Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 155A.27. Practitioner

Subd. 2. Qualifications. (a) Qualifications for licensing in each classification shall be determined by the board and established by rule, and shall include educational and experiential prerequisites.

(b) A person applying for an individual license to practice as a cosmetologist, hair technician, manager, or instructor must: (1) successfully complete training on the properties of the hair and all hair types and textures, including coil, curl, or wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair; and (2) have experience providing services to individuals with hair of all types and textures, including coil, curl, or wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair.

(c) The rules shall require a demonstrated knowledge of procedures necessary to protect the health and safety of the practitioner and the consumer of cosmetology services, including but not limited to infection control, use of implements, apparatuses and other appliances, and the use of chemicals.

Subd. 9. Exemptions. (a) Persons licensed to provide cosmetology services in other states visiting this state for cosmetology demonstrations shall be exempted from the licensing provisions ofsections 155A.21to155A.36if services to consumers are in the physical presence of a licensed cosmetologist.

(b) A person who performs threading shall be exempt from the licensing provisions ofsections 155A.21to155A.36.

(c) A person who performs only hairstyling and makeup services shall be exempt from the licensing provisions ofsections 155A.21to155A.36if the person has completed a four-hour course in health, safety, and infection-control matters and state law online or in person undersection 155A.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), from a board-approved continuing education provider, and carries proof of completion of the course when providing these services.

Subd. 10. Nonresident licenses. (a) A nonresident cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician may be licensed in Minnesota if the individual has completed cosmetology school in a state or country with the same or greater school hour requirements, has an active license in that state or country, and has passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination, the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of trained cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's native language within the limits of available resources. Licenses shall not be issued under this subdivision for managers or instructors.

(b) If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual must have had a current active license in another state or country for at least three years and have passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination, and the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of trained cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's native language within the limits of available resources. Licenses must not be issued under this subdivision for managers or instructors.

(c) Applicants claiming training and experience in a foreign country shall supply official English-language translations of all required documents from a board-approved source.