Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 70 - ESTHETICS REGULATIONS › Part II - Entry › Section 18VAC41-70-110 - General requirements for a master esthetics instructor certificate

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any individual
				  wishing to engage in master esthetics instruction shall meet the following
				  qualifications:
1. The applicant shall be in
				  good standing as a licensed master 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 a master
				  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 if the applicant has been previously licensed in
				  Virginia as an esthetician or master esthetician.
Upon review of the 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 hold a current
				  Virginia master esthetician license;
3. The applicant shall complete one of the
				  following qualifications:
a. Pass a course in
				  teaching techniques at the postsecondary educational level; or
b. Complete an instructor training course
				  approved by the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology under the
				  supervision of a certified esthetics instructor or master esthetics instructor
				  in an esthetics school and pass an examination in esthetics instruction
				  administered by the board or by a testing service acting on behalf of the
				  board; and
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.