(1) To qualify for licensure under this chapter, an applicant for licensure must:
(a)  Be at least sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age at the time of application;
(b)  Have completed at least two (2) years of high school or have attained an equivalent education as determined by the board;
(c)  Pass an examination for the occupation in which the applicant is seeking licensure, which examination shall be conducted or approved by the board; and
(d)  Prove to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has not engaged in conduct that would constitute grounds for discipline under section 54-5823, Idaho Code.
(2)  Except as otherwise provided, and in addition to the requirements listed in subsection (1) of this section, an applicant for licensure:
(a)  As a barber, must have:
(i)   Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least nine hundred (900) hours in a barber school approved by the board; or
(ii)  Completed at least one thousand eight hundred (1,800) hours as an apprentice in an apprenticeship that covered all aspects of the practice of barbering;
(b)  As a barber-stylist, must have:
(i)   Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in a barber school approved by the board; or
(ii)  Completed at least three thousand (3,000) hours as an apprentice in an apprenticeship that covered all aspects of the practice of barber-styling;
(c)  As a cosmetologist, must have:
(i)   Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours in a cosmetology school approved by the board; or
(ii)  Completed at least three thousand two hundred (3,200) hours as an apprentice in an apprenticeship that covered all aspects of the practice of cosmetology;
(d)  As an electrologist, must have:
(i)   Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least six hundred (600) hours in a school approved by the board; or
(ii)  Completed at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours as an apprentice in a cosmetology establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrologist instructor;
(e)  As an esthetician, must have:
(i)   Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least six hundred (600) hours in a school approved by the board; or
(ii)  Completed at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours as an apprentice in a cosmetology establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed cosmetology instructor. Such establishment must have at least one (1) licensed esthetician on-site in accordance with board rules; and
(f)  As a nail technician, must have:
(i)   Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least four hundred (400) hours in a school approved by the board; or
(ii)  Completed at least eight hundred (800) hours as an apprentice in a cosmetology establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed cosmetology instructor. Such establishment shall have at least one (1) licensed nail technician on-site in accordance with board rules.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-5810

  • Apprentice: means a person registered with the barber and cosmetology services licensing board to learn an occupation in a licensed establishment who, while so learning, performs or assists in performing any practices of barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology, or electrology. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Barber: means a person licensed to practice barbering as defined in this section. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Barber-styling: means any one (1) or any combination of the following practices when performed on the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:
Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Barber-stylist: means a person licensed to practice barber-styling as defined in this section. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Barbering: means any one (1) or any combination of the following practices when performed on the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:
    • Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Board: means the barber and cosmetology services licensing board established by section 54-5806, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Cosmetologist: means a person licensed to practice cosmetology as defined in this section. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Cosmetology: means any one (1) or any combination of the following practices when performed on the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:
    • Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Electrologist: means a person licensed to practice electrology, as defined in this section, and skilled in the permanent removal of unwanted hair. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Establishment: means a place licensed under this chapter, other than a licensed school, where barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology or electrology is practiced. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Esthetician: means a person licensed to practice esthetics as defined in this section. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Esthetics: means noninvasive care of the skin by application of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams and essential oils to cleanse, massage, exfoliate, hydrate and stimulate; makeup application; pore extraction; use of chemical exfoliants approved for professional esthetic use; particle exfoliation; use of any class I medical device, as classified by the United States food and drug administration, designed for care of the skin, except that a class II medical device designed for care of the skin may be used as directed and supervised by an authorized and licensed health care practitioner; temporary removal of superfluous hair by lotions, creams, waxing, tweezing, depilatories or other means; and tinting or perming the eyebrows and eyelashes. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • High school student: means a person who has completed the first two (2) years of high school and is enrolled in a high school or secondary school licensed under this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Instructor: means a person licensed under this chapter to practice and teach any practice defined in this section. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Licensed school: means a secondary or postsecondary barber, cosmetology, or electrology school that:
    • Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Nail technician: means a person licensed to practice nail technology as defined in this section. See Idaho Code 54-5802
  • Nail technology: means any one (1) or more of the following practices when performed on the human body:
    • Idaho Code 54-5802
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
    • Idaho Code 73-114
  • Student: means a person learning barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology or electrology at a licensed school who, while so learning, performs or assists in performing any practices of barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology or electrology. See Idaho Code 54-5802
    • (3)  To qualify as an instructor of barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or nail technology, an applicant must:
    (a)  Hold a current license in the profession or closely related profession, as determined by the board, for which the applicant seeks to instruct;
    (b)  Have worked for at least five (5) of the last seven (7) years as a licensed barber, barber-stylist, cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician, or nail technician, or have satisfactorily completed:
    (i)   A minimum six (6) month teacher’s course of instruction in one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection; or
    (ii)  A minimum three (3) month teacher’s course of instruction in a school of one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection, if the applicant has at least two (2) years of experience as a licensee in one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection; and
    (c)  Have completed twelve (12) college credit hours or equivalent education, as determined by the board, or pass an examination approved by the board.
    (4)  To be qualified to hold an apprenticeship for purposes of this chapter, a person must:
    (a)  Meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) of this section; and
    (b)  Be registered as an apprentice with the board.
    (5)  To be considered a student for purposes of this chapter, a person must:
    (a)  Meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section; and
    (b)  Be registered as a student in a licensed barber school or cosmetology school.
    (6)  A high school student enrolled in a licensed school may be under sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age while accruing the course of instruction hours required for licensure.