Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 70 - ESTHETICS REGULATIONS › Part II - Entry › Section 18VAC41-70-20 - General requirements for an esthetician license or master esthetician license

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any
				  individual wishing to engage in esthetics or master esthetics shall obtain a
				  license in compliance with §
										54.1-703 of the
				  Code of Virginia and meet the following qualifications:
1. The applicant shall be in good standing as
				  a licensed esthetician in Virginia and all other jurisdictions where licensed.
				  The applicant shall disclose to the board at the time of application for
				  licensure any disciplinary action taken in Virginia and all other jurisdictions
				  in connection with the applicant's practice as an esthetician. This includes
				  monetary penalties, fines, suspensions, revocations, surrender of a license in
				  connection with a disciplinary action, or voluntary termination of a license.
				  The applicant shall disclose to the board at the time of application for
				  licensure whether he has been previously licensed in Virginia as an esthetician
				  or master esthetician.
Upon review of an applicant's prior disciplinary action,
					 the board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any applicant wherein it
					 deems the applicant is unfit or unsuited to engage in esthetics or master
					 esthetics. The board will decide each case by taking into account the totality
					 of the circumstances. Any plea of nolo contendere or comparable plea shall be
					 considered a disciplinary action for the purposes of this section. The
					 applicant shall provide a certified copy of a final order, decree, or case
					 decision by a court, regulatory agency, or board with the lawful authority to
					 issue such order, decree, or case decision, and such copy shall be admissible
					 as prima facie evidence of such disciplinary action.
2. The applicant shall disclose the
				  applicant's physical address. A post office box is not acceptable.
3. The applicant shall sign, as part of the
				  application, a statement certifying that the applicant has read and understands
				  the Virginia esthetics license laws and this chapter.
4. In accordance with §
											54.1-204
				  of the Code of Virginia, each applicant shall disclose the following
				  information regarding criminal convictions in Virginia and all other
				  jurisdictions:
a. All misdemeanor convictions
				  involving moral turpitude, sexual offense, non-marijuana drug distribution, or
				  physical injury within two years of the date of the application; and
b. All felony convictions within 20 years of
				  the date of application.
Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a
					 conviction for purposes of this subsection. The record of a conviction received
					 from a court shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of a conviction or
					 finding of guilt. The board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any
					 applicant in accordance with §
													54.1-204
					 of the Code of Virginia.
5. The applicant shall provide evidence
				  satisfactory to the board that the applicant has passed the board-approved
				  examination requirement administered either by the board or by independent
				  examiners.