noninfectious.
(g) Impetigo, until
			 24 hours after treatment has begun.
(h) Pediculosis, commonly known as "head
			 lice," until the morning after the first treatment is received.
(i) Scabies, until after treatment has been
			 completed.
Blood-borne diseases, such as hepatitis B, human
				immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, are not
				considered infectious or communicable diseases for the purposes of this
				section.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.780 - Clients with inflamed or infected skin or secretions of bodily fluids

Current through June 11, 2024
In each cosmetological establishment or school of
				cosmetology:
1. A licensee shall not
			 perform any service upon a surface of the skin or scalp of a client where such
			 skin is inflamed, infected, broken or otherwise compromised.
2. Licensees shall not perform any service on
			 a client whose skin shows signs of secretion of any bodily fluids.
[Bd. of Cosmetology, No.
				14.12 subsec. 1, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A 10-16-87; 5-15-92; R064-15, 12-21-2015)
				- (Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.365); A by
				R182-22A,
				eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by
				  section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 878, and NRS
				  644A.280, as amended by section 19 of Senate
				  Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				  878
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.785 - Restrictions on removal of skin by cosmetologist or esthetician

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A cosmetologist or an esthetician may
			 remove any portion of the skin that is at or above the stratum corneum by any
			 method or means if only skin that is at or above the stratum corneum is removed
			 and the removal is for the purpose of beautification.
2. In removing the skin that is at or above
			 the stratum corneum pursuant to this section, a cosmetologist or an
			 esthetician:
(a) May only use products or
			 implements that are intended for use by a practitioner of a branch of
			 cosmetology for the removal of skin for beautification; and
(b) Shall not mix or combine any such
			 products unless the mixing or combining is required pursuant to the
			 manufacturer's instructions for the products being mixed or combined.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.790 - Prohibited invasive procedures

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this section, a licensee shall not perform any invasive
			 procedure that includes, without limitation:
(a) The application of electricity for any
			 purpose other than beautifying the skin;
(b) The application of a topical lotion,
			 cream or other substance which is not intended for use by a practitioner of a
			 branch of cosmetology for the purpose of beautifying the skin or which affects
			 anything below the stratum corneum;
(c) The penetration of the skin by
			 needles;
(d) The abrasion of the
			 skin below the stratum corneum;
(e)
			 The removal of a callus using an instrument, tool or other device that has a
			 sharp edge, blade or point; or
(f)
			 The injection or administration of any substance, including, without
			 limitation, a controlled substance.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.795 - Cleaning and disinfecting of wigs and hairpieces

Current through June 11, 2024
Wigs and hairpieces must be cleaned with a disinfecting agent
				approved by the Board. A microwave oven used for wig styling may be used only
				for that purpose.
[Bd. of Cosmetology, No.
				14.19, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A 5-15-92; R092-06, 9-18-2006; R064-15, 12-21-2015)
				- (Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.370
				)
NRS 644A.275,
				  644A.280
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.800 - Cosmetic products: Prohibited products and uses

Current through June 11, 2024
A cosmetological establishment and a school of cosmetology
				shall not:
1. Have on its premises any
			 cosmetic products that contain a hazardous substance which has been banned by
			 the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in cosmetic products;
			 or
2. Use a cosmetic product in a
			 manner that has not been approved by the Food and Drug
			 Administration.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Cosmetology by R029-02, eff. 7-19-2002) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.372
				)
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.805 - Prohibited devices: Removal from premises; punishment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except for designated retail sales areas
			 for the sale of products to the public, a licensed cosmetological establishment
			 shall not have the following devices within the licensed areas of the
			 cosmetological establishment:
(a) Skin cutting
			 equipment, including razor-type callus shavers, credo blades or graters and
			 other implements which are used to remove skin, including, without limitation,
			 corns or calluses, by cutting below the skin surface;
(b) Methyl methacrylate liquid monomers, also
			 known as MMA, and fumigants, formalin tablets or formalin liquids; or
(c) Any device that allows a licensee to
			 perform a service outside of the scope of services of a person licensed,
			 certified or registered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 644A of
			 NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.810 - Place of practice: Licensed cosmetological establishment; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 section and NAC
			 644A.815 and section 15, a
			 person licensed to practice cosmetology may practice only in a currently
			 licensed cosmetological establishment.
2. In the event of an emergency, a person so
			 licensed may practice elsewhere as the circumstances warrant if the licensee
			 notifies and receives approval from the Board before engaging in that practice.
			 The notification to the Board must include:
(a) The name of the person to receive the
			 service;
(b) A description of the
			 type of service to be provided;
(c)
			 The address or the location at which the service will be provided;
(d) The date and time when the service will
			 be provided; and
(e) The name, type
			 of license and number of the license of the licensee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.815 - Place of practice: Donated services

Current through June 11, 2024
A cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair
				designer or nail technologist licensed in Nevada may perform services outside a
				cosmetological establishment if the services are being donated to a charitable
				organization and prior written approval has been given by the Board. Every
				possible effort must be made to ensure that proper sanitation is
				maintained.
[Bd. of Cosmetology, No.
				15, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A 5-15-92; R092-06, 9-18-2006) - (Substituted in
				revision for NAC
				644.385); A by
				R182-22A,
				eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by
				  section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 878
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.820 - Place of practice: Private residences

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Cosmetology
			 may be practiced in private residences only when the rooms used for the
			 practice are completely separate from any rooms used for living quarters. The
			 rooms used for the practice must be completely and permanently sealed off from
			 the living quarters so that the only entrances to and exits from that portion
			 of the residence used for the practice of cosmetology are from the street. A
			 room used in a private residence for the practice of cosmetology must meet all
			 requirements for cosmetological establishments in NAC
			 644A.705 to
			 644A.825, inclusive, and
			 must:
(a) Have a ceiling that is not less than
			 8 feet in height;
(b) Be equipped
			 to give proper service to clients;
(c) Have toilets which are separate from any
			 toilets used by residents; and
(d)
			 Have a sign outside of the building denoting the name of the cosmetological
			 establishment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE › Section 644A.825 - Place of practice: Practice by holder of limited license; services offered; use of appointment book or system

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this section, a person who holds a limited license issued
			 pursuant to NRS
			 644A.455 shall not engage in the practice of
			 cosmetology unless the services are performed in a licensed cosmetological
			 establishment.
2. A person who
			 holds a limited license issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 644A.455 may:
(a) Practice cosmetology only at:
(1) A resort hotel;
(2) A location at which a wedding is being
			 officiated;
(3) The private home of
			 the person receiving the cosmetology services;
(4) A convention center;
(5) A fair;
(6) A festival;
(7) A commercial, public or private building;
			 or
(8) Any area that the Executive
			 Director has preapproved.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 644A.865 - Acts constituting gross malpractice

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
				NRS
				644A.850:
1. A violation of any provision of
			 NRS
			 644A.925 or NAC 644A.740, 644A.765, 644A.775
			 to 644A.790, inclusive, or 644A.800; or
2. Malpractice where the failure to exercise
			 the requisite degree of care, skill or knowledge amounts to:
(a) A conscious indifference to the
			 consequences which may result from the malpractice; and
(b) A disregard for and indifference to the
			 safety and welfare of the client, constitutes gross malpractice.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 644A.870 - Schedule of fines; disciplinary hearings

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensee is subject to disciplinary action if the
				licensee:
1. Engages in unfair or
			 unjust practices, methods or dealings, including, without limitation:
(a) Copying or altering a license for the
			 purposes of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or other illegal purpose in
			 violation of NRS
			 644A.930.
(b) Using a license that has been copied or
			 altered for the purposes of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or other
			 illegal purpose.
(c)
			 Misrepresenting his or her qualifications to the public.
(d) Performing or offering to perform the
			 functions of a licensee under a false or assumed name or social security
			 number.
(e) Selling or offering to
			 sell his or her license.
(f)
			 Failing to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the Board.
(g) Failing to respond to communications from
			 the Board.
(h) Providing false
			 information to the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 644A.875 - Additional grounds for disciplinary action for cosmetologist, hair designer, esthetician or nail technologist who is supervising apprentice

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensed cosmetologist, hair designer, esthetician or nail
				technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice may be subject to
				discipline by the Board for any action or omission for which the apprentice is
				subject to discipline by the Board.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Cosmetology by R175-99, eff. 1-14-2000; A by R064-15, 12-21-2015) -
				(Substituted in revision for NAC
				644.181
				)
NRS 644A.275,
				  644A.535,
				  644A.850
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › General Provisions › Section 644A.900 - Scope

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 644A.900 to 644A.990, inclusive, and,
				  in a contested case, the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, govern practice
				  before the Board.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 1.1, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R112-01, 12-17-2001, 1-1-2002; R106-12,
				  10-24-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.388
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 644A.910 - Construction

Current through June 11, 2024
All pleadings will be liberally construed to administer
				  justice between the parties, and the Board or its presiding officer will at
				  every stage of any proceeding disregard errors or defects in the pleadings or
				  proceedings which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 5.2, eff. 12-3-80] - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.420
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 644A.915 - Filing

Current through June 11, 2024
The original of each pleading, motion, or other paper must be
				  filed with the Board. The Board may direct that a copy of each pleading and
				  motion be made available by the party filing it to any other person whom the
				  Board determines may be affected by the proceeding or who desires a
				  copy.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 7.1, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in
				  revision for NAC
				  644.445
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 644A.920 - Service of process

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 3, every notice, decision, advisory opinion,
				declaratory order or other document to be served by the Board will be served by
				mail or delivery in person at the last known address of the person on record
				with the Board. Service thereof by mail shall be deemed complete when a true
				copy of the document, properly addressed and stamped, is deposited in the
				United States mail.
2. Every
				document required to be served by a party must be served by mail or delivery in
				person. Service thereof by mail shall be deemed complete when a true copy of
				the document, properly addressed and stamped, is deposited in the United States
				mail.
3. Following the entry of an
				appearance by an attorney for a party, all notices, pleadings and orders to be
				served thereafter upon the party must be served upon his or her attorney and
				such service is, for all purposes, valid service upon the party
				represented.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 7.2, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in
				  revision for NAC
				  644.450
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 644A.925 - Proof of service

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will include with all documents which it serves an
				  acknowledgment of service or the following certificate:
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing
				  document upon all parties of record in this proceeding (by delivering a copy
				  thereof in person to ................) (by mailing a copy thereof, properly
				  addressed, with postage prepaid, to ...........).
Dated at ..................., this .........(day) of
				  .................(month) of .........(year)
.......................................................................
Signature
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 7.3, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in
				  revision for NAC
				  644.455
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Complaints › Section 644A.930 - General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A complaint may
				be filed by any person, including, without limitation, another licensee, the
				Executive Director, the Board or any of the Board's members, staff or
				investigators and must allege one or more of the grounds for disciplinary
				action set forth in NRS 644A.850.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				5:
(a) Each complaint must contain a statement
				of facts showing that a provision of this chapter or chapter 644A of NRS has
				been violated;
(b) Each complaint
				must be sufficiently detailed to enable the respondent to prepare a defense;
				and
(c) All applicable statutes and
				regulations or orders of the Board must be cited in the complaint, together
				with the date on which the act or omission is alleged to have
				occurred.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Complaints › Section 644A.935 - Review by Executive Director or designee; investigation; administrative hearing; notice of determination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon the receipt
				of a complaint submitted pursuant to subsection 4 of NAC 644A.930, the
				Executive Director or his or her designee shall review the complaint to
				determine whether the matter is proper for administrative review and whether
				the complaint alleges sufficient information to warrant an
				investigation.
2. If the Executive
				Director or his or her designee determines pursuant to subsection 1 of this
				section or subsection 5 of NAC 644A.930 that a complaint should be
				investigated, the Executive Director or his or her designee shall assign the
				complaint to a staff investigator for a report on the allegations of the
				complaint. The Executive Director or his or her designee shall provide written
				notice of the complaint to the licensee identified in the complaint unless the
				Executive Director or his or her designee determines that such notice will
				impede or otherwise interfere with the investigation. The investigator shall
				investigate the complaint and report his or her findings, including, without
				limitation, whether the investigator recommends that the Board commence an
				administrative hearing on the complaint, to the Executive Director or his or
				her designee as quickly as feasible but not later than 90 days after receipt of
				the complaint.
3. After receiving
				the investigator's report, the Executive Director or his or her designee shall
				determine whether there are sufficient facts to warrant an administrative
				hearing.
4. If the Executive
				Director or his or her designee determines that there are sufficient facts to
				warrant an administrative hearing, he or she shall notify the Board to set the
				matter for an administrative hearing.
5. If the Executive Director or his or her
				designee determines that there are not sufficient facts to warrant an
				administrative hearing, the complaint will be dismissed without further
				action.
6. The Executive Director
				or his or her designee shall notify the licensee identified in the complaint of
				the decision whether the Board has set the matter for an administrative hearing
				or whether the complaint is dismissed.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 5.7, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R099-97, 2-25-98; R029-02, 7-19-2002;
				  R092-06, 9-18-2006; R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.470
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Hearings › Section 644A.940 - Petition to appear before the Board

Current through June 11, 2024
A person may petition to appear and be heard on any matter
				  within the jurisdiction of the Board, as follows:
1. The petitioner must submit the petition to
				the Board in writing on a form prescribed by the Board. The petition must
				contain a brief summary of the subject matter and contain the reasons for
				bringing the matter before the Board.
2. The petition must be received by the Board
				at least 30 business days before the meeting at which the petitioner wishes to
				be heard, but the Executive Director may waive this time requirement.
3. Upon receipt of the petition, the
				Executive Director or his or her designee or any member of the Board may make
				an initial evaluation to determine whether the subject of the petition is
				within the jurisdiction of the Board.
4. If the Executive Director, his or her
				designee or a member of the Board determines that there is no possibility for a
				fine, the revocation or suspension of a license, or the probation of a
				licensee, and if the item is a subject within the jurisdiction of the Board,
				the matter stated in the petition will be placed on the agenda as an item of
				new business for discussion and action.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 13, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R029-02, 7-19-2002; R092-06, 9-18-2006;
				  R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.485); A by
				  R182-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by
					 section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
					 page 878
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Hearings › Section 644A.945 - Conduct at hearings

Current through June 11, 2024
All parties to hearings, their counsel and spectators shall
				  conduct themselves in a respectful manner.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 8.4, eff. 12-3-80] - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.505
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Hearings › Section 644A.950 - Stipulations

Current through June 11, 2024
With the approval of the presiding member, the parties may
				  stipulate as to any fact at issue, either by a written stipulation introduced
				  in evidence as an exhibit or by an oral statement shown upon the record. Any
				  such stipulation is binding upon all parties to the stipulation, and it may be
				  treated as evidence at the hearing. The presiding member may require evidential
				  proof of the facts stipulated to, notwithstanding the stipulation.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 8.7, eff. 12-3-80] - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.520
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Hearings › Section 644A.955 - Official notice of Board

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the facts mentioned in subsection 5 of
				  NRS
				  233B.123, the Board may take official notice
				  of regulations, official reports, decisions, orders, standards or records of
				  the Board, of any other regulatory agency of the State of Nevada or of any
				  court of record.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 8.9, eff. 12-3-80] - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.525
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Hearings › Section 644A.960 - Briefs

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may request briefs to be filed within a specified
				  time. Briefs must be accompanied by proof of service.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 8.8, eff. 12-3-80] - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.530
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Hearings › Section 644A.965 - Records of hearings

Current through June 11, 2024
Any person desiring a copy of the record of a hearing may
				  obtain it from the office of the Board upon payment of an appropriate
				  charge.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 8.10, eff. 12-3-80] - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.550
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 644A.970 - Petitions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will consider petitions for
				declaratory orders or advisory opinions as to the applicability of any
				statutory provision or any regulation or decision of the Board.
2. A petition for a declaratory order or an
				advisory opinion must be in writing on a form prescribed by the
				Board.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  Nos. 11.1 & 11.2, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R106-12, 10-24-2014) -
				  (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  644.555
				  )
NRS 233B.120,
					 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 644A.975 - Procedure for consideration of petition

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, upon receiving a petition for a
				declaratory order or an advisory opinion, the Board will place the matter on
				the agenda for discussion at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
				Board.
2. If the petition is
				received within 30 days before the next regularly scheduled meeting, the
				petition may be placed on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting after
				that meeting.
3. The Board will not
				consider any petition concerning a decision of the Board which is received by
				the Board more than 30 days after the decision was issued.
4. At a meeting at which a petition has been
				placed on the agenda for discussion, the Board will consider any information
				relevant to the petition, including, without limitation:
(a) Oral or written testimony; and
(b) Any other evidence.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 644A.980 - Draft of declaratory order or advisory opinion by member of Board; notice to petitioner

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Board
				grants a petition pursuant to subsection 5 of NAC
				644A.975, the Board will issue a
				declaratory order or advisory opinion. The President or other presiding officer
				shall assign one member of the Board to write the declaratory order or advisory
				opinion. The member so assigned has 30 days within which to submit to the Board
				the final draft, after reviewing comments by all members of the Board on the
				issue, researching the issue and seeking the assistance of the Attorney
				General, if necessary. Upon completing his or her draft of the declaratory
				order or advisory opinion, the assigned member shall submit it to the Board for
				final approval at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. The
				declaratory order or advisory opinion must be approved by a majority of the
				members of the Board who are present at the meeting.
2. After the Board renders its declaratory
				order or advisory opinion, the Board will give notice of it to the
				petitioner.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 11.4, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in
				  revision for NAC
				  644.565); A by
				  R182-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 233B.120 and
					 644A.275, as amended by section
					 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
					 878
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 644A.985 - Compliance with declaratory order or advisory opinion required

Current through June 11, 2024
A petitioner shall comply with the provisions of a
				  declaratory order or advisory opinion issued by the Board.
[Bd. of Cosmetology,
				  No. 11.6, eff. 12-3-80] - (NAC A by R106-12, 10-24-2014) - (Substituted in
				  revision for NAC
				  644.575
				  )
NRS 644A.275
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 644A - Cosmetology › PRACTICE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY › Petitions for Adoption, Filing, Amendment or Repeal of Regulations › Section 644A.990 - Contents of petition; notification of decision by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Pursuant to
				NRS
				233B.100, any interested person may petition
				the Board for the adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of any
				regulation.
2. A petition for the
				adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of a regulation must be in writing on a
				form prescribed by the Board and must include:
(a) The name and address of the
				petitioner;
(b) The reason for
				petitioning for the adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of the
				regulation;
(c) The proposed
				language of the regulation to be adopted, filed, amended or repealed;
(d) The statutory authority for the adoption,
				filing, amendment or repeal of the regulation; and
(e) Any relevant data, views and arguments
				that support the petition for the adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of the
				regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 2.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Classroom" means:
1. A
		  physical room in which live instruction is delivered in the manner described in
		  subsection 1 of section 3; or
2. An
		  electronic platform through which live instruction is delivered in the manner
		  described in subsection 2 of section 3.
Added
			 to NAC by Real Estate Comm'n by
			 R199-22A,
			 eff. 6/4/2024
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 3.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Live instruction" means instruction that is delivered:
1. By a person who is physically located in
		  the same room as the student receiving the instruction;
2. Through an electronic platform that uses
		  electronic means to enable the person providing the instruction and the student
		  receiving the instruction, who are separated by distance but not time, to see,
		  hear and communicate with one another in real time; or
3. Using a combination of the methods
		  described in subsections 1 and 2.
Added
			 to NAC by Real Estate Comm'n by
			 R199-22A,
			 eff. 6/4/2024
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 4.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Voluntary cancellation" means the transferring of a license from
			 active status to inactive renewed status by a licensee.
Added
			 to NAC by Real Estate Comm'n by
			 R199-22A,
			 eff. 6/4/2024
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
If an approved course which is taught through live instruction is
			 attended by five or more students who are not physically located in the same
			 room as the person delivering the instruction, at least one person other than
			 the instructor or a student must monitor the students who are not physically
			 located in the same room as the instructor.
Added
			 to NAC by Real Estate Comm'n by
			 R199-22A,
			 eff. 6/4/2024
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  The Division shall assign each course for continuing education a designation to
		  indicate the subject area in which a person who successfully completes the
		  course may receive credit. Such designations may include, without limitation:
(a) A designation relating to each specific
		  subject area that is mandatory for the renewal or reinstatement of a license or
		  permit to indicate that a person who successfully completes the course may
		  receive credit toward the hours of continuing education required for the
		  renewal or reinstatement of his or her license or permit in that mandatory
		  subject area.
(b) A designation of
		  general credit to indicate that a person who successfully completes the course
		  may receive credit toward the hours of continuing education required for the
		  renewal or reinstatement of his or her license or permit that do not involve a
		  mandatory subject area described in paragraph (a).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 7 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an applicant for the approval of
		  a course for continuing education or course for post licensing education shall
		  not:
(a) Market or advertise the course before
		  receiving formal notification of approval that contains, without limitation,
		  the number of the course assigned by the Division; or
(b) Accept payment for enrollment in a course
		  before the course is approved by the Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 8 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of
			 NRS
			 645.060 do not prohibit a member of the
			 Commission who has served for a period of 6 years consecutively from continuing
			 to serve until his or her successor has been appointed and has
			 qualified.
Added
			 to NAC by Real Estate Comm'n by
			 R199-22A,
			 eff. 6/4/2024
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 645.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
A license as a broker-salesperson or salesperson issued pursuant
			 to NRS
			 645.387 may only be issued to a natural
			 person who satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 of that section. The name
			 which appears on a license issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 645.387 must be that of the natural person to
			 whom the license is issued.
Added
			 to NAC by Real Estate Comm'n by
			 R199-22A,
			 eff. 6/4/2024
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.005 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC
				645.007 to
				645.052, inclusive, and sections
				2, 3 and 4 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Real Estate Adv. Comm'n,
				part § I, eff. 10-31-75-NAC A by Real Estate Comm'n by R146-99, 1-21-2000;
				R031-04, 11-30-2004; R123-06, 6-1-2006; R165-07, 4-17-2008; A by
				R060-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R199-22A,
				eff. 6/4/2024
NRS 645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.007 - "Active experience" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Active experience" for the purposes of
				NRS
				645.343 means experience gained while engaged
				in those activities described in subsections 1 and 2 of
				NRS
				645.030 and
				NRS
				645.035 and
				645.040
				for at least 30 hours a week during at least 48 weeks of any 12-month
				period.
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n, eff. 8-21-81; A by R146-99,
				1-21-2000
NRS
				  645.190,
				  645.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.010 - "Active status" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Active status" means that a person holds a current license, is
				otherwise in good standing with the Division and may engage in the real estate
				business.
Real Estate Adv. Comm'n,
				§ I subsec. 1, eff. 10-31-75
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.011 - "Administrator" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n by R146-99, eff. 1-21-2000; R by
				R060-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.0115 - "Advisory committee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Advisory committee" means a committee established pursuant to
				NAC 645.490.
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n by R146-99, eff. 1-21-2000
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.013 - "Approved course" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Approved course" means a course of education that has been
				approved as a course for continuing education pursuant to NAC 645.455 or as a
				course for postlicensing education pursuant to NAC 645.4444.
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n by R031-04, eff. 11-30-2004
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.017 - "Branch office" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Branch office" means an office operated by a licensed real
				estate broker or corporation, separate from the principal location of the
				broker, for the purpose of engaging in a general real estate business. It does
				not include a sales office within the same or a nearby community which is used
				only for sales activities pertaining to the development.
Real Estate Adv. Comm'n,
				§ I subsec. 12 + § VI subsec. 17, eff.
				12-20-75
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.021 - "Distance education" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Distance education" means instruction that is delivered by
				video, computer, television, correspondence, the Internet or other electronic
				means of communication, or any combination thereof, in such a manner that the
				person supervising or providing the instruction and the student receiving the
				instruction are separated by distance or by time, or by both distance and
				time.
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n by R031-04, eff. 11-30-2004
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.025 - "Employment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Employment" means the relationship between a salesperson and
				the broker with whom the salesperson is associated. It includes any
				employee-employer relationship as well as any independent contractor
				relationship.
Real Estate Adv. Comm'n,
				§ I subsec. 4, eff. 10-31-75
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.0255 - "Exclusive agency listing agreement" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Exclusive agency listing agreement" means an agreement between
				a broker and a seller or lessor that:
1. Meets the requirements of
			 NRS
			 645.320;
2. Grants the broker the exclusive right to
			 represent the seller or lessor in the sale or lease of any property;
			 and
3. Provides the broker with the
			 expectation of receiving compensation if the broker or any other person
			 produces a purchaser or tenant in accordance with the terms of the exclusive
			 agency listing agreement or if the property is sold or leased during the term
			 of the exclusive agency listing agreement, unless the property is sold or
			 leased solely through the efforts of the seller or lessor or to a person who is
			 specifically exempted under the exclusive agency listing agreement.
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n by R165-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
				  645.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 645.026 - "Exclusive buyer's brokerage agreement" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Exclusive buyer's brokerage agreement" means an agreement
				between a broker and a purchaser or tenant that:
1. Meets the requirements of
			 NRS
			 645.320;
2. Grants the broker the exclusive right to
			 represent the purchaser or tenant in the purchase or lease of any property;
			 and
3. Provides the broker with the
			 expectation of receiving compensation in accordance with the terms specified in
			 the exclusive buyer's brokerage agreement or if any property is purchased or
			 leased by the purchaser or tenant during the term of the exclusive buyer's
			 brokerage agreement, unless the property is specifically exempted in the
			 exclusive buyer's brokerage agreement.
Added to NAC by Real
				Estate Comm'n by R165-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
				  645.190