Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0440 - Cosmetology


Current through December 25, 2023

Original rules 0440-01-.01 through 0440-01-.35 were certified on June 10, 1974, under Chapter 491 of the Public Acts of 1974 as rules in effect when Chapter 491 became effective. The Administrative History following each rule gives the date on which the rule was certified and the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date, if promulgated after March 11, 1974. The Administrative History following each rule also shows the dates of any amendments or repeals.
Amendment to rule 0440-01-.35 filed February 13, 1975; effective March 15, 1975.
Original rules 0440-01-.36 through 0440-01-.46 filed February 24, 1975; effective March 26, 1975.
Chapter 0440-02 filed April 27, 1978; effective May 29, 1978.
Chapter 0440-03 filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979.
Repeal of chapters 0440-01 through 0440-02 and new rules 0440-01-01-.01 through 0440-01-01-.13 and 0440-01-02-.01 through 0440-01-02-.20 filed February 23, 1983; effective March 25, 1983.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-01-.09 through 0440-01-01-.13, 0440-01-02-.07, and new rules 0440-0101-.08 and 0440-01-01-.21 filed February 21, 1986; effective March 23, 1986.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-01-.01, 0440-01-01-.09, and 0440-01-01-.10 and new rule 0440-01-01-.15 filed August 5, 1986; effective September 19, 1986.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-01-.01, 0440-01-01-.03, 0440-01-01-.05, 0440-01-01-.06, 0440-01-01-.10 through 0440-01-01-.12, 0440-01-02-.01, 0440-01-02-.07, and 0440-01-02-.08 filed August 21, 1987; effective October 5, 1987.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-01-.01, 0440-01-01-.03, 0440-01-01-.05, 0440-01-01-.07, 0440-01-01-.10, 0440-01-01-.11, 0440-01-02-.03, and 0440-01-02-.07 filed January 13, 1989; effective February 27, 1989.
Amendment to rule 0440-01-01-.14 filed July 14, 1989; effective August 28, 1989.
Amendment to rule 0440-01-01-.15 filed July 10, 1990; effective August 24, 1990.
Amendment to rule 0440-01-01-.14 filed May 1, 1991; effective June 15, 1991.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-01-.01, 0440-01-01-.07, 0440-01-01-.09, 0440-01-01-.10, 0440-01-01-.14, 0440-01-02-.08, 0440-01-02-.10, and original rule 0440-01-02-.22 filed August 17, 1992; effective October 1, 1992.
Repeal of 0400-01-01, 0440-01-02, and 0220-01-03 and new chapter 0440-01, 0440-02, and 0440-03 filed July 10, 1997; effective September 23, 1997.
Original rules 0440-02-.16 and 0440-02-.17 and amendment to rules 0440-01-.01, 0440-01-.04, 0440-01.05, 0440-01-.07, 0440-01-.09, 0440-01-.11, 0440-01-.13, 0440-02-.01, 0440-02-.03, 0440-02-.04, 044002-.07, and 0440-02-.13 filed May 25, 2004; effective August 8, 2004.
New rule 0440-01-.15, repeal and new rule 0440-01-.03, and amendments to 0440-01-.01 and 0440-02.10 filed May 2, 2008; effective July 16, 2008.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-.01, 0440-01-.03, 0440-01-.05, 0440-01-.06, 0440-01-.09, 0440-01-.11, 0440-01-.13, 0440-01-.14, 0440-01-.15, 0440-02-.01, 0440-02-.04, 0440-02-.07, 0440-02-.08, 0440-02.10, and new rules 0440-01-.16, 0440-01-.17, and 0440-01-.18 filed September 2, 2015; effective December 1, 2015.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-.03, 0440-01-.05, 0440-01-.06, and 0440-01-.11, filed March 9, 2017; effective June 7, 2017.
Amendments to rules 0440-02-.01, 0440-02-.03, and 0440-02-.13 filed March 9, 2017; effective June 7, 2017.
Amendments to rule 0440-01-.13 filed March 9, 2017; effective June 7, 2017. However, the Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners filed a 23-day stay of the effective date of the rule April 28, 2017; new effective date June 30, 2017.
Emergency rules 0440-01-.13, 0440-01-.19, and 0440-02-.01 filed July 24, 2017; effective through January 20, 2018.
Original rule 0440-01-.19 and amendments to rules 0440-01-.13 and 0440-02-.01 filed August 29, 2017; effective November 27, 2017.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-.01, 0440-01-.03, 0440-01-.05, 0440-01-.07, 0440-01-.10 through 044001-.14, 0440-02-.01, 0440-02-.08, and 0440-02-.12 filed December 12, 2017; effective March 12, 2018.
Amendments to rules 0440-01-.01, 0440-01-.02, 0440-01-.07, 0440-01-.09, 0440-01-.11, 0440-01-.15, and 0440-02-.07 filed March 15, 2021; effective 6/13/2021.

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