Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 20 - BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY REGULATIONS › Part I - General › Section 18VAC41-20-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise. All terms defined in Chapter 7 (§
										54.1-700 et seq.) of
					 Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia are incorporated in this chapter.
"Barber school" means a place or establishment licensed by
					 the board to accept and train students and that offers a barber, master barber,
					 or dual barber/master barber curriculum approved by the board.
"Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership,
					 corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any
					 other form of organization permitted by law.
"Direct supervision" means that a Virginia licensed barber,
					 cosmetologist, nail technician, or wax technician shall be present in the
					 barbershop, cosmetology salon, nail salon, or waxing salon at all times when
					 services are being performed by a temporary permit holder or registered
					 apprentice.
"Endorsement" means a method of obtaining a license by a
					 person who is currently licensed in another state.
"Firm" means any business entity recognized under the laws
					 of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"Licensee" means any person, sole proprietorship,
					 partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability
					 partnership, or any other form of organization permitted by law holding a
					 license issued by the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, as defined in §
										54.1-700 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
"Post-secondary educational level" means an accredited
					 college or university that is approved or accredited by the Southern
					 Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges or by an accrediting
					 agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
"Reciprocity" means a conditional agreement between two or
					 more states that will recognize one another's regulations and laws for equal
					 privileges for mutual benefit.
"Reinstatement" means having a license or certificate
					 restored to effectiveness after the expiration date has passed.
"Renewal" means continuing the effectiveness of a license
					 or certificate for another period of time.
"Responsible management" means the following
					 individuals:
1. The sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship;
2. The partners of a general partnership;
3. The managing partners of a limited partnership;
4. The officers of a corporation;
5. The managers of a limited liability company;
6. The officers or directors of an association or both;
					 and
7. Individuals in other business entities recognized under
					 the laws of the Commonwealth as having a fiduciary responsibility to the firm.
"Sole proprietor" means any individual, not a corporation,
					 who is trading under his own name, or under an assumed or fictitious name
					 pursuant to the provisions of §§
										59.1-69
					 through
					 59.1-76
					 of the Code of Virginia.
"Substantially equivalent exam" means an examination
					 administered by the licensing entity which covers Virginia's scope of practice
					 for that profession.
"Substantially equivalent training" means at least 80% of
					 the required hours in Virginia and curriculum content covering Virginia's scope
					 of practice for that profession.
"Virginia state institution" for the purposes of this
					 chapter means any institution approved by the Virginia Department of Education
					 or the Virginia Department of Corrections.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-201
						of the Code of Virginia.