Applications for Ohio licenses to practice
cosmetology, any branch of cosmetology, or barbering, from individuals holding
valid licenses to practice cosmetology, any branch of cosmetology, or
barbering, in other states, or from other countries, shall be processed in
accordance with the provisions of this rule. Persons from other jurisdictions
must provide certified proof of holding an equivalent license issued by their
state or country of origin, and certified proof of training hours.
(A) Upon application to the board to practice cosmetology,
or any branch of cosmetology, as provided for in section 4713.34 of the Revised
Code, and submission of required application fee(s), a person who is licensed
or registered as a cosmetologist, or in any branch of cosmetology other than
manicuring, under the laws of any other state, territory of the United States,
District of Columbia, or other country, shall be granted licensure in the state
of Ohio upon taking and passing Ohio's practical and theoretical
examinations provided the total amount of hours required to complete their
program were at least eighty percent of the program hours required in the state
of Ohio and the licensing jurisdiction requires that testing occur at a
facility managed by a centralized governing licensing body. A year of licensed
experience may be substituted for one hundred hours of training, up to a
maximum of five hundred hours in total.
(1) The board may waive the requirement to take and pass
Ohio's practical examination, and theoretical examinations examination, or
both, for any individual who holds a valid license to practice cosmetology, or
a branch of cosmetology other than manicuring, from another jurisdiction if all
of the following are met:
(a) The individual has
held an active license or equivalent in cosmetology, or a branch of
cosmetology, for not less than one year immediately preceding their application
for licensure in Ohio;
(b) The licensing
authority required at least eighty percent of the program hours required in the
state of Ohio at the time the license was granted. A year of licensed
experience may be substituted for one hundred hours of training, up to a
maximum of five hundred hours in total;
(c) The licensing
jurisdiction required a practical examination at the time the license was
granted;
(d) The licensing
jurisdiction required a theory examination at the time the license was granted;
and
(e) The licensing
jurisdiction extends similar reciprocity opportunities to individuals licensed
in Ohio.
(2) If an individual licensed by another jurisdiction meets
all of the requirements listed in paragraph (A) of this rule, with the
exception of paragraph (A)(1)(c) or (A)(1(d) of this rule, the board may waive
the respective examination requirement that was previously completed in the
original licensing jurisdiction.
(B) Upon application to the board to practice barbering, as
provided for in section 4709.08 of the Revised Code, and submission of required
application fee(s), a person who is licensed or registered as a barber, under
the laws of any other state, territory of the United States, District of
Columbia, or other country, shall be granted licensure in the state of Ohio
upon taking and passing Ohio's practical and theoretical examinations
provided the total amount of hours required to complete their program were at
least eighty percent of the program hours required in the state of Ohio and the
licensing jurisdiction requires that testing occur at a facility managed by a
centralized governing licensing body. A year of licensed experience may be
substituted for one hundred hours of training, up to a maximum of five hundred
hours in total.
(1) The board may waive the requirement to take and pass
Ohio's practical examination, and theoretical examination, or both, for
any individual who holds a valid license to practice barbering from another
jurisdiction if all of the following are met:
(a) Is at least eighteen
years of age;
(b) The licensing
jurisdiction required at least eighty percent of the program hours required in
the state of Ohio at the time the license was granted. A year of licensed
experience may be substituted for one hundred hours of training, up to a
maximum of five hundred hours in total;
(c) The licensing
jurisdiction required a practical examination at the time the license was
granted;
(d) The licensing
jurisdiction required a theory examination at the time the license was granted;
and
(e) The licensing
jurisdiction of the applicant extends similar reciprocity opportunities to
individuals licensed in Ohio.
(2) If an individual licensed by another jurisdiction meets
all the requirements listed in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule, with the
exception of paragraph (B)(1)(c) or (B)(1)(d) of this rule, the board may waive
the respective examination requirement that was previously completed in the
original licensing jurisdiction.
(C) After issuance of a license to practice cosmetology,
any branch of cosmetology, or barbering in accordance with this rule, the board
shall not provide certified verification of licensure to any other state,
territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or other country until
one year after the date of issuance. The restriction on certification and
transferability of licensure under this division do not apply to any of the
following:
(1) A person who is an active duty military member or
spouse of an active duty military member who provides proof of military orders
transferring them or their spouse to another state, territory of the United
States, District of Columbia, or another country; or
(2) A person who presents valid proof of the necessity to
move to another state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or
another country due to acceptance of a spouse's employment or illness of
an immediate family member.
