(a) All cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist and instructor licenses shall expire on the biennial anniversary date of the licenses and shall be invalid on that date unless renewed.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-4-117

  • Aesthetics: means any of the following practices:
    (A) Massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or similar work with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams. See Tennessee Code 62-4-102
  • Board: means the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners created by §. See Tennessee Code 62-4-102
  • Cosmetology: means any of the following practices:
    (A) Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring or similar work on the hair of any person by any means. See Tennessee Code 62-4-102
  • Manicuring: means manicuring or pedicuring the nails of any person or performing nail artistry. See Tennessee Code 62-4-102
  • Natural hair stylist: means a person licensed to practice natural hair styling. See Tennessee Code 62-4-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Shampooing: means any brushing, combing, shampooing, rinsing or conditioning upon the hair and scalp. See Tennessee Code 62-4-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) If the board is satisfied that this chapter has been complied with, licenses issued in accordance with this chapter may be renewed for another term upon completion and submission of the prescribed form, accompanied by the proper fee as set by the board.
(c) A penalty fee as set by the board will be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the expiration date of the license issued in accordance with this chapter.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (h), a license issued in accordance with this chapter that has lapsed for three (3) years or longer shall not be reinstated unless the applicant passes the state law and practical examination.
(e) Any person who holds, or applies and qualifies for, a cosmetology license on or before August 31, 1987, may practice both cosmetology and aesthetics for so long as the license, and any renewal of the license, remains valid.
(f) Any person who holds a manicurist/shampoo license may practice both manicuring and shampooing for so long as the license, and any renewal of the license, remains valid.
(g) A person who holds a license under this chapter as of December 31, 2021, and who is renewing the license pursuant to this section shall successfully complete by December 31, 2025, up to one (1) hour of online or in-person training, at no cost to the person, by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence organization recognized by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on domestic violence that focuses on how to recognize the signs of domestic violence, how to respond to these signs, and how to refer a client to resources for victims of domestic violence. If the person fails to complete the course, then the board shall render the license invalid on that date until the person complies with this subsection (g).
(h)

(1) For the reinstatement of a license required by this chapter for the practice of a profession listed in subdivision (h)(4) that has been expired for more than three (3) years but less than eight (8) years, the board shall:

(A) Waive reexamination or additional education requirements for the applicant; and
(B) Reinstate the license subject to the applicant’s compliance with reasonable conditions that the board may prescribe, including payment of an additional reasonable fee to be set by the board.
(2) Subdivision (h)(1) applies to persons who, at the time of the person’s failure to renew the license:

(A) Are in good standing with the board; and
(B) Have been licensed to practice a profession listed in subdivision (h)(4) for twenty (20) or more years.
(3) Subdivision (h)(1) does not apply to licenses required under §§ 62-4-121 and 62-4-122.
(4) Except as otherwise provided, this subsection (h) applies to licenses to practice as the following:

(A) Cosmetologist;
(B) Manicurist;
(C) Aesthetician; and
(D) Natural hair stylist.
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