Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
In accordance with Subsections
58-11a-302(3)(c)(iv),
58-11a-302(6)(c)(iv),
58-11a-302(9)(c)(iv),
58-11a-302(13)(c)(iv),
58-11a-302(16)(c)(iv),
and
58-11a-302(19)(c)(iv),
the accreditation standards for a barber school, a cosmetology/barber school,
an electrology school, an esthetics school, a hair design school, and a nail
technology school include:
(1) Each
school shall be accredited by:
(a) the
National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS);
or
(b) other accrediting bodies
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
(2) Each school shall maintain and keep the
accreditation current.
(3) A newly
licensed school shall pursue accreditation under this section using the
following procedure:
(a) A new school shall:
(i) within one month of the date the school
was licensed as a school by the Division, submit to an accrediting commission
an application for candidate status;
(ii) within 18 months of the date the school
was licensed by the Division, provide the Division evidence of receiving
candidate status from the accrediting commission;
(iii) file with the Utah Department of
Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection a "Request for Exemption pursuant to
the Postsecondary Proprietary School Act" application, pursuant to Section
13-34-105
and Section
R152-34-5;
(iv) during the pendency of its application
for accreditation status, comply with all applicable accreditation standards;
and
(v) receive approval for
accreditation within 24 months following the date it achieved candidate status.
(b) The Division shall
determine whether a newly-licensed school entity has succeeded a
previously-licensed school entity for the purposes of achieving
accreditation.
(c) If a
newly-licensed school is determined by the Division to be a new entity, then
the newly-licensed school shall comply with the accreditation deadlines
specified in Subsection R156-11a-601(3)(a) above.
(d) If a newly-licensed school is determined
by the Division not to be a new entity, then the newly-licensed school shall
meet the accreditation deadlines previously set by its accrediting
commission.
(4) The
Division's determination shall be based upon whether the newly-licensed school:
(a) operates on essentially the same premises
as the previously-licensed school;
(b) uses essentially the same
staff;
(c) operates under
essentially the same ownership; and
(d) maintains the previously-licensed school
's accreditation status with the applicable governing accreditation
commission.
(5) A
licensee whose accreditation has been withdrawn shall immediately notify the
Division.
(6) A licensee who fails
to obtain or maintain accreditation status, as required herein, shall
immediately surrender to the Division its license as a school. Failure to do so
shall constitute a basis for immediate revocation of licensure in accordance
with Section
63G-4-502.
