1.  A holder of a certificate of registration as a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology shall display the certificate of registration issued to him or her by the Board or a duplicate of the certificate of registration in plain view of the public at the position where the apprentice is being trained.

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2.  If the apprentice is:

(a) A cosmetologist’s apprentice, the cosmetologist’s apprentice, the licensed cosmetologist supervising and training the cosmetologist’s apprentice, and the owner of the cosmetological establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained shall not advertise or hold the cosmetologist’s apprentice out as being a licensed cosmetologist, or use any title or abbreviation that would indicate that the cosmetologist’s apprentice is a licensed cosmetologist.

(b) An apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology, the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist supervising and training the apprentice, and the owner of the cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is being trained shall not advertise or hold the apprentice out as being a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist or use any title or abbreviation that would indicate that the apprentice is a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist.

3.  To receive credit for an apprenticeship:

(a) A cosmetologist’s apprentice must be regularly employed during his or her training by:

(1) The cosmetological establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained; or

(2) If the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being supervised and trained by a licensed cosmetologist who is leasing space in a cosmetological establishment, the licensed cosmetologist.

(b) An apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology must be regularly employed during his or her training by:

(1) The cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is being trained; or

(2) If the apprentice is being supervised and trained by a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist who is leasing space in a cosmetological establishment, the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist.

4.  Not more than one cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology may be employed at any time at a licensed cosmetological establishment.

5.  A licensed:

(a) Cosmetologist who is supervising and training a cosmetologist’s apprentice shall:

(1) Supervise all work done by the cosmetologist’s apprentice; and

(2) Be in attendance at all times that the cosmetologist’s apprentice is engaged in the practice of cosmetology.

(b) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology shall:

(1) Supervise all work done by the apprentice; and

(2) Be in attendance at all times that the apprentice is engaged in the practice of the branch of cosmetology for which the apprentice holds a certificate of registration.

6.  A licensed:

(a) Cosmetologist who is supervising and training a cosmetologist’s apprentice shall keep a daily record of the training that is provided to the cosmetologist’s apprentice. The licensed cosmetologist shall:

(1) Keep the daily records at the cosmetological establishment where the cosmetologist’s apprentice is being trained and, upon the request of the Board, make the daily records available to the Board; and

(2) Submit a copy of the records to the Board at such regular intervals as the Board may require by regulation.

(b) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist who is supervising and training an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology shall keep a daily record of the training that is provided to the apprentice. The licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist shall:

(1) Keep the daily records at the cosmetological establishment where the apprentice is being trained and, upon the request of the Board, make the daily records available to the Board; and

(2) Submit a copy of the records to the Board at such regular intervals as the Board may require by regulation.

7.  For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) A licensed cosmetologist is not required to obtain a license from the Board as an instructor to train a cosmetologist’s apprentice pursuant to this section and NRS 644A.310, and the licensed cosmetologist is not subject to regulation as an instructor because he or she provides such training.

(b) A licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist is not required to obtain a license from the Board as an instructor to train an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology pursuant to this section and NRS 644A.325, 644A.340, 644A.355 or 644A.410 and the licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist is not subject to regulation as an instructor because he or she provides such training.

(c) A licensed cosmetological establishment which employs a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology or at which a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology is being trained is not subject to regulation as a school of cosmetology because the cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology is being trained at the cosmetological establishment.

8.  The Board may adopt:

(a) Regulations relating to the qualifications of a licensed:

(1) Cosmetologist to supervise and train a cosmetologist’s apprentice; and

(2) Cosmetologist, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist to supervise and train an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology;

(b) Regulations relating to the procedures and subject matter that must be included in the training of a cosmetologist’s apprentice or an apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology;

(c) Regulations relating to the training of a cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology to verify the number of hours of training received by the cosmetologist’s apprentice or apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology; and

(d) Such other regulations as the Board determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 644A.310, 644A.325, 644A.340, 644A.355 and 644A.410.

9.  As used in this section, ‘apprentice of a single branch of cosmetology’ means a person engaged in learning the occupation of esthetician, electrologist, hair designer or nail technologist.