N.J. Admin. Code § 8:27-8.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:27-8.2 - Minimum standards for permanent cosmetics apprenticeship programs

(a) The operator of a permanent cosmetics establishment that elects to offer an apprenticeship program in permanent cosmetics shall ensure that the apprenticeship program meets, and adheres to, the following minimum standards:

1. An operator of a permanent cosmetics establishment shall not allow the conduct of a permanent cosmetics apprenticeship program, unless the operator's documentation on file with the health authority states that the establishment will provide an apprenticeship program, names the permanent cosmetics practitioners who are to serve as trainers or instructors, and states that the trainers or instructors are qualified;

2. The theoretical and practical components of the apprenticeship program curriculum shall meet or exceed the curriculum for the basic permanent cosmetics training program of the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, the American Academy of Micropigmentation, or SofTap(R), Inc.;

3. Upon successful completion of an apprenticeship program, an apprentice shall have performed under the direct supervision of one or more trainers or instructors at least five:

i. Eyebrow simulation procedures;

ii. Lip lining or shading procedures; and

iii. Eyeliner and/or eyelash enhancement procedures;

4. Subject to (a)6 below, no trainer or instructor shall serve as the supervising trainer or instructor of more than four apprentices who are physically present at the same time in an establishment to perform apprenticeship duties;

5. An operator shall not allow an apprentice to perform a permanent cosmetics procedure on a person unless, during the performance of the procedure, the apprentice's supervising trainer or instructor constantly is:

i. Present in person in the workstation and not performing procedures on another client at the same time; and

ii. Visually observing the apprentice and the person receiving the procedure;

6. A trainer or an instructor shall not supervise the performance of a permanent cosmetics procedure by more than one apprentice at a time;

7. An operator contemporaneously shall maintain, during each day of an apprentice's training, a log that identifies:

i. The dates and hours the apprentice trains each day;

ii. The persons serving as the apprentice's supervising trainers or instructors each day;

iii. The types of procedures performed, and training provided, each day in hours (or portions thereof); and

iv. The status of the apprentice's efforts to complete each of the minimum curriculum components at (a)3 above;

8. Regardless of whether an apprentice completes an apprenticeship program, an operator shall:

i. Retain the log that (a)7 above requires for five years from the commencement of the apprenticeship, provided the operator shall maintain the log onsite for at least the six months following an apprentice's completion or discontinuation of an apprenticeship; and

ii. Provide a copy of the apprentice's logged activity to the apprentice in accordance with (a)9 below;

9. An operator shall provide a copy of an apprentice's activity log to a current or former apprentice:

i. Within one business day of a request, if the operator maintains the log onsite of the establishment premises; and

ii. Within 10 business days of a request if the operator maintains the log other than onsite.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:27-8.2

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/18/2022