Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:586 – Examination of applicants
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:586
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- Cosmetologist: means any person, who is not exempted from the provisions of this Chapter pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- Cosmetology: means the practice of using one's hands, mechanical or electrical apparatuses, or appliances or using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, soaps, detergents, tonics, lotions, or creams in any one or any combination of the practices of esthetics, hair dressing, and manicuring for compensation, direct or indirect, including tips. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Manicurist: means a person who practices manicuring. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- School: means any premises wherein cosmetology is taught. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
A.(1) The examination team and testing service contracted by the board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates as registered cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, teachers, and for any special permit issued by the board which requires testing at such times and places as deemed appropriate by the board.
(2) Practical cosmetologist, Louisiana state theory, and national theory examinations shall be conducted at least twice monthly.
(3) Esthetician, manicurist, and teacher examinations shall be conducted at least four times per calendar year.
(4) Examinations for special permits shall be given at least twice per year.
(5) The date and time of all scheduled examinations shall be fixed by the board annually at a meeting duly called to cover a period of twelve calendar months thereafter.
(6) An applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with taking an examination at an off-site testing center.
B. The examinations shall include practical demonstrations and written and oral tests which shall reflect the subjects normally taught in approved schools in the course required for the appropriate certificate of registration.
C. Examinations and results of examinations given by the board shall be confidential and not subject to discovery or disclosure.
D. Each applicant for examination shall submit an application containing proof of his qualifications, which shall be certified by the applicant under oath and shall be accompanied by the required fee set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 37:599.
E. All fees contractually owed by an applicant to a school of cosmetology from which he graduated shall be paid before an applicant may apply for an examination for a certificate of registration required by this Chapter.
Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2007, No. 106, §1, eff. June 22, 2007.