Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 09 - Board of Barbers and Hairdressers
Article 1 - Examination Applications and Standards
12 AAC 09.004 - Courtesy license

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 09.004

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) A courtesy license authorizes the licensee to practice body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring as a guest practitioner in a shop licensed by the board. An applicant for licensure under this section must have a sponsor who holds a permanent license in this state in the same practice area for which the license is requested.

(b) The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.01.062(a) and who, not fewer than 90 days before the applicant plans to begin working, submits

(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested, and the identity of the applicant's sponsor;

(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;

(3) verification of practicing body piercing tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring for a fee, for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application; the proof must include one of the following or a combination of the following:

(A) at least two sworn affidavits from students or employees verifying the applicant's experience;

(B) at least one copy per month of a client release form for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application;

(4) a statement signed by the applicant's sponsor verifying that the sponsor is a practitioner of body piercing or practitioner of tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring who holds a permanent license in this state and will sponsor the applicant; and

(5) verification that the applicant successfully completed training equivalent to that required for completion of courses certified by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization approved by the board, and has been issued a current card, in

(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and

(B) blood borne pathogens.

(c) A courtesy license to practice body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring is valid for 30 consecutive days. A person may not be issued more than two courtesy licenses in a calendar year.

(d) The period during which a courtesy license is valid may not be counted towards the training requirements of 12 AAC 09.167 or 12 AAC 09.169.

(e) The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant to practice hairdressing as a hairdresser for the purpose of working on a television, film, or stage production who meets the requirements of this chapter and AS 08.01.062, and by submitting the following:

(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested;

(2) payment of the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;

(3) verification of a current hairdressing license from another state or jurisdiction.

(f) A courtesy license to practice hairdressing is valid for the duration of the production, not to exceed 12 months. If the license is required for a period longer than 12 months, the licensee must apply for a new and separate license.

Authority:AS 08.01.062

AS 08.13.030

AS 08.13.070

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