South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 35 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
Section 35-23 - Continuing Education Requirements; Expired Licenses
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, December 22, 2023
(A) For license renewal, all persons licensed by the board as cosmetologists, nail technicians and estheticians must show satisfactory evidence of having obtained four (4) contact hours of board-approved continuing education specific to board laws and regulations, client safety, and/or infection control to include sanitation and disinfection during the licensing period. These hours may be completed through a board-approved in-person class or an online class.
(B) Initial License. Any person shall not be required to complete continuing education during the first licensing period. During the second licensing period and thereafter, the continuing education requirements shall apply.
(C) Expired License. Any license expired for three (3) years or less may be reinstated if the applicant pays the reinstatement fee and submits proof to the board of completion of continuing education requirements for renewal.
After three (3) years, the license is no longer renewable by payment of fees. Both the theory and practical examinations must be re-taken and passed. The licensee will then be considered on the same basis as a newly-licensed individual.
(D) Instructor License - For license renewal, all persons licensed by the Board as instructors must show satisfactory evidence of having obtained four (4) contact hours of board-approved continuing education geared toward teaching during the licensing period. These hours may be completed through a board-approved in-person class or an online class.
(E) The revisions to Reg. 35-23 continuing education requirements regarding the number of hours, permissible instruction in person or online, and course content are effective beginning with the 2021 license renewal period.
Added in State Register Vol. 9, Issue 6, eff June 28, 1985. Amended in State Register Vol. 11, Issue 5, eff May 22, 1987; State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 1, eff May 28, 1993; State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 1994; State Register Volume 21, Issue No. 6, Part 2, eff June 27, 1997; State Register Volume 34, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 2010; State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2012; State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2020.
