Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXV - Electrologists
Chapter 13 - Schools, Offices, Apprenticeship Programs; Apprenticeship Program Practitioners Premises
Section XXXV-1315 - Curriculum Regulations for Electrolysis Apprenticeship Program

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXV-1315

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. All electrolysis apprenticeship programs shall maintain the following courses of study for their apprentices.

1. Every apprenticeship program teaching electrolysis shall maintain a course of study of not less than 600 hours, extending over a period of not less than six months. Each course shall include 150 hours of academic study and 450 hours of practical training.

2. No apprentice shall devote more than five days a week and no more than six hours a day to formal training in electrolysis including clinical experience.

3. The 450 hours of practical training shall involve epilation whereby the licensed instructor demonstrates how to proceed on each area to be treated, namely the legs, arms, body, face, (including hairline and eyebrow shaping and all other areas not specifically prohibited in §105 B

4. The 150 hours of academic study shall include the following.

a. histology of hair and skin structure

35

b. bacteriology, sterilization and hygiene (basic fundamentals)

27

c. electricity (principles of electricity, its effects and uses)

20

d. basic dermatology

21

e. physiology (emphasis on endocrinology)

25

f. equipment (approved electrolysis epilators and necessary equipment for an electrolysis office)

10

g. professional conduct and office management including Chapter 40 statutes and rules and regulations

12

TOTAL

150

Hours

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3051.

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