Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Applicants
for licensure must submit a completed application on forms provided by the
department, electronically or by paper, including appropriate fees and required
documentation.
(2) Applicants may
qualify for licensure by one of two licensure methods:
(a) examination; or
(b) credentialing.
(3) To qualify for licensure by examination,
the applicant must submit the following:
(a)
For a barber license:
(i) proof of
age;
(ii) proof of graduation from
an approved school or course of barbering with at least 1100 hours of training
as provided in ARM
24.121.604; or, if a
Montana-licensed cosmetologist, completion of a supplemental barbering course
pursuant to ARM
24.121.808;
(iii) proof of high school diploma or its
equivalent as provided in ARM
24.121.610; and
(iv) proof of passage of a board-approved
examination in barbering.
(b) For a barber nonchemical license:
(i) proof of age;
(ii) proof of graduation from an approved
school or course of barbering with at least 900 hours of training as provided
in ARM 24.121.604(3);
(iii) proof of high school diploma or its
equivalent as provided in ARM 24.121.610;
(iv) proof of passage of a board-approved
examination in barbering or barbering nonchemical.
(c) For a cosmetology license:
(i) proof of age;
(ii) proof of graduation from an approved
school or course of cosmetology with at least 1500 hours of training as
provided in ARM 24.121.604;
(iii)
proof of high school diploma or its equivalent as provided in ARM 24.121.610;
and
(iv) proof of passage of a
board-approved examination in cosmetology.
(d) For an electrology license:
(i) proof of age;
(ii) proof of graduation from an approved
school or course of electrology with at least 600 hours of training as provided
in ARM 24.121.604;
(iii) proof of
high school diploma or its equivalent as provided in ARM 24.121.610; and
(iv) proof of passage of a
board-approved examination in electrology.
(e) For a manicurist license:
(i) proof of age;
(ii) proof of graduation from an approved
school or course of manicuring with at least 400 hours of training as provided
in ARM 24.121.604;
(iii) proof of
high school diploma or its equivalent as provided in ARM 24.121.610; and
(iv) proof of passage of a
board-approved examination in manicuring.
(f) For an esthetician license:
(i) proof of age;
(ii) proof of graduation from an approved
school or course of esthetics with at least 650 hours of training as provided
in ARM 24.121.604;
(iii) proof of
high school diploma or its equivalent as provided in ARM 24.121.610; and
(iv) proof of passage of a
board-approved examination in esthetics.
(g) For an instructor license see ARM
24.121.607.
(4) Applicants by examination who have never
been licensed and who completed their professional education out of state must
meet the same requirements as an applicant from Montana.
(5) Individuals who have been previously
licensed in Montana under this chapter, and whose license has terminated, must
reapply under one of the licensing methods.
(6) Applications will automatically time out
after one year following the application open date. If an application has timed
out, the applicant must reapply and pay all appropriate fees.
AUTH:
37-1-131,
37-31-203, MCA
IMP:
37-1-131,
37-31-303,
37-31-304,
37-31-308,
MCA
