Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Each esthetics school shall submit with
its application a curriculum including a course syllabus, a detailed course
content outline, a sample of five lessons plans, a sample of evaluation methods
to be used, and a breakdown of hours or credit hours and performances for all
courses to be taught that will lead to licensure or certification. In addition,
if a school awards credit in accordance with subsection D of this section, the
school shall submit copies of the assessment policy, method of evaluation of
transcripts and the examination to be used in making the assessment.
B. The esthetics curriculum and hours of
instruction in this technology shall consist of 600 hours or equivalent credit
hours and shall include the following:
1.
Orientation and business topics - minimum of 25 hours of instruction.
a. School policies;
b. Management;
c. Sales, inventory, and retailing;
d. Taxes and payroll;
e. Insurance;
f. Client records and confidentiality;
and
g. Professional ethics and
practices.
2. Laws and
regulations - minimum of 10 hours of instruction.
3. General sciences - minimum of 80 hours of
instruction.
a. Bacteriology;
b. Microorganisms;
c. Infection control, disinfection,
sterilization;
d. Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements;
e. Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS);
f. General procedures and
safety measures;
g. Cosmetic
chemistry;
h. Products and
ingredients; and
i.
Nutrition.
4. Applied
sciences - minimum of 95 hours of instruction.
a. Anatomy and physiology;
b. Skin structure and function;
c. Skin types;
d. Skin conditions; and
e. Diseases and disorders of the
skin.
5. Skin care -
minimum of 255 hours of instruction.
a. Health
screening;
b. Skin analysis and
consultation;
c. Effleurage and
related movements and manipulations of the face and body;
d. Cleansings procedures;
e. Masks;
f. Extraction techniques;
g. Machines, equipment, and
electricity;
h. Manual facials and
treatments;
i. Machine, electrical
facials, and treatments; and
j.
General procedures and safety measures.
6. Makeup - minimum of 65 hours of
instruction.
a. Setup, supplies, and
implements;
b. Color
theory;
c. Consultation;
d. General and special occasion
application;
e.
Camouflage;
f. Application of false
lashes and lash extensions;
g. Lash
and tinting;
h. Lash
perming;
i. Lightning of the hair
on body except scalp; and
j.
General procedures and safety measures.
7. Body and other treatments - minimum of 20
hours of instruction.
a. Body
treatments;
b. Body
wraps;
c. Body masks;
d. Body scrubs;
e. Aromatherapy; and
f. General procedures and safety
measures.
8. Hair
removal - minimum of 50 hours of instruction.
a. Types of hair removal;
b. Wax types;
c. Tweezing;
d. Chemical hair removal;
e. Mechanical hair removal; and
f. General procedures and safety
measures.
C.
The master esthetics curriculum and hours of instruction in this technology
shall consist of 600 hours or equivalent credit hours and shall include the
following:
1. Orientation, advanced business
subjects, and infection control - minimum of 45 hours of instruction.
a. School policies and procedures;
b. Professional ethics and
practices;
c. Ethics and
professional conduct;
d. Insurance
and liability issues;
e.
Confidentiality and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Privacy Rule (HIPAA);
f. Client
records and documentation;
g.
Microbiology and bacteriology;
h.
Infection control, disinfection, and sterilization;
i. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS); and
j.
Personal protective equipment.
2. State laws, rules and regulations -
minimum of 10 hours of instruction.
3. Advanced anatomy and physiology - minimum
of 65 hours of instruction.
a. Advanced
anatomy and physiology;
b. Advanced
skin structure and functions;
c.
Advanced skin typing, and conditions;
d. Advanced disease and disorders;
e. Advanced cosmetic ingredients;
f. Pharmacology; and
g. Advanced homecare.
4. Advanced skin care and advanced modalities
- minimum of 90 hours of instruction.
a.
Introduction to microdermabrasion and dermaplaning;
b. Indications and contraindications for
crystal microdermabrasion;
c.
General procedures and safety measures for crystal microdermabrasion;
d. Indications and contraindications for
crystal-free microdermabrasion and dermaplaning;
e. General procedures and safety measures for
crystal-free microdermabrasion and dermaplaning;
f. Equipment safety: crystal and crystal-free
microdermabrasion and dermaplaning;
g. Waste disposal, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA);
h.
Introduction to microdermabrasion techniques and proper protocols;
i. Machine parts, operation, protocols, care,
waste disposal, and safety;
j.
Practical application and consultation for crystal microdermabrasion;
k. Practical application and consultation for
crystal-free microdermabrasion and dermaplaning; and
l. Pretreatment and posttreatment for
microdermabrasion.
5.
Advanced procedures and chemical exfoliation - minimum of 270 hours of
instruction.
a. Advanced skin analysis and
consultation and health screening and documentation;
b. Advanced procedures, light treatments,
light-emitting diode (LED), intense pulsed light device (IPL);
c. Advanced manual, machine, and electric
treatments, microcurrent, and ultrasound;
d. Introduction to chemical exfoliation and
peels of the epidermis;
e.
Fundamentals of skin care associated with chemical exfoliation and peels and
wound healing;
f. Pretreatment and
posttreatment for chemical exfoliation and peels;
g. Assessing suitability and predicting
chemical exfoliation efficacy;
h.
General practical application and consultation protocols;
i. Practical application and consultation for
enzymes, herbal exfoliations, and vitamin-based peels;
j. Indications and contraindications for
enzymes, herbal exfoliations, and vitamin-based peels;
k. General procedures and safety measures for
herbal exfoliations, and vitamin-based peels;
l. Pretreatments and posttreatments for
herbal exfoliations, and vitamin-based peels;
m. Practical application and consultation for
alpha hydroxy peels;
n. Indications
and contraindications for alpha hydroxy peels;
o. General procedures and safety measures for
alpha hydroxy peels;
p.
Pretreatment and posttreatment for alpha hydroxy peels;
q. Practical application and consultation for
beta hydroxy peels;
r. Indications
and contraindications for beta hydroxy peels;
s. General procedures and safety measures for
beta hydroxy peels;
t. Pretreatment
and posttreatment for beta hydroxy peels;
u. Practical application and consultation for
Jessner and Modified Jessner peels;
v. Indications and contraindications for
Jessner and Modified Jessner peels;
w. General procedures and safety measures for
Jessner and Modified Jessner peels;
x. Pretreatment and posttreatment for Jessner
and Modified Jessner peels;
y.
Practical application and consultation for trichloracetic acid peels;
z. Indications and contraindications for
trichloracetic acid peels;
aa.
General procedures and safety measures for trichloracetic acid peels;
and
bb. Pretreatment and
posttreatment for trichloracetic acid peels.
6. Lymphatic drainage - minimum of 120 hours
of instruction.
a. Introduction to lymphatic
drainage;
b. Tissues and organs of
the lymphatic system;
c. Functions
of the lymphatic system;
d.
Immunity;
e. Etiology of
edema;
f. Indications and
contraindications for lymphatic drainage;
g. Lymphatic drainage manipulations and
movements;
h. Face and neck
treatment sequence;
i. Lymphatic
drainage on the trunk and upper extremities;
j. Lymphatic drainage on the trunk and lower
extremities;
k.
Cellulite;
l. Using lymphatic
drainage with other treatments; and
m. Machine-aided lymphatic
drainage.
D.
A licensed esthetics school with an approved esthetics program may conduct an
assessment of a student's competence in esthetics and, based on the assessment,
give credit toward the requirements specified in subsection B of this section
and
18VAC41-70-200
A. A licensed esthetics school with an approved master esthetics program may
conduct an assessment of a student's competence in master esthetics and, based
on the assessment, give credit toward the requirements specified in subsection
C of this section and
18VAC41-70-200
B.
The school shall make the assessment based on a review of
the student's transcript and the successful completion of a board-approved
competency examination administered by the school. The school may also request
a copy of a catalog or bulletin giving the full course description when making
the evaluation. The number of credit hours awarded shall not exceed the actual
hours of instruction verified on the transcript or the number of hours
specified in the board-approved curriculum for a specific topic.
E. The instructor curriculum and
hours of instruction shall consist of 400 hours or equivalent credit hours and
shall include the following:
1.
Orientation;
2.
Curriculum;
3. Course outline and
development;
4. Lesson
planning;
5. Classroom
management;
6. Teaching
techniques;
7. Methods of
instruction;
8. Learning
styles;
9. Learning
disabilities;
10. Teaching
aids;
11. Developing,
administering, and grading examinations;
12. School administration;
13. Recordkeeping;
14. Laws and regulations;
15. Presentation of theoretical
subjects;
16. Presentation of
practical subjects;
17. Supervision
of clinic floor; and
18. Practicum
teaching.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-201 of the Code of
Virginia.
