Current through September 17, 2024
Actively licensed cosmetologists, electrologists,
estheticians, and nail technicians must complete at least 8 hours of acceptable
continuing education hours during the 24-months immediately prior to the
expiration date of their license
010.01
MANDATORY
HOURS. All licensees must complete at least 4 hours of continuing
education in the applicable license category based on his or her scope of
practice; all 8 hours may be obtained through these mandatory hours.
010.02
OTHER HOURS.
Licensees may earn the remaining 4 hours through the following:
(A) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or
first aid;
(B) Equipment use as
related to the profession;
(C)
Ethics, statutes, or regulations relating to the practice;
(D) Subject areas outlined in the program of
study found in 172 NAC 37;
(E)
Product knowledge;
(F) People
skills, special needs, other similar titles;
(G) Marketing;
(H) Technical school, university, or college
courses, only the following types of courses are considered acceptable:
(i) Practice related;
(ii) Communications;
(iii) Humanities;
(iv) Sciences;
(v) Business, including finance, marketing,
computer, or other similar courses; and
(vi) Well-being, including psychology,
sociology, or other similar courses;
(I) Nebraska Jurisprudence Examination,
counting as 2 hours;
(J) Barbering
school classes; and
(K) Sanitation
or safety courses.
010.03
INSTRUCTOR HOURS. In addition to the 8 hours required
for a cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician or nail technology license,
instructors must complete at least 4 additional hours of continuing education.
These 4 hours must be earned in at least one of the following areas:
(1) Teaching styles;
(2) Learning styles;
(3) Personality types;
(4) Presentation methods;
(5) Lesson planning;
(6) Test development;
(7) Teaching difficult students;
(8) Language class;
(9) Record keeping;
(10) Motivation;
(11) Multimedia technology, including power
point, or computer training;
(12)
Resume writing;
(13) English
grammar; or
(14) Other similar
topics.
010.03(A)
INSTRUCTOR. An instructor who completes all 12 hours
in the topic areas listed in 172 NAC
36-010.02, items A through N, is
exempt from also having to meet the 8 hours for their cosmetologist,
electrologist, esthetic, or nail technician license for that renewal
period.
010.04
CONTINUING EDUCATION CRITERIA. In order for a
continuing education activity to be considered acceptable, it must meet the
following criteria:
010.04(A)
PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, IN-SERVICE, OR CLASSROOM
INSTRUCTION. The following must be met in order for the program to
be acceptable:
(i) Be at least 60
minutes;
(ii) Be an organized
event;
(iii) Have a defined agenda
identifying the acceptable topic areas set out in 172 NAC
010.01 or
010.02;
(iv) Presenters of programs must be qualified
by education, experience or training; and
(v) Program providers must have a process for
verifying attendance.
010.04(B)
HOME STUDY, ON-LINE,
VIDEOTAPES, OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDIA. The following must be met in
order for the program to be acceptable:
(i)
Be at least 60 minutes; and
(ii)
Have program objectives that relate to topic areas defined in 172 NAC
010.01 or
010.02.
010.04(C)
HOURS. 60
minutes of participation equals 1 continuing education hour or
credit.
010.04(D)
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. Each program provider must
provide to each person completing the program, a certificate of completion at
the end of the program. The certificate of completion must include:
(i) Name of the licensee and his or her
license number;
(ii) Provider's
name, address, telephone number;
(iii) Date the program began and
ended;
(iv) Location, including
city and state of program;
(v)
Number of hours completed by the licensee; and
(vi) Name of the program.
010.04(E)
LICENSEE
RECORDS. It is the licensee's responsibility to obtain and
maintain a copy of the certificate of completion for each program
completed.
010.04(F)
PRESENTER CREDIT. A presenter may receive credit for
the initial presentation during a renewal period. Credit will not be given for
subsequent presentations of the same program.
