Current through August 31, 2023
The Board may issue a registration as an apprentice to allow a
person to engage in any of the practices licensed under Section
54-5815, Idaho Code, while
completing the required instructional hours for a license or certificate. An
apprentice may only practice under direct supervision as provided below.
(3-28-23)
01.
Application and
Qualifications. An applicant must submit a completed application on a
form approved by the Board, pay the required fee, and meet the following
qualifications: (3-28-23)
a. Be at least
sixteen and one-half (16 A) years of age; (3-28-23)
b. Have successfully completed at least two
(2) years of high school or have attained an equivalent education as determined
by the Board as evidenced in a manner identified in Subsection
300.01 of these rules;
(3-28-23)
c. Have certification
from the establishment that the applicant is enrolled as an apprentice in the
establishment; (3-28-23)
d.
Identify the names and license numbers of the licensed cosmetologists,
electrologists, estheticians, and nail technicians employed in the
establishment in which the applicant will serve as an apprentice; and
(3-28-23)
e. Identify the name(s)
and license number(s) of the licensed instructors who will instruct the
applicant during the apprenticeship. (3-28-23)
02.
Instruction. The instructor
for any apprenticeship must submit to the Board a curriculum for the entire
course of apprenticeship instruction. The Board must approve the curriculum
prior to the beginning of instruction. The curriculum must cover the subjects
relating to the profession for which the apprentice is pursuing licensure as
set forth in Section
54-5815(1)(g),
Idaho Code. (3-28-23)
03.
Supervision. There must be at least one (1) licensed instructor
and one (1) separate supervising licensee for each apprentice in the
establishment at all times when an apprentice is being trained, except that an
electrology apprentice may be supervised solely by the electrology instructor.
(3-28-23)
a. The instructor must be licensed
to teach the profession for which the registrant is pursuing licensure and the
supervising licensee must be licensed to practice the profession for which the
apprentice is pursuing licensure. (3-28-23)
b. An instructor may not train more than
three (3) currently registered apprentices, except that an electrology
instructor may not train more than one (1) currently registered electrology
apprentice. (3-28-23)
c. An
establishment may not have more than six (6) currently registered apprentices,
unless otherwise approved by the Board. (3-28-23)
d. An establishment or an instructor under
current discipline may not supervise an apprentice. (3-28-23)
e. An apprentice shall not be permitted to
render any clinical service to patrons until the apprentice has completed at
least five percent (5%) of the required hours of instruction.
(3-28-23)
04.
Recordkeeping. Establishments employing an apprentice shall keep a
daily work record of the attendance of the apprentice and a record of the types
of instruction given and the work performed by the apprentice as set forth
below. (3-28-23)
a. An apprentice must be
given monthly progress records, and the monthly record shall be signed and
dated by the apprentice and the instructor. The establishment shall maintain
the records for a period of five (5) years following completion or termination
of the apprentice instruction. (3-28-23)
b. When an apprentice's course of instruction
has been completed or terminated, the completed operations and number of hours
of instruction are to be recorded by the establishment on the Record of
Instruction Form. The instructor must submit the Record of Instruction to the
Board within fourteen (14) days of the completion of the apprenticeship. The
establishment must maintain a copy of the Record of Instruction for a period of
five (5) years from completion or termination date. (3-28-23)
c. Attendance, instruction, and work records
must be kept in the establishment in which the apprentice is employed.
(3-28-23)
d. Apprenticeship records
are subject to inspection by the Board at any time.
(3-28-23)
05.
Termination of Registration. A registration as an apprentice is
valid from the date of issuance until the apprentice is no longer enrolled as
an apprentice in the establishment identified on the apprentice's application.
(3-28-23)
a. When an apprentice discontinues
a course of study, the establishment must complete a Record of Instruction Form
with the total number of hours worked and the types of instruction given to the
apprentice. The Record of Instruction Form must be submitted to the Board
within thirty (30) days of the discontinuance of the apprenticeship. If an
apprentice discontinues a course of instruction and does not transfer to
another salon within sixty (60) days, the apprentice registration is
automatically canceled and is to be submitted to the Board along with the
Record of Instruction. (3-28-23)
b.
When an establishment where apprentices are being trained ceases operation as
an establishment, the establishment must submit the records of instruction for
each apprentice to the Board within thirty (30) days. (3-28-23)
c. An apprentice who has discontinued a
course of study must apply for and be granted a new registration under
Subsection 550.01 of these rules, prior to
resuming instruction. (3-28-23)
06.
Out of State Apprenticeship.
An applicant who has received instruction as an apprentice in another state
must file with the Board a copy of the record of instruction from the out of
state apprenticeship. For purposes of this section, the record of instruction
will be a statement which gives detailed information regarding operations and
hours of instruction, and which is to be verified by the licensing agency or
instructor(s) in the state in which the instruction was obtained.
(3-28-23)
07.
Apprenticeship
Length. An apprenticeship registration must not exceed the following
lengths of time: (3-28-23)
a. Barber:
fifty-seven (57) weeks; (3-28-23)
b. Barber-Stylist: ninety-four (94) weeks;
(3-28-23)
c. Cosmetologist: one
hundred four (104) weeks; (3-28-23)
d. Estheticians/Electrologist: thirty-eight
(38) weeks; (3-28-23)
e. Nail
Technicians: twenty-five (25) weeks. (3-28-23)
