Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.5 - Application for License and Fees4.5.1ApplicationA. Application for licensure shall be completed and submitted on forms provided by the Department. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents and fee: 1. U.S. born applicants: a certified copy of birth certificate2. Foreign born applicants: proof of lawful entry into the country3. Professional education transcripts: Supporting certified transcript of educational credentials as required in §4.4.2 of this Part, signed by an official, verifying the dates of attendance and completion of the appropriate program. Such documentation must be sent directly from the school to the Department and must consist of original statements and/or photocopies bearing the signature of the school official and the imprint of the school seal.4. High school graduation: Verification of high school graduation or equivalent may be an original signed statement from an official of the high school or equivalent program or a notarized photocopy of the original document, or, in lieu of high school graduation or the equivalent; verification of twenty-five (25) or more years of prior experience in the practice for which the license is sought.5. Applicants who obtained their high school education in a foreign country must have their high school credentials evaluated by a recognized educational documentation evaluation center for equivalency.6. Fees: The license fee as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title).4.5.2Licensing by ExaminationA. Applicants shall be required to satisfactorily pass an examination(s) for the specific class of license the applicant is seeking (barber, hairdresser/cosmetician, manicurist, esthetician or hairdressing/cosmetician, manicurist, esthetician instructor), as determined by the Department to test the qualifications of the applicant to practice in a specific classification(s) in accordance with the statutory and regulatory requirements of this Part.B. For written examination(s), the Department may utilize a nationally recognized examination, such as the National Interstate Council (NIC) of State Boards of Hairdressing Examination or such other examination from a recognized examination service or agency as may be determined by the Department.1. The minimal passing score of the written examination(s) approved by the Department for hairdresser/cosmetician, manicurist, esthetician, barbers, and instructors shall be seventy percent (70%).C. Practical examinations shall be given in a manner prescribed by the Department and the minimal passing score shall be seventy percent (70%).D. Re-Examination In case of failure of any applicant to satisfactorily pass an examination, the applicant shall be entitled to re-examination upon payment of the required reexam fee to the examination service or agency that administers the nationally recognized examination for the Department.4.5.3Requirements for Applicants Licensed in Another StateA. Any person licensed to practice barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics in another State where the requirements are the equivalent of those of this State, the applicant shall be entitled to a license for barbering, hairdresser/cosmetician, manicurist or esthetician, upon the acceptance of his or her credentials by the Department including but not limited to: 1. Verification of licensure in good standing from each State in which the applicant holds or has held a license as a barber, hairdresser/cosmetic therapist, manicurist or esthetician.2. The applicant must have satisfactorily passed a written and practical examination acceptable to the Department of the theory and practice of barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics, depending on the licensure classification which the applicant is seeking.3. If the requirements of another State are not equivalent to the requirements of this State, the Department may grant the following:a. Barber/hairdresser/cosmetician applicant one hundred (100) hours of instructional credit for each three (3) month period that said applicant was licensed and actively practicing, up to a limit of five hundred (500) hours.b. Esthetician applicant forty (40) hours of instructional credit for each three (3) month period that said applicant was licensed and actively practicing, up to a limit of two hundred (200) hours.c. Manicurist applicant twenty (20) hours of instructional credit for each three (3) month period that said applicant was licensed and actively practicing, up to a limit of one hundred (100) hours.B. Persons who have been duly licensed by examination under the laws of other States of the United States or Territories, and the District of Columbia shall not be prevented from practicing the profession for which they have been trained in either barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics in this State for a period of three (3) months, provided:1. The applicant files an application and obtains a license from the Department within three (3) months from the start of their employment.2. The privilege to work for three (3) months as provided for in §4.5.3(B) of this Part shall not be extended or renewed beyond the three (3) months from the date of issuance of the temporary permit.4.5.4Requirements for Applicants from Another CountryA. Any person licensed to practice barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics in another country where the educational requirements are essentially equivalent of those of this State may be entitled to apply to sit for the licensing examination for barbering, hairdresser/cosmetician, manicurist or esthetician, upon the acceptance of his or her credentials by the Department. 1. If the education and training requirements of another country are not equivalent to the requirements of this State, the Department may grant the applicant up to one thousand (1,000) hours of instructional credit for a combination of foreign training and experience for a minimum of two and one half (2 1/2) years (thirty (30) months) of actively practicing their profession in a foreign country.B. The applicant must satisfactorily meet all of the requirements of §4.4.2 of this Part.C. The applicant shall not be prevented from practicing the profession for which they have been trained either in barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics in this State for a period of three (3) months, provided: 1. The applicant files an application and obtains a license from the Department within three (3) months from the start of their employment.2. The privilege to work for three (3) months as provided for in §4.5.4(C) of this Part shall not be extended or renewed beyond the three (3) months from the date of issuance of the temporary permit.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-4.5
Amended effective 7/27/2022
Amended effective 11/3/2023