Chapter 4713 | Cosmetologists

Section 4713.01 | Cosmetologist definitions.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly

As used in this chapter:

"Apprentice instructor" means an individual holding a practicing license issued by the state cosmetology and barber board who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the occupation of an instructor of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Beauty salon" means a salon in which an individual is authorized to engage in all branches of cosmetology.

"Biennial licensing period" means the two-year period beginning on the first day of February of an odd-numbered year and ending on the last day of January of the next odd-numbered year.

"Boutique salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in boutique services and no other branch of cosmetology.

"Boutique services" means braiding, threading, shampooing, and makeup artistry.

"Braiding" means intertwining the hair in a systematic motion to create patterns in a three-dimensional form, inverting the hair against the scalp along part of a straight or curved row of intertwined hair, or twisting the hair in a systematic motion, and includes extending the hair with natural or synthetic hair fibers.

"Branch of cosmetology" means the practice of cosmetology, practice of esthetics, practice of hair design, practice of manicuring, practice of natural hair styling, or practice of boutique services.

"Cosmetic therapy" means the permanent removal of hair from the human body through the use of electric modalities and may include the systematic friction, stroking, slapping, and kneading or tapping of the face, neck, scalp, or shoulders.

"Cosmetologist" means an individual authorized to engage in all branches of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

"Cosmetology" means the art or practice of embellishment, cleansing, beautification, and styling of hair, wigs, postiches, face, body, or nails.

"Cosmetology instructor" means an individual authorized to teach the theory and practice of all branches of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Esthetician" means an individual who engages in the practice of esthetics but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

"Esthetics instructor" means an individual who teaches the theory and practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Esthetics salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in the practice of esthetics but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Eye lash extensions" include temporary and semi-permanent enhancements designed to add length, thickness, and fullness to natural eyelashes.

"Hair designer" means an individual who engages in the practice of hair design but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

"Hair design instructor" means an individual who teaches the theory and practice of hair design, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Hair design salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in the practice of hair design but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Hair removal" includes tweezing, waxing, sugaring, and threading. "Hair removal" does not include electrolysis.

"Independent contractor" means an individual who is not an employee of a salon but practices a branch of cosmetology within a salon in a licensed facility.

"Instructor license" means a license to teach the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Licensed facility" means any premises, building, or part of a building licensed under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code in which cosmetology services are authorized by the state cosmetology and barber board to be performed.

"Advanced cosmetologist" means an individual authorized to work in a beauty salon and engage in all branches of cosmetology.

"Advanced esthetician" means an individual authorized to work in an esthetics salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Advanced hair designer" means an individual authorized to work in a hair design salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of hair design, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Advanced license" means a license to work in a salon and practice the branch of cosmetology practiced at the salon.

"Advanced manicurist" means an individual authorized to work in a nail salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Advanced natural hair stylist" means an individual authorized to work in a natural hair style salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of natural hair styling, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Makeup artistry" means the application of cosmetics for the purpose of skin beautification. "Makeup artistry" does not include any other services described in the practice of any other branch of cosmetology.

"Manicurist" means an individual who engages in the practice of manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

"Manicurist instructor" means an individual who teaches the theory and practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Nail salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in the practice of manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Natural hair stylist" means an individual who engages in the practice of natural hair styling but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

"Natural hair style instructor" means an individual who teaches the theory and practice of natural hair styling, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Natural hair style salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in the practice of natural hair styling but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Practice of braiding" means utilizing the technique of intertwining hair in a systematic motion to create patterns in a three-dimensional form, including patterns that are inverted, upright, or singled against the scalp that follow along straight or curved partings. It may include twisting or locking the hair while adding bulk or length with human hair, synthetic hair, or both and using simple devices such as clips, combs, and hairpins. "Practice of braiding" does not include application of weaving, bonding, and fusion of individual strands or wefts; application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or straighten, curl, or alter the structure of hair; embellishing or beautifying hair by cutting or singeing, except as needed to finish the ends of synthetic fibers used to add bulk to or lengthen hair.

"Practice of cosmetology" means the practice of all branches of cosmetology.

"Practice of esthetics" means the application of cosmetics, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, or other preparations for the purpose of skin beautification and includes preparation of the skin by manual massage techniques or by use of electrical, mechanical, or other apparatus; enhancement of the skin by skin care, facials, body treatments, hair removal, and other treatments; and eye lash extension services.

"Practice of hair design" means embellishing or beautifying hair, wigs, or hairpieces by arranging, dressing, pressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, braiding, weaving, or similar work. "Practice of hair design" includes utilizing techniques performed by hand that result in tension on hair roots such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair.

"Practice of manicuring" means cleaning, trimming, shaping the free edge of, or applying polish to the nails of any individual; applying nail enhancements and embellishments to any individual; massaging the hands and lower arms up to the elbow of any individual; massaging the feet and lower legs up to the knee of any individual; using lotions or softeners on the hands and feet of any individual; or any combination of these types of services.

"Practice of natural hair styling" means utilizing techniques performed by hand that result in tension on hair roots such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair. "Practice of natural hair styling" does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair. "Practice of natural hair styling" also does not include embellishing or beautifying hair by cutting or singeing, except as needed to finish off the end of a braid, or by dressing, pressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, or similar work.

"Practicing license" means a license to practice a branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

"Salon" means a licensed facility on any premises, building, or part of a building in which an individual engages in the practice of one or more branches of cosmetology. "Salon" does not include a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code. "Salon" does not mean a tanning facility, although a tanning facility may be located in a salon.

"School of cosmetology" means any premises, building, or part of a building in which students are instructed in the theories and practices of one or more branches of cosmetology.

"Shampooing" means the act of cleansing and conditioning an individual's hair under the supervision of an individual licensed under this chapter and in preparation to immediately receive a service from a licensee.

"Student" means an individual, other than an apprentice instructor, who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Tanning facility" means any premises, building, or part of a building that contains one or more rooms or booths with any of the following:

(A) Equipment or beds used for tanning human skin by the use of fluorescent sun lamps using ultraviolet or other artificial radiation;

(B) Equipment or booths that use chemicals applied to human skin, including chemical applications commonly referred to as spray-on, mist-on, or sunless tans;

(C) Equipment or beds that use visible light for cosmetic purposes.

"Threading" includes a service that results in the removal of hair from its follicle from around the eyebrows and from other parts of the face with the use of a single strand of thread and an astringent, if the service does not use chemicals of any kind, wax, or any implements, instruments, or tools to remove hair.

Section 4713.02 | State board of cosmetology.

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

(A) There is hereby created the state cosmetology and barber board, consisting of all of the following members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate:

(1) One individual holding a current, valid cosmetologist or cosmetology instructor license at the time of appointment;

(2) Two individuals holding current, valid cosmetologist licenses and actively engaged in managing beauty salons for a period of not less than five years at the time of appointment;

(3) One individual who holds a current, valid independent contractor license at the time of appointment and practices a branch of cosmetology;

(4) One individual who represents individuals who teach the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology at a vocational or career-technical school;

(5) One owner or executive actively engaged in the daily operations of a licensed school of cosmetology;

(6) One owner of at least five licensed salons;

(7) One individual who is either a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist holding a current, valid license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code or a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;

(8) One individual representing the general public;

(9) One individual who holds a current, valid tanning permit and who has owned or managed a tanning facility for at least five years immediately preceding the individual's appointment;

(10) One individual who holds a current, valid esthetician license and who has been actively practicing esthetics for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding the individual's appointment;

(11) One individual who is an employer barber and who has been licensed as a barber in this state for at least five years immediately preceding the individual's appointment;

(12) One individual who holds a current, valid barber or barber teacher license at the time of appointment and who has been licensed as a barber or barber teacher in this state for at least five years immediately preceding the individual's appointment.

(B) The director of education and workforce shall nominate three individuals for the governor to choose from when making an appointment under division (A)(4) of this section.

(C) All members shall be at least twenty-five years of age, residents of the state, and citizens of the United States. No more than two members, at any time, shall be graduates of the same school of cosmetology. Not more than one member shall have a common financial connection with any school of cosmetology, salon, barber school, or barber shop.

Terms of office are for five years. Terms shall commence on the first day of November and end on the thirty-first day of October. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which appointed. In case of a vacancy occurring on the board, the governor shall, in the same manner prescribed for the regular appointment to the board, fill the vacancy by appointing a member. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office of member, each member shall take, and file with the secretary of state, the oath of office required by Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution.

The members of the board shall receive an amount fixed pursuant to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code per diem for every meeting of the board which they attend, together with their necessary expenses, and mileage for each mile necessarily traveled.

The members of the board shall annually elect, from among their number, a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The executive director appointed pursuant to section 4713.06 of the Revised Code shall serve as the board's secretary.

(D) The board shall prescribe the duties of its officers and establish an office within Franklin county. The board shall keep all records and files at the office and have the records and files at all reasonable hours open to public inspection in accordance with section 149.43 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the board in compliance with this state's record retention policy. The board also shall adopt a seal for the authentication of its orders, communications, and records.

(E) The governor may remove any member for cause prior to the expiration of the member's term of office.

(F) Whenever the term "state board of cosmetology" is used, referred to, or designated in statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to mean the "state cosmetology and barber board" or the executive director of the state cosmetology and barber board, whichever is appropriate in context. Whenever the term "barber board" is used, referred to, or designated in statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to mean the "state cosmetology and barber board" or the executive director of the state cosmetology and barber board, whichever is appropriate in context.

Last updated September 20, 2023 at 11:18 AM

Section 4713.03 | Meetings of board.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall hold meetings to transact its business at least four times a year. The board may hold additional meetings as, in its judgment, are necessary. The board shall meet at the times and places it selects.

Section 4713.04 | Single member may act for board.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board may authorize any of its members, in writing, to undertake any proceedings authorized by this chapter, and the finding or order of such members is the finding of the board when confirmed by it.

Section 4713.05 | Depositing receipts.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

All receipts of the state cosmetology and barber board shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund. All vouchers of the board shall be approved by the board chairperson or executive director, or both, as authorized by the board.

Section 4713.06 | Executive director - staff.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall annually appoint an executive director. The executive director may not be a member of the board, but subsequent to appointment, shall serve as secretary of the board. The executive director, before entering upon the discharge of the executive director's duties, shall file with the secretary of state a good and sufficient bond payable to the state, to ensure the faithful performance of duties of the office of executive director. The bond shall be in an amount the board requires. The premium of the bond shall be paid from appropriations made to the board for operating purposes. Whenever the term "executive director of the state board of cosmetology" or the term "executive director of the barber board," or variations thereof, is used, referred to, or designated in statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to mean the "executive director of the state cosmetology and barber board."

The board may employ inspectors, examiners, consultants on contents of examinations, clerks, or other individuals as necessary for the administration of this chapter and Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code. All inspectors and examiners shall be licensed cosmetologists pursuant to this chapter or licensed barbers pursuant to Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code.

The board may appoint inspectors to inspect and investigate all facilities regulated by this chapter and Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code, including tanning facilities, to ensure compliance with this chapter and Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code, the rules adopted by the board, and the board's policies, in accordance with division (A)(11) of section 4713.07 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.07 | Duties of board.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall do all of the following:

(1) Regulate the practice of cosmetology and all of its branches in this state;

(2) Investigate or inspect, when evidence appears to demonstrate that an individual has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it, the activities or premises of a license holder or unlicensed individual;

(3) Adopt rules in accordance with section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(4) Prescribe and make available application forms to be used by individuals seeking admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code or a license or registration issued under this chapter;

(5) Prescribe and make available application forms to be used by individuals seeking renewal of a license or registration issued under this chapter;

(6) Provide a toll-free number and an online service to receive complaints alleging violations of this chapter or Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code;

(7) Report to the proper prosecuting officer violations of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code of which the board is aware;

(8) Submit a written report annually to the governor that provides all of the following:

(a) A discussion of the conditions in this state of the branches of cosmetology;

(b) An evaluation of board activities intended to aid or protect consumers;

(c) A brief summary of the board's proceedings during the year the report covers;

(d) A statement of all money that the board received and expended during the year the report covers.

(9) Keep a record of all of the following:

(a) The board's proceedings;

(b) The name and last known physical address, electronic mail address, and telephone number of each individual issued a license or registration under this chapter;

(c) The date and number of each license, permit, and registration that the board issues.

(10) Assist ex-offenders and military veterans who hold licenses issued by the board to find employment within salons or other facilities within this state;

(11) Require inspectors appointed pursuant to section 4713.06 of the Revised Code to conduct inspections of licensed or permitted facilities, including salons and boutique salons, schools of cosmetology, barber schools, barber shops, and tanning facilities, within ninety days of the opening for business of a licensed facility, upon complaints reported to the board, within ninety days after a violation was documented at a facility, and at least once every two years. Any individual, after providing the individual's name and contact information, may report to the board any information the individual may have that appears to show a violation of any provision of this chapter or rule adopted under it or a violation of any provision of Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code or rule adopted by the board pursuant to Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code. In the absence of bad faith, any individual who reports information of that nature or who testifies before the board in any adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code shall not be liable for damages in a civil action as a result of the report or testimony. For the purpose of inspections, an independent contractor shall be added to the board's records as an individual salon.

(12) Supply a copy of the poster created pursuant to division (B) of section 5502.63 of the Revised Code to each person authorized to operate a salon, school of cosmetology, tanning facility, or other type of facility under this chapter;

(13) All other duties that this chapter imposes on the board.

(B) The board may delegate any of the duties listed in division (A) of this section to the executive director of the board or to an individual designated by the executive director.

Section 4713.071 | Annual report.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall annually submit a written report to the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall list all of the following for the preceding twelve-month period:

(1) The number of students enrolled in courses at licensed public and private schools of cosmetology and barbering;

(2) The number of students graduating from licensed public and private schools of cosmetology and barbering;

(3) The annual cost for students to attend each licensed public or private school of cosmetology and barbering;

(4) The loan default rates for licensed public and private schools of cosmetology and barbering;

(5) The first-time licensure passage rate for graduates of all public and private schools of cosmetology and barbering;

(6) The total number of new and renewal licenses in each profession;

(7) The total number of complaint-driven inspections conducted by the board;

(8) The total number and type of violations, including a list of the top ten violations, which shall aid in the identification of focus areas for continuing education purposes;

(9) The twenty salons and individuals cited with the most violations for unlicensed workers;

(10) The number of adjudications or other disciplinary action taken by the board.

(B) The board shall include in the final report under division (A) of this section any recommendations it has for changes to this chapter or Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.08 | Administrative rules.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this chapter. The rules shall do all of the following:

(1) Govern the practice of the branches of cosmetology;

(2) Specify conditions an individual must satisfy to qualify for a temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code and the conditions and method of renewing a temporary pre-examination work permit under that section;

(3) Provide for the conduct of examinations under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code;

(4) Specify conditions under which the board will take into account, under section 4713.32 of the Revised Code, instruction an applicant for a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 of the Revised Code received more than five years before the date of application for the license;

(5) Provide for the granting of waivers under section 4713.29 of the Revised Code;

(6) Specify conditions an applicant must satisfy for the board to issue the applicant a license under section 4713.34 of the Revised Code without the applicant taking an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code;

(7) Specify locations in which glamour photography services in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced may be provided;

(8) Establish conditions and the fee for a temporary special occasion work permit under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code and specify the amount of time such a permit is valid;

(9) Specify conditions an applicant must satisfy for the board to issue the applicant an independent contractor license under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code and the fee for issuance and renewal of the license;

(10) Establish conditions under which food may be sold at a salon;

(11) Specify which professions regulated by a professional regulatory board of this state may be practiced in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code;

(12) Establish standards for the provision of cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon pursuant to section 4713.42 of the Revised Code;

(13) Establish standards for board approval of, and the granting of credits for, training in branches of cosmetology at schools of cosmetology licensed in this state;

(14) Establish the manner in which a school of cosmetology licensed under section 4713.44 of the Revised Code may offer post-secondary and advanced practice programs;

(15) Establish sanitary standards for the practice of the branches of cosmetology, salons, and schools of cosmetology;

(16) Establish the application process for obtaining a tanning facility permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code, including the amount of the fee for an initial or renewed permit;

(17) Establish standards for installing and operating a tanning facility in a manner that ensures the health and safety of consumers, including standards that do all of the following:

(a) Establish a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature at which sun lamps may be operated;

(b) Require consumers to wear protective eyeglasses;

(c) Require consumers to be supervised as to the length of time consumers use the facility's sun lamps;

(d) Require the operator to prohibit consumers from standing too close to sun lamps and to post signs warning consumers of the potential effects of radiation on individuals taking certain medications and of the possible relationship of the radiation to skin cancer;

(e) Require the installation of protective shielding for sun lamps and handrails for consumers;

(f) Require floors to be dry during operation of lamps;

(g) Establish procedures an operator must follow in making reasonable efforts in compliance with section 4713.50 of the Revised Code to determine the age of an individual seeking to use sun lamp tanning services.

(18)(a) If the board, under section 4713.61 of the Revised Code, develops a procedure for classifying licenses inactive, do both of the following:

(i) Establish a fee for having a license classified inactive that reflects the cost to the board of providing the inactive license service. If one or more renewal periods have elapsed since the license was valid, the fee shall not include lapsed renewal fees for more than three of those renewal periods;

(ii) Specify the continuing education that an individual whose license has been classified inactive must complete to have the license restored. The continuing education shall be sufficient to ensure the minimum competency in the use or administration of a new procedure or product required by a licensee necessary to protect public health and safety. The requirement shall not exceed the cumulative number of hours of continuing education that the individual would have been required to complete had the individual retained an active license.

(b) In addition, the board may specify the conditions and method for granting a temporary work permit to practice a branch of cosmetology to an individual whose license has been classified inactive.

(19) Establish a fee for approval of a continuing education program under section 4713.62 of the Revised Code that is adequate to cover any expense the board incurs in the approval process;

(20) Anything else necessary to implement this chapter.

(B)(1) The rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this section may establish additional conditions for a temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code that are applicable to individuals who practice a branch of cosmetology in another state or country.

(2) The rules adopted under division (A)(18)(b) of this section may establish additional conditions for a temporary work permit that are applicable to individuals who practice a branch of cosmetology in another state.

(C) The conditions specified in rules adopted under division (A)(6) of this section may include that an applicant is applying for a license to practice a branch of cosmetology for which the board determines an examination is unnecessary.

(D) The rules adopted under division (A)(11) of this section shall not include a profession if practice of the profession in a salon is a violation of a statute or rule governing the profession.

(E) The sanitary standards established under division (A)(15) of this section shall focus in particular on precautions to be employed to prevent infectious or contagious diseases being created or spread. The board shall consult with the Ohio department of health when establishing the sanitary standards.

(F) The fee established by rules adopted under division (A)(16) of this section shall cover the cost the board incurs in inspecting tanning facilities and enforcing the board's rules but may not exceed one hundred dollars per location of such facilities.

Section 4713.081 | Posting copies of sanitary standards.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall furnish a copy of the sanitary standards established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to each individual to whom the board issues a practicing license, advanced license, license to operate a salon or school of cosmetology, or boutique services registration. The board also shall furnish a copy of the sanitary standards to each individual providing cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code. A salon or school of cosmetology provided a copy of the sanitary standards shall post the standards in a public and conspicuous place in the salon or school.

Section 4713.082 | Posting copies of tanning facility standards.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall furnish a copy of the standards established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code for installing and operating a tanning facility to each individual to whom the board issues a permit to operate a tanning facility. An individual provided a copy of the standards shall post the standards in a public and conspicuous place in the tanning facility.

Section 4713.09 | Continuing education.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board may adopt rules in accordance with section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to establish a continuing education requirement, not to exceed eight hours in a biennial licensing period, as a condition of renewal for a practicing license, advanced license, instructor license, or boutique services registration. These hours may include training in identifying and addressing the crime of trafficking in persons as described in section 2905.32 of the Revised Code. At least two of the eight hours of the continuing education requirement must be achieved in courses concerning safety and sanitation, and at least one hour of the eight hours of the continuing education requirement must be achieved in courses concerning law and rule updates.

Section 4713.10 | Fees.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall charge and collect the following fees:

(1) For a temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code, not more than fifteen dollars;

(2) For initial application to take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code, not more than forty dollars;

(3) For application to take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code by an applicant who has previously applied to take, but failed to appear for, the examination, not more than fifty-five dollars;

(4) For application to re-take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code by an applicant who has previously appeared for, but failed to pass, the examination, not more than forty dollars;

(5) For the issuance of a license by examination under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 of the Revised Code, not more than seventy-five dollars;

(6) For the issuance of a license under section 4713.34 of the Revised Code, not more than seventy dollars;

(7) For renewal of a license issued under section 4713.28, 4713.30, 4713.31, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code, not more than seventy dollars;

(8) For the issuance or renewal of a cosmetology school license, not more than two hundred fifty dollars;

(9) For the issuance of a new salon license or the change of name or ownership of a salon license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code, not more than one hundred dollars;

(10) For the renewal of a salon license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code, not more than ninety dollars;

(11) For the restoration of an expired license that may be restored pursuant to section 4713.63 of the Revised Code, an amount equal to the sum of the current license renewal fee and a lapsed renewal fee of not more than forty-five dollars per license renewal period that has elapsed since the license was last issued or renewed;

(12) For the issuance of a duplicate of any license, not more than thirty dollars;

(13) For the preparation and mailing of a licensee's records to another state for a reciprocity license, not more than fifty dollars;

(14) For the processing of any fees related to a check from a licensee returned to the board for insufficient funds, an additional thirty dollars.

(B) The board shall adjust the fees biennially, by rule, within the limits established by division (A) of this section, to provide sufficient revenues to meet its expenses.

(C) The board may establish an installment plan for the payment of fines and fees and may reduce fees as considered appropriate by the board.

(D) At the request of a person who is temporarily unable to pay a fee imposed under division (A) of this section, or on its own motion, the board may extend the date payment is due by up to ninety days. If the fee remains unpaid after the date payment is due, the amount of the fee shall be certified to the attorney general for collection in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney general. The attorney general may assess the collection cost to the amount certified in such a manner and amount as prescribed by the attorney general.

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Section 4713.11 | Fees in excess of statutory amounts.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided by section 4713.10 of the Revised Code, provided that any fee increase does not exceed the amount permitted by more than fifty per cent.

Section 4713.13 | Injunctions.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

Whenever in the judgment of the state cosmetology and barber board any individual has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted under this chapter, the board may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the acts or practices, and upon a showing by the board that the individual has engaged in the acts or practices, the court shall grant an injunction, restraining order, or other order as may be appropriate.

Section 4713.14 | Prohibited acts.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly

No individual shall do any of the following:

(A) Use fraud or deceit in making application for a license, permit, or registration;

(B) Aid or abet any individual or entity in any of the following:

(1) Violating this chapter or a rule adopted under it;

(2) Obtaining a license, permit, or registration fraudulently;

(3) Falsely pretending to hold a current, valid license or permit.

(C) Practice a branch of cosmetology, for pay, free, or otherwise, without one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;

(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;

(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(5) A current, valid registration under section 4713.69 of the Revised Code.

(D) Employ an individual to practice a branch of cosmetology if the individual does not hold one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;

(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;

(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(5) A current, valid registration under section 4713.69 of the Revised Code.

(E) Except for apprentice instructors and as provided in section 4713.45 of the Revised Code, teach the theory or practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology without either of the following authorizing the teaching of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(F) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced unless the individual practicing the branch of cosmetology holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(G) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced at a location not specified by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(H) Practice a branch of cosmetology at a salon as an independent contractor without a current, valid independent contractor license issued under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code;

(I) Operate a salon without a current, valid license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code;

(J) Provide any of the following at a salon for pay, free, or otherwise:

(1) Massage therapy, unless the individual has a current, valid license issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code;

(2) Any other professional service, unless the individual has a current, valid license or certificate issued by the professional regulatory board of this state that regulates the profession;

(3) Cosmetic therapy, unless the individual is authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(K) Teach a branch of cosmetology at a salon, unless the individual receiving the instruction holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code.

(L) Operate a school of cosmetology without a current, valid license under section 4713.44 of the Revised Code;

(M) At a salon or school of cosmetology, do any of the following:

(1) Use or possess a cosmetic product containing an ingredient that the United States food and drug administration has prohibited by regulation;

(2) Use a cosmetic product in a manner inconsistent with a restriction established by the United States food and drug administration by regulation;

(3) Use or possess a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA).

(N) While in charge of a salon or school of cosmetology, permit any individual to sleep in, or use for residential purposes, any room used wholly or in part as the salon or school of cosmetology;

(O) Maintain, as an established place of business for the practice of one or more of the branches of cosmetology, a room used wholly or in part for sleeping or residential purposes;

(P) Operate a tanning facility that is offered to the public for a fee or other compensation without a current, valid permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code;

(Q) Practice a branch of cosmetology in a location other than a licensed facility unless otherwise exempted under section 4713.16 or 4713.17 of the Revised Code;

(R) Use any of the services or arts that are part of cosmetology to treat or attempt to cure a physical or mental disease or ailment.

Section 4713.141 | Examining product sample.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

An inspector employed by the state cosmetology and barber board may take a sample of a product used or sold in a salon or school of cosmetology for the purpose of examining the sample, or causing an examination of the sample to be made, to determine whether division (M) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code has been violated.

Should the results of the test prove that division (M) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code has been violated, the board shall take action in accordance with section 4713.64 of the Revised Code. A fine imposed under that section shall include the cost of the test. The person's license may be suspended or revoked.

Section 4713.15 | No treatment of physical or mental disease.

• Effective: April 7, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 415 - 124th General Assembly

This chapter does not permit any of the services or arts that are part of the practice of a branch of cosmetology to be used for the treatment or cure of a physical or mental disease or ailment.

Section 4713.16 | Exemptions.

• Effective: October 17, 2019
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly

(A) This chapter does not prohibit any of the following:

(1) Practicing a branch of cosmetology without a license or registration if the individual does so for free at the individual's home for a family member who resides in the same household as the individual;

(2) The retail sale, or trial demonstration by application to the skin for purposes of retail sale, of cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, wigs, or hairpieces without a practicing license or registration;

(3) The retailing, at a salon, of cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, wigs, hairpieces, clothing, or any other items that pose no risk of creating unsanitary conditions at the salon;

(4) The provision of glamour photography services at a licensed salon if either of the following is the case:

(a) A branch of cosmetology is not practiced as part of the services.

(b) If a branch of cosmetology is practiced as part of the services, the part of the services that is a branch of cosmetology is performed by an individual who holds either of the following authorizing the individual to practice that branch of cosmetology:

(i) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(ii) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(5) A student engaging, as a student, in work connected with a branch of cosmetology taught at the school of cosmetology at which the student is enrolled;

(6) Practicing a branch of cosmetology without a license or registration if the individual does so for free for the purpose of researching or developing a cosmetic as defined in section 3715.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) A student in a career-technical program learning a branch of cosmetology may continue developing skills in the respective branch of cosmetology after completing the required coursework or obtaining a license in the respective branch of cosmetology by working in the licensed career-technical school clinic if the student does not receive any compensation. This allowance terminates upon the graduation of the student from the career-technical school.

Section 4713.17 | Exceptions.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly

(A) The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except, as applicable, section 4713.42 of the Revised Code:

(1) All individuals authorized to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, and nursing or any of its branches in this state;

(2) Commissioned surgical and medical officers of the United States army, navy, air force, or marine hospital service when engaged in the actual performance of their official duties, and attendants attached to same;

(3) Funeral directors, embalmers, and apprentices licensed or registered under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code;

(4) Persons who are engaged in the retail sale, cleaning, or beautification of wigs and hairpieces but who do not engage in any other act constituting the practice of a branch of cosmetology;

(5) Volunteers of hospitals, and homes as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, who render service to registered patients and inpatients who reside in such hospitals or homes. Such volunteers shall not use or work with any chemical products such as permanent wave, hair dye, or chemical hair relaxer, which without proper training would pose a health or safety problem to the patient.

(6) Nurse aides and other employees of hospitals and homes as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, who practice a branch of cosmetology on registered patients only as part of general patient care services and who do not charge patients directly on a fee for service basis;

(7) Massage therapists who hold current, valid licenses to practice massage therapy issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, to the extent their actions are authorized by their licenses;

(8) Inmates who provide services related to a branch of cosmetology to other inmates, except when those services are provided in a licensed school of cosmetology within a state correctional institution for females.

(B) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall oversee the services described in division (A)(8) of this section with respect to sanitation and adopt rules governing those types of services provided by inmates.

Section 4713.20 | License application and examination.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

Each individual who seeks admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code shall submit both of the following to the state cosmetology and barber board:

(A) As part of a license application, proof that the individual satisfies all conditions to obtain the license for which the examination is conducted, other than the requirement to have passed the examination;

(B) A set of the individual's biometric fingerprint scan taken at the board's offices.

Section 4713.21 | Reapplying for examination.

• Effective: September 13, 2016
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 213 - 131st General Assembly

Both of the following may apply again under section 4713.20 of the Revised Code for admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code:

(A) An individual who failed to appear for an examination that the individual was previously scheduled to take;

(B) An individual who appeared for a previously scheduled examination but failed to pass it.

Section 4713.22 | Temporary pre-examination work permit.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a temporary pre-examination work permit to an individual who applies under section 4713.20 of the Revised Code for admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code, if the individual satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) Is seeking a practicing license or an instructor license;

(2) Has not previously failed an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code to determine the applicant's fitness to practice or instruct the branch of cosmetology for which the individual seeks a license;

(3) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(4) Satisfies all other conditions established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) An individual issued a temporary pre-examination work permit may practice the branch of cosmetology for which the individual seeks a practicing license until the date the individual is scheduled to take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code. The individual shall practice under the supervision of an individual holding a current, valid license appropriate for the type of salon in which the permit holder practices.

(C) An individual issued a temporary pre-examination work permit may instruct the branch of cosmetology for which the individual seeks an instructor license for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty days.

(D) A temporary pre-examination work permit is renewable in accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.24 | Examinations.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall conduct an examination for each individual who satisfies the requirements established by section 4713.20 of the Revised Code for admission to the examination. Examinations for licensure for any branch of cosmetology shall assess the ability of a prospective cosmetology professional to maintain a safe and sanitary place of service delivery. The board may develop and administer the appropriate examination or enter into an agreement with a national testing service to develop the examination, administer the examination, or both. The examination shall be specific to the type of license the individual seeks and satisfy all of the following conditions:

(1) Include both practical demonstrations and written or oral tests related to the type of license the individual seeks;

(2) Relate only to a branch of cosmetology, but not be confined to any special system or method;

(3) Be consistent in both practical and technical requirements for the type of license the individual seeks;

(4) Be of sufficient thoroughness to satisfy the board as to the individual's skill in and knowledge of the branch of cosmetology for which the examination is conducted.

(B) Not later than two years after September 13, 2016, the board shall create a curriculum and an examination for individuals seeking licensure to become an instructor and shall conduct an examination for each individual who satisfies the requirements established pursuant to section 4713.31 of the Revised Code for admission to the examination.

(C) The board shall adopt rules regarding the equipment or supplies an individual is required to bring to an examination described in this section.

(D) The board shall not release the questions developed for the examinations and the practical demonstrations used in the testing process, except for the following purposes:

(1) Reviewing or rewriting of any part of the examination on a periodic basis as prescribed in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(2) Testing of individuals in another state for admission to the profession of cosmetology or any of its branches as required under a contract or by means of a license with that state;

(3) Complying with a public records request after which the questions or the demonstrations have become a public record under division (F) of this section and otherwise may lawfully be released.

(E) The examination papers and the scored results of the practical demonstrations of each individual examined by the board shall be open for inspection by the individual or the individual's attorney for at least ninety days following the announcement of the individual's grade, except for papers that under the terms of a contract with a testing service are not available for inspection. On written request of an individual or the individual's attorney made to the board not later than ninety days after announcement of the individual's grade, the board shall have the individual's practical examination papers regraded manually.

(F) Test materials, examinations, or evaluation tools used in an examination for licensure under this chapter that the board develops or contracts with a private or government entity to administer shall become public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code fifteen years after the materials, examinations, or tools were first used in an assessment for licensure, unless the release of the record is otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, or the record is deemed to be the proprietary information of a private entity.

Section 4713.25 | Examination for advanced license.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board may administer a separate advanced cosmetologist examination for individuals who complete an advanced cosmetologist training course separate from a cosmetologist training course. The board may combine the advanced cosmetologist examination with the cosmetologist examination for individuals who complete a combined cosmetologist and advanced cosmetologist training course.

(B) The board may administer a separate advanced esthetician examination for individuals who complete an advanced esthetician training course separate from an esthetician training course. The board may combine the advanced esthetician examination with the esthetician examination for individuals who complete an esthetician and advanced esthetician training course.

(C) The board may administer a separate advanced hair designer examination for individuals who complete an advanced hair designer training course separate from a hair designer training course. The board may combine the advanced hair designer examination with the hair designer examination for individuals who complete a hair designer and advanced hair designer training course.

(D) The board may administer a separate advanced manicurist examination for individuals who complete an advanced manicurist training course separate from a manicurist training course. The board may combine the advanced manicurist examination with the manicurist examination for individuals who complete a manicurist and advanced manicurist training course.

(E) The board may administer a separate advanced natural hair stylist examination for individuals who complete an advanced natural hair stylist training course separate from a natural hair stylist training course. The board may combine the advanced natural hair stylist examination with the natural hair stylist examination for individuals who complete a natural hair stylist and advanced natural hair stylist training course.

Section 4713.26 | Examinee furnishes own model.

• Effective: September 13, 2016
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 213 - 131st General Assembly

Each individual admitted to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code shall furnish the individual's own model.

Section 4713.28 | License qualifications.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a practicing license to an applicant who satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(1) Is at least sixteen years of age;

(2) Has the equivalent of an Ohio public school tenth grade education;

(3) Has submitted a written application on a form furnished by the board that contains all of the following:

(a) The name of the individual and any other identifying information required by the board;

(b) A photocopy of the individual's current driver's license or other proof of legal residence;

(c) Proof that the individual is qualified to take the applicable examination as required by section 4713.20 of the Revised Code;

(d) An oath verifying that the information in the application is true;

(e) The applicable application fee.

(4) Passes an examination conducted under division (A) of section 4713.24 of the Revised Code for the branch of cosmetology the applicant seeks to practice;

(5) Pays to the board the applicable license fee;

(6) In the case of an applicant for an initial cosmetologist license, has successfully completed at least one thousand five hundred hours of board-approved cosmetology training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state, except that only one thousand hours of board-approved cosmetology training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state is required of an individual licensed as a barber under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code;

(7) In the case of an applicant for an initial esthetician license, has successfully completed at least six hundred hours of board-approved esthetics training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state;

(8) In the case of an applicant for an initial hair designer license, has successfully completed at least one thousand hours of board-approved hair designer training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state, except that only one thousand hours of board-approved hair designer training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state is required of an individual licensed as a barber under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code;

(9) In the case of an applicant for an initial manicurist license, has successfully completed at least two hundred hours of board-approved manicurist training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state;

(10) In the case of an applicant for an initial natural hair stylist license, has successfully completed at least four hundred fifty hours of instruction in subjects relating to sanitation, scalp care, anatomy, hair styling, communication skills, and laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology.

(B) The board shall not deny a license to any applicant based on prior incarceration or conviction for any crime. If the board denies an individual a license or license renewal, the reasons for such denial shall be put in writing.

(C) The board shall issue a practicing license in a branch of cosmetology in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:

(1) The applicant holds a license in that branch of cosmetology in another state.

(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in that branch of cosmetology in a state that does not issue that license.

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Section 4713.29 | Waiving license condition.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

In accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code, the state cosmetology and barber board may waive a condition established by section 4713.28 of the Revised Code for a license to practice a branch of cosmetology for an applicant who practices that branch of cosmetology in a state or country that does not license or register branches of cosmetology.

Section 4713.30 | Qualifications for advanced license.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the state cosmetology and barber board shall issue an advanced license to an applicant who satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(1) Is at least sixteen years of age;

(2) Has the equivalent of an Ohio public school tenth grade education;

(3) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(4) Passes the appropriate advanced license examination;

(5) In the case of an applicant for an initial advanced cosmetologist license, does either of the following:

(a) Has a licensed advanced cosmetologist or owner of a licensed beauty salon located in this or another state certify to the board that the applicant has practiced as a cosmetologist for at least one thousand eight hundred hours in a licensed beauty salon;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a cosmetologist, at least three hundred hours of board-approved advanced cosmetologist training.

(6) In the case of an applicant for an initial advanced esthetician license, does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced esthetician, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed esthetics salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state certify to the board that the applicant has practiced esthetics for at least one thousand eight hundred hours as an esthetician in a licensed esthetics salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as an esthetician or cosmetologist, at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved advanced esthetician training.

(7) In the case of an applicant for an initial advanced hair designer license, does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced hair designer, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed hair design salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state certify to the board that the applicant has practiced hair design for at least one thousand eight hundred hours as a hair designer in a licensed hair design salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a hair designer or cosmetologist, at least two hundred forty hours of board-approved advanced hair designer training.

(8) In the case of an applicant for an initial advanced manicurist license, does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced manicurist, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed nail salon, licensed beauty salon, or licensed barber shop located in this or another state certify to the board that the applicant has practiced manicuring for at least one thousand eight hundred hours as a manicurist in a licensed nail salon or licensed barber shop or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon or licensed barber shop;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a manicurist or cosmetologist, at least one hundred hours of board-approved advanced manicurist training.

(9) In the case of an applicant for an initial advanced natural hair stylist license, does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced natural hair stylist, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed natural hair style salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state certify to the board that the applicant has practiced natural hair styling for at least one thousand eight hundred hours as a natural hair stylist in a licensed natural hair style salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as natural hair stylist or cosmetologist, at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved advanced natural hair stylist training.

(B) The board shall issue an advanced license in a branch of cosmetology in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:

(1) The applicant holds an advanced license in that branch of cosmetology in another state.

(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in that branch of cosmetology in a state that does not issue that license.

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Section 4713.31 | Qualifications for instructor license.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue an instructor license to an applicant who satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(1) Is at least eighteen years of age;

(2) Has the equivalent of an Ohio public school twelfth grade education;

(3) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(4) In the case of an applicant for an initial cosmetology instructor license, holds a current, valid advanced cosmetologist license issued in this state and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced cosmetologist or owner of the licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least one thousand eight hundred hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed one thousand hours of board-approved cosmetology instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(5) In the case of an applicant for an initial esthetics instructor license, holds a current, valid advanced esthetician or advanced cosmetologist license issued in this state and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced esthetician, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed esthetics salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of esthetics in a licensed esthetics salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least one thousand eight hundred hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least five hundred hours of board-approved esthetics instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(6) In the case of an applicant for an initial hair design instructor license, holds a current, valid advanced hair designer or advanced cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced hair designer, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed hair design salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of hair design in a licensed hair design salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least one thousand eight hundred hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least eight hundred hours of board-approved hair design instructor's training as an apprentice instructor.

(7) In the case of an applicant for an initial manicurist instructor license, holds a current, valid advanced manicurist or advanced cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced manicurist, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed nail salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of manicuring in a licensed nail salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least one thousand eight hundred hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least three hundred hours of board-approved manicurist instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(8) In the case of an applicant for an initial natural hair style instructor license, holds a current, valid advanced natural hair stylist or advanced cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed advanced natural hair stylist, licensed advanced cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed natural hair style salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of natural hair styling in a licensed natural hair style salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least one thousand eight hundred hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least four hundred hours of board-approved natural hair style instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(9) In the case of all applicants, passes an examination conducted under division (B) of section 4713.24 of the Revised Code for the branch of cosmetology the applicant seeks to instruct.

(B) The board shall issue an instructor license for a branch of cosmetology in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:

(1) The applicant holds an instructor license in that branch of cosmetology in another state.

(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an instructor in that branch of cosmetology in a state that does not issue that license.

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Section 4713.32 | Hours of instruction.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

When determining the total hours of instruction received by an applicant for a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 of the Revised Code, the state cosmetology and barber board shall not take into account more than ten hours of instruction per day. The board shall take into account instruction received more than five years prior to the date of application for the license in accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.34 | Reciprocity.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a license to practice a branch of cosmetology or instructor license to an applicant who is licensed or registered in another country to practice that branch of cosmetology or teach the theory and practice of that branch of cosmetology, as appropriate, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(A) The applicant satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) Is not less than eighteen years of age;

(2) In the case of an applicant for a practicing license, passes an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code for the license the applicant seeks, unless the applicant satisfies conditions specified in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code for the board to issue the applicant a license without taking the examination;

(3) Pays the applicable fee.

(B) At the time the applicant obtained the license or registration in the other country, the requirements in this state for obtaining the license the applicant seeks were substantially equal to the other country's requirements.

(C) The jurisdiction that issued the applicant's license or registration extends similar reciprocity to individuals holding a license issued by the board.

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Section 4713.35 | Permitted practices.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

An individual who holds a current, valid cosmetologist or advanced cosmetologist license issued by the state cosmetology and barber board may engage in the practice of one or more branches of cosmetology as the individual chooses in a licensed facility.

An individual who holds a current, valid esthetician or advanced esthetician license issued by the board may engage in the practice of esthetics but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

An individual who holds a current, valid hair designer or advanced hair designer license issued by the board may engage in the practice of hair design but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

An individual who holds a current, valid manicurist or advanced manicurist license issued by the board may engage in the practice of manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

An individual who holds a current, valid natural hair stylist or advanced natural hair stylist license issued by the board may engage in the practice of natural hair styling but no other branch of cosmetology in a licensed facility.

An individual who holds a current, valid cosmetology instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of one or more branches of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology as the individual chooses.

An individual who holds a current, valid esthetics instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid hair design instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of hair design, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid manicurist instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid natural hair style instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of natural hair styling, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid boutique registration with the board may engage in the practice of boutique services but no other branch of cosmetology.

Section 4713.351 | Cosmetology or barber services at limited events.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) For purposes of this section, a "limited event" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) A charity event;

(2) On-location wedding or event preparation;

(3) A bridal or hair show;

(4) An on-location spa event;

(5) An on-location event at a location such as a nursing home, hospital, or other care facility that lacks an on-site salon or barber shop;

(6) An on-location event at the private residence of an individual who is unable to visit a fixed location salon or barber shop.

(B) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted under either chapter, to the contrary, an individual who is licensed to provide services under Chapter 4709. or 4713. of the Revised Code may provide those services on premises other than a salon or a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709., as applicable, for limited events only if the services provided are incidental to the licensee's practice in a salon or barber shop.

(C) The state cosmetology and barber board shall not require an individual who provides incidental services as described in this section to obtain an additional license or permit to provide those services.

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Section 4713.36 | Location of manicuring practice.

• Effective: September 13, 2016
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 213 - 131st General Assembly

A licensed manicurist or licensed advanced manicurist may engage in the practice of manicuring at a nail salon or beauty salon licensed under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code or a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.37 | Temporary special occasion work permit.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board may issue a temporary special occasion work permit to a nonresident individual who satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) Has been licensed or registered in another state or country to practice a branch of cosmetology or teach the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology for at least five years;

(2) Is a recognized expert in the practice or teaching of the branch of cosmetology the individual practices or teaches;

(3) Is to practice that branch of cosmetology or teach the theory and practice of that branch of cosmetology in this state as part of a promotional or instructional program for not more than the amount of time a temporary special occasion work permit is effective;

(4) Satisfies all other conditions for a temporary special occasion work permit established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(5) Pays the fee established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) An individual issued a temporary special occasion work permit may practice the branch of cosmetology the individual practices in another state or country, or teach the theory and practice of the branch of cosmetology the individual teaches in another state or country, until the expiration date of the permit. A temporary special occasion work permit is valid for the period of time specified in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(C) Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to a temporary special occasion work permit issued under this section.

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Section 4713.39 | License as independent contractor.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a license to engage in the practice of a branch of cosmetology as an independent contractor to an applicant who pays the applicable fee; holds a current, valid license for the type of salon in which the applicant will practice that branch of cosmetology; and satisfies the conditions for the license established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.41 | Salon requirements.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a license to operate a salon, including a boutique salon, to an applicant who pays the applicable fee and affirms that all of the following conditions will be met:

(A)(1) An individual holding a current, valid cosmetologist license or boutique services registration pertaining to the branch of cosmetology services performed at the salon or boutique salon, shall have charge of and immediate supervision over the salon at all times when the salon is open for business except as permitted under division (A)(2) of this section.

(2) A business establishment that is engaged primarily in retail sales but is also licensed as a salon shall have present an individual holding a current, valid license or registration to practice in that type of salon in charge of and in immediate supervision of the salon during posted or advertised service hours, if the practice of cosmetology is restricted to those posted or advertised service hours.

(B) The salon is equipped to do all of the following:

(1) Provide potable running hot and cold water and proper drainage;

(2) Sanitize all instruments and supplies used in the branch of cosmetology provided at the salon;

(3) If cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service is provided at the salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code, sanitize all instruments and supplies used in the cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service.

(C) Except as provided in sections 4713.42 and 4713.49 of the Revised Code, only the branch of cosmetology that the salon is licensed to provide is practiced at the salon.

(D) The salon is kept in a clean and sanitary condition and properly ventilated.

(E) No food is sold at the salon in a manner inconsistent with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(F) A notice that contains a toll-free number and online process for reporting alleged violations of this chapter, as prescribed by the board of cosmetology, is posted at the salon in a common area for all customers of salon services.

Section 4713.42 | Cosmetic or massage therapy in salons.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly

An individual holding a current, valid license issued under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code to provide massage therapy may provide massage therapy in a salon. An individual holding a current, valid license or certificate issued by a professional regulatory board of this state may practice the individual's profession in a salon if the individual's profession is authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to practice in a salon. An individual may provide cosmetic therapy in a salon if authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to practice in a salon.

An individual providing cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon pursuant to this section shall satisfy the standards established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.44 | License to operate a school of cosmetology.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a license to operate a school of cosmetology to an applicant who pays the applicable fee and satisfies all of the following requirements:

(1) Maintains a course of practical training and technical instruction for the branch or branches of cosmetology to be taught at the school equal to the requirements for admission to an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code that an individual must pass to obtain a license to practice that branch or those branches of cosmetology;

(2) Possesses or makes available apparatus and equipment sufficient for the ready and full teaching of all subjects of the curriculum;

(3) Maintains individuals licensed under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code to teach the theory and practice of the branches of cosmetology;

(4) Notifies the board of the enrollment of each new student, keeps a record devoted to the different practices, establishes grades, and holds examinations in order to certify the students' completion of the prescribed course of study before the issuance of certificates of completion;

(5) In the case of a school of cosmetology that offers clock hours for the purpose of satisfying minimum hours of training and instruction, keeps a daily record of the attendance of each student;

(6) On the date that an apprentice cosmetology instructor begins cosmetology instructor training at the school, certifies the name of the apprentice cosmetology instructor to the board along with the date on which the apprentice's instructor training began;

(7) Instructs not more than six apprentice cosmetology instructors at any one time;

(8) Files with the board a good and sufficient surety bond executed by the individual, firm, or corporation operating the school of cosmetology as principal and by a surety company as surety in the amount of ten thousand dollars; provided, that this requirement does not apply to a vocational or career-technical school program conducted by a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district. The bond shall be in the form prescribed by the board and be conditioned upon the school's continued instruction in the theory and practice of the branches of cosmetology. Every bond shall continue in effect until notice of its termination is given to the board by registered mail and every bond shall so provide.

(9) Establishes and maintains an internal procedure for processing complaints filed against the school and for providing students with instructions on how to file a complaint directly with the board pursuant to section 4713.641 of the Revised Code.

(B) A school of cosmetology holding a license issued under division (A) of this section is an educational institution and is authorized to offer educational programs beyond secondary education, advanced practice programs, or both in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(C) A school of cosmetology holding a license to operate a school of cosmetology on September 29, 2013, shall establish and maintain an internal procedure for processing complaints filed against the school and shall provide each of the school's students with instructions on how to file a complaint directly with the board pursuant to section 4713.641 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.45 | Practices of school of cosmetology.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) A school of cosmetology may do the following:

(1) In accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code, a school of cosmetology operated by a public entity or a private person may offer clock hours, credit hours, or competency-based credits for the purpose of satisfying minimum hours of training and instruction;

(2) Allow an apprentice cosmetology instructor the regular quota of students prescribed by the state cosmetology and barber board if a cosmetology instructor is present;

(3) Compensate an apprentice cosmetology instructor;

(4) Subject to division (B) of this section, employ an individual who does not hold a current, valid instructor license to teach subjects related to a branch of cosmetology.

(B) A school of cosmetology shall have a licensed cosmetology instructor present when an individual employed pursuant to division (A)(4) of this section teaches at the school, unless the individual is one of the following:

(1) An individual with a current, valid teacher's certificate or educator license issued by the state board of education;

(2) An individual with a bachelor's degree in the subject the person teaches at the school;

(3) An individual also employed by a university or college to teach the subject the person teaches at the school.

(C) A school of cosmetology shall annually review the subjects and coursework required to receive an initial cosmetology license and advanced license and, in doing so, shall incorporate standards adopted by the state cosmetology and barber board pursuant to division (A)(13) of section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.46 | Actions against school.

• Effective: April 7, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 415 - 124th General Assembly

A student who is injured or damaged by reason of the failure of a school of cosmetology to continue instruction in the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology may maintain an action on the bond against the school, or surety named therein, or both of them, for the recovery of any money or tuition paid in advance for instruction in the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology that was not received. The aggregate liability of the surety to all students shall not exceed the sum of the bond.

Section 4713.48 | Permit to operate tanning facility.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a permit to operate a tanning facility to an applicant if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The applicant applies in accordance with the application process adopted by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(2) The applicant pays to the treasurer of state the fee established by those rules.

(3) An initial inspection of the premises indicates that the tanning facility has been installed and will be operated in accordance with those rules.

(B) A permit holder shall post the permit in a public and conspicuous place on any premises where the tanning facility is located. An individual shall obtain a separate permit for each of the premises owned or operated by that individual at which the individual seeks to operate a tanning facility.

(C) To continue operating, a permit holder shall biennially renew the permit by the last day of January of each odd-numbered year. The board shall renew the permit upon the holder's payment to the treasurer of state of the biennial renewal fee.

Section 4713.49 | Tanning facility at salon or school.

• Effective: April 7, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 415 - 124th General Assembly

The owner or manager of a salon that has a permit issued under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code may operate a tanning facility at the salon or school.

Section 4713.50 | Age restrictions for tanning services.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) A tanning facility operator or employee shall make reasonable efforts, in accordance with procedures established under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code, to determine whether an individual seeking to use the facility's sun lamp tanning services is less than sixteen years of age, at least sixteen but less than eighteen years of age, or eighteen years of age or older.

(B)(1) A tanning facility operator or employee shall not allow an individual who is eighteen years of age or older to use the facility's sun lamp tanning services without first obtaining the consent of the individual. The consent shall be evidenced by the individual's signature on the form developed by the state cosmetology and barber board under section 4713.51 of the Revised Code. The consent is valid indefinitely.

(2) A tanning facility operator or employee shall not allow an individual who is at least sixteen but less than eighteen years of age to use the facility's sun lamp tanning services without first obtaining the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the individual. The consent shall be evidenced by the signature of the parent or legal guardian on the form developed by the board under section 4713.51 of the Revised Code. The form must be signed in the presence of the operator or an employee of the tanning facility. The consent is valid for ninety days from the date the form is signed. A tanning facility operator or employee shall not allow an individual who is at least sixteen but less than eighteen years of age to use the facility's sun lamp tanning services for more than forty-five sessions during the ninety-day period covered by the consent. No such session may be longer than the maximum safe time of exposure specified in rules adopted under division (A)(17) of section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(3) A tanning facility operator or employee shall not allow an individual who is less than sixteen years of age to use the facility's sun lamp tanning services unless both of the following apply:

(a) The tanning facility operator or employee obtains the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the individual prior to each session of the use of the facility's sun lamp tanning services. The consent shall be evidenced by the signature of the parent or legal guardian on the form developed by the board under section 4713.51 of the Revised Code. The form must be signed in the presence of the operator or an employee of the tanning facility.

(b) A parent or legal guardian of the individual is present at the tanning facility for the duration of each session of the use of the facility's sun lamp tanning services.

(C) For purposes of division (B) of this section, an electronic signature may be used to provide and may be accepted as a signature evidencing consent.

Section 4713.51 | Consent form.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall develop a form for use by tanning facility operators and employees in complying with the consent requirements of division (B) of section 4713.50 of the Revised Code. The form must describe the potential health effects of radiation from sun lamps, including a description of the possible relationship of the radiation to skin cancer. In developing the form, the board shall consult with the department of health, dermatologists, and tanning facility operators. The board shall make the form available on the internet web site maintained by the board.

Section 4713.55 | License contents.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

Every license issued by the state cosmetology and barber board shall be signed by the chairperson and attested by the executive director of the board, with the seal of the board attached.

The board shall specify on each practicing license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to practice. The board shall specify on each advanced license that the board issues the type of salon in which the license entitles the holder to work and the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to practice. The board shall specify on each instructor license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to teach. The board shall specify on each salon license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to offer. The board shall specify on each independent contractor license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to offer within a licensed salon. Such licenses are prima-facie evidence of the right of the holder to practice or teach the branch of cosmetology that the license specifies.

Section 4713.56 | Posting license or certificate.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly

Every holder of a practicing license, instructor license, independent contractor license, or boutique service registration issued by the state cosmetology and barber board shall maintain the board-issued, wallet-sized license or electronically generated license certification or registration and a current government-issued photo identification that can be produced upon inspection or request.

Every holder of a license to operate a salon issued by the board shall display the license in a public and conspicuous place in the salon.

Every holder of a license to operate a school of cosmetology issued by the board shall display the license in a public and conspicuous place in the school.

Every individual who provides massage therapy or other professional service in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code shall maintain the individual's professional license or certificate or electronically generated license certification or registration and a state of Ohio issued photo identification that can be produced upon inspection or request.

Section 4713.57 | Expiration of licenses.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

A license or registration issued by the state cosmetology and barber board pursuant to this chapter is valid until the last day of January of the odd-numbered year following its original issuance or renewal, unless the license is revoked or suspended prior to that date. Renewal shall be done in accordance with the standard renewal procedure of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. The board may refuse to renew a license if the individual holding the license has an outstanding unpaid fine levied under section 4713.64 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.58 | Reissuance of license.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, on payment of the renewal fee and submission of proof satisfactory to the state cosmetology and barber board that any applicable continuing education requirements have been completed, an individual currently licensed as:

(1) A cosmetology instructor who has previously been licensed as a cosmetologist or an advanced cosmetologist, is entitled to the reissuance of a cosmetologist or advanced cosmetologist license;

(2) An esthetics instructor who has previously been licensed as an esthetician or an advanced esthetician, is entitled to the reissuance of an esthetician or advanced esthetician license;

(3) A hair design instructor who has previously been licensed as a hair designer or an advanced hair designer, is entitled to the reissuance of a hair designer or advanced hair designer license;

(4) A manicurist instructor who has previously been licensed as a manicurist or an advanced manicurist, is entitled to the reissuance of a manicurist or advanced manicurist license;

(5) A natural hair style instructor who has previously been licensed as a natural hair stylist or an advanced natural hair stylist, is entitled to the reissuance of a natural hair stylist or advanced natural hair stylist license.

(B) No individual is entitled to the reissuance of a license under division (A) of this section if the license was revoked or suspended or the individual has an outstanding unpaid fine levied under section 4713.64 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.59 | Continuing education.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

If the state cosmetology and barber board adopts rules under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code to establish a continuing education requirement as a condition of renewal for a practicing license, advanced license, or instructor license, the board shall inform each affected licensee of the continuing education requirement that applies to the next biennial licensing period by including that information in the renewal notification it sends the licensee. The notification shall state that the licensee must complete the continuing education requirement by the fifteenth day of January of the next odd-numbered year.

Hours completed in excess of the continuing education requirement may not be applied to the next biennial licensing period.

Section 4713.60 | Renewals.

• Effective: September 13, 2016
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 213 - 131st General Assembly

(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, an individual seeking a renewal of a license to practice a branch of cosmetology, advanced license, instructor license, or boutique services registration shall include in the renewal application proof satisfactory to the board of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements established by rules adopted under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code.

(B) If an applicant fails to provide satisfactory proof of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements, the board shall notify the applicant that the application is incomplete. The board shall not renew the license or registration until the applicant provides satisfactory proof of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements. The board may provide the applicant with an extension of up to ninety days in which to complete the continuing education requirement. In providing for the extension, the board may charge the licensee or registrant a fine of up to one hundred dollars.

(C) The board may waive, or extend the period for completing, any continuing education requirement if a licensee or registrant applies to the board and provides proof satisfactory to the board of being unable to complete the requirement within the time allowed because of any of the following:

(1) An emergency;

(2) An unusual or prolonged illness;

(3) Active duty service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio national guard or the national guard of any other state.

The board shall determine the period of time during which each extension is effective and shall inform the applicant. The board shall also inform the applicant of the continuing education requirements that must be met to have the license or registration renewed. If an extension is granted for less than one year, the continuing education requirement for that year, in addition to the required continuing education for the succeeding year, must be completed in the succeeding year. In all other cases the board may waive all or part of the continuing education requirement on a case-by-case basis. Any required continuing education shall be completed and satisfactory proof of its completion submitted to the board by a date specified by the board. Every license or registration that has not been renewed in the timeframe specified in section 4713.57 of the Revised Code and for which the continuing education requirement has not been waived or extended shall be considered expired.

Section 4713.61 | License classified inactive.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) If the state cosmetology and barber board adopts a continuing education requirement under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, it may develop a procedure by which an individual who holds a license to practice a branch of cosmetology, advanced license, or instructor license and who is not currently engaged in the practice of the branch of cosmetology or teaching the theory and practice of the branch of cosmetology, but who desires to be so engaged in the future, may apply to the board to have the individual's license classified inactive. If the board develops such a procedure, an individual seeking to have the individual's license classified inactive shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board and pay the fee established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) The board shall not restore an inactive license until the later of the following:

(1) The date that the individual holding the license submits proof satisfactory to the board that the individual has completed the continuing education that a rule adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code requires;

(2) The last day of January of the next odd-numbered year following the year the license is classified inactive.

(C) An individual who holds an inactive license may engage in the practice of a branch of cosmetology if the individual holds a temporary work permit as specified in rules adopted by the board under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.62 | Continuing education approval of program.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) An individual holding a practicing license, advanced license, instructor license, or boutique services registration may satisfy a continuing education requirement established by rules adopted under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code only by completing continuing education programs approved under division (B) of this section.

(B) The state cosmetology and barber board shall approve a continuing education program if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The person operating the program submits to the board a written application for approval.

(2) The person operating the program pays to the board a fee established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(3) The program is operated by an employee, officer, or director of a nonprofit professional association, college or university, proprietary continuing education institutions providing programs approved by the board, vocational school, postsecondary proprietary school of cosmetology licensed by the board, salon licensed by the board, or manufacturer of supplies or equipment used in the practice of a branch of cosmetology.

(4) The program will do at least one of the following:

(a) Enhance the professional competency of the affected licensees or registrants;

(b) Protect the public;

(c) Educate the affected licensees or registrants in the application of the laws and rules regulating the practice of a branch of cosmetology.

(5) The person operating the program provides the board a tentative schedule of when the program will be available so that the board can make the schedule readily available to all licensees and registrants throughout the state.

Section 4713.63 | Restoring expired license.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

A practicing license, advanced license, or instructor license that has not been renewed for any reason other than because it has been revoked, suspended, or classified inactive, or because the license holder has been given a waiver or extension under section 4713.60 of the Revised Code, is expired. An expired license may be restored if the individual who held the license meets all of the following applicable conditions:

(A) Pays to the state cosmetology and barber board the restoration fee established under section 4713.10 of the Revised Code;

(B) In the case of a practicing license or advanced license that has been expired for more than two consecutive license renewal periods, completes eight hours of continuing education for each license renewal period that has elapsed since the license was last issued or renewed, up to a maximum of twenty-four hours. At least four of those hours shall include a course pertaining to sanitation and safety methods.

The board shall deposit all fees it receives under division (B) of this section into the general revenue fund.

Section 4713.64 | Violations.

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board may take disciplinary action under this chapter for any of the following:

(1) Failure to comply with the safety, sanitation, and licensing requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under it;

(2) Continued practice by an individual knowingly having an infectious or contagious disease;

(3) Habitual drunkenness or addiction to any habit-forming drug;

(4) Willful false and fraudulent or deceptive advertising;

(5) Falsification of any record or application required to be filed with the board;

(6) Failure to pay a fine or abide by a suspension order issued by the board;

(7) Failure to cooperate with an investigation or inspection;

(8) Failure to respond to a subpoena;

(9) Conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code;

(10) In the case of a salon, any individual's conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code for an activity that took place on the premises of the salon.

(B) On determining that there is cause for disciplinary action, the board may do one or more of the following:

(1) Deny, revoke, or suspend a license, permit, or registration issued by the board under this chapter;

(2) Impose a fine;

(3) Require the holder of a license, permit, or registration issued under this chapter to take corrective action courses.

(C)(1) Except as provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section, the board shall take disciplinary action pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(2) The board may take disciplinary action without conducting an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code against an individual or salon who violates division (A)(9) or (10) of this section. After the board takes such disciplinary action, the board shall give written notice to the subject of the disciplinary action of the right to request a hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(3) In lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with the holder of a license, permit, or registration issued under this chapter. A consent agreement that is ratified by a majority vote of a quorum of the board members is considered to constitute the findings and orders of the board with respect to the matter addressed in the agreement. If the board does not ratify a consent agreement, the admissions and findings contained in the agreement are of no effect, and the case shall be scheduled for adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(D) The amount and content of corrective action courses and other relevant criteria shall be established by the board in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(E)(1) The board may impose a separate fine for each offense listed in division (A) of this section. The amount of the first fine issued for a violation as the result of an inspection shall be not more than two hundred fifty dollars if the violator has not previously been fined for that offense. Any fines issued for additional violations during such an inspection shall not be more than one hundred dollars for each additional violation. The fine shall be not more than five hundred dollars if the violator has been fined for the same offense once before. Any fines issued for additional violations during a second inspection shall not be more than two hundred dollars for each additional violation. The fine shall be not more than one thousand dollars if the violator has been fined for the same offense two or more times before. Any fines issued for additional violations during a third inspection shall not be more than three hundred dollars for each additional violation.

(2) The board shall issue an order notifying a violator of a fine imposed under division (E)(1) of this section. The notice shall specify the date by which the fine is to be paid. The date shall be less than forty-five days after the board issues the order.

(3) At the request of a violator who is temporarily unable to pay a fine, or upon its own motion, the board may extend the time period within which the violator shall pay the fine up to ninety days after the date the board issues the order.

(4) If a violator fails to pay a fine by the date specified in the board's order and does not request an extension within ten days after the date the board issues the order, or if the violator fails to pay the fine within the extended time period as described in division (E)(3) of this section, the board shall add to the fine an additional penalty equal to ten per cent of the fine.

(5) If a violator fails to pay a fine within ninety days after the board issues the order, the board shall add to the fine interest at a rate specified by the board in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(6) If the fine, including any interest or additional penalty, remains unpaid on the ninety-first day after the board issues an order under division (E)(2) of this section, the amount of the fine and any interest or additional penalty shall be certified to the attorney general for collection in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney general. The attorney general may assess the collection cost to the amount certified in such a manner and amount as prescribed by the attorney general.

(F) In the case of an offense of failure to comply with division (A) or (B)(2) or (3) of section 4713.50 of the Revised Code, the board shall impose a fine of five hundred dollars if the violator has not previously been fined for that offense. If the violator has previously been fined for the offense, the board may impose a fine in accordance with this division or take another action in accordance with division (B) of this section.

(G) The board shall notify a licensee or registrant who is in violation of division (A) of this section and the owner of the salon in which the conditions constituting the violation were found. The individual receiving the notice of violation and the owner of the salon may request a hearing pursuant to section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If the individual or owner fails to request a hearing or enter into a consent agreement thirty days after the date the board, in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code and division (J) of this section, notifies the individual or owner of the board's intent to act against the individual or owner under division (A) of this section, the board by a majority vote of a quorum of the board members may take the action against the individual or owner without holding an adjudication hearing.

(H) The board, after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to a consent agreement, may suspend a license, permit, or registration if the licensee, permit holder, or registrant fails to correct an unsafe condition that exists in violation of the board's rules or fails to cooperate in an inspection. If a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it has resulted in a condition reasonably believed by an inspector to create an immediate danger to the health and safety of any individual using the facility, the inspector may suspend the license or permit of the facility or the individual responsible for the violation without a prior hearing until the condition is corrected or until a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code is held or a consent agreement is entered into and the board either upholds the suspension or reinstates the license, permit, or registration.

(I) The board shall not take disciplinary action against an individual licensed to operate a salon or school of cosmetology for a violation of this chapter that was committed by an individual licensed to practice a branch of cosmetology, while practicing within the salon or school, when the individual's actions were beyond the control of the salon owner or school.

Last updated October 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Section 4713.641 | Complaints.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

Any student or former student of a school of cosmetology licensed under division (A) of section 4713.44 of the Revised Code may file a complaint with the state cosmetology and barber board alleging that the school has violated division (A) of section 4713.64 of the Revised Code. The complaint shall be in writing and signed by the individual bringing the complaint. Upon receiving a complaint, the board shall initiate a preliminary investigation to determine whether it is probable that a violation was committed. If the board determines after preliminary investigation that it is not probable that a violation was committed, the board shall notify the individual who filed the complaint of the board's findings and that the board will not issue a formal complaint in the matter. If the board determines after a preliminary investigation that it is probable that a violation was committed, the board shall proceed against the school pursuant to the board's authority under section 4713.64 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the hearing and notice requirements prescribed in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.65 | Effect of child support default on license.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state cosmetology and barber board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter or licenses issued pursuant to Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.66 | Investigation and inspection of premises.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board, on its own motion or on receipt of a written complaint, may investigate or inspect the activities or premises of an individual or entity who is alleged to have violated this chapter or rules adopted under it, regardless of whether the individual or entity holds a license or registration issued under this chapter.

(B) If, based on its investigation, the board determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that an individual or entity has violated this chapter or rules adopted under it, the board shall afford the individual or entity an opportunity for a hearing. Notice shall be given and any hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(C) The board shall maintain a transcript of the hearing and issue a written opinion to all parties, citing its findings and ground for any action it takes. Any action shall be taken in accordance with section 4713.64 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.68 | Compliance with law regarding sanctions for human trafficking.

• Effective: January 21, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

The state cosmetology and barber board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

Section 4713.69 | Boutique services registration.

• Effective: December 29, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a boutique services registration to an applicant who satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(1) Is at least sixteen years of age;

(2) Has the equivalent of an Ohio public school tenth grade education;

(3) Has submitted a written application on a form prescribed by the board containing all of the following:

(a) The applicant's name and home address;

(b) The applicant's home telephone number and cellular telephone number, if any;

(c) The applicant's electronic mail address, if any;

(d) The applicant's date of birth;

(e) The address and telephone number where boutique services will be performed. The address shall not contain a post office box number.

(f) Whether the applicant has an occupational license, certification, or registration to provide beauty services in another state, and if so, what type of license and in what state;

(g) Whether the applicant has ever had an occupational license, certification, or registration suspended, revoked, or denied in any state;

(h) An affidavit or certificate providing proof of formal training or apprenticeship under an individual providing such services.

(B) The place of business where boutique services are performed must comply with the safety and sanitation requirements for licensed salon facilities as described in section 4713.41 of the Revised Code.

(C) The board shall specify the manner by which boutique services registrants shall fulfill the continuing education requirements set forth in section 4713.09 of the Revised Code.

(D) The board shall issue a boutique services registration in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:

(1) The applicant holds a license or registration in providing boutique services in another state.

(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in providing boutique services in a state that does not issue that license or registration.

Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:45 AM

Section 4713.99 | Penalty.

• Effective: September 13, 2016
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 213 - 131st General Assembly

Whoever violates section 4713.14 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, such individual is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.