Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:583

  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
  • Cosmetology: means the practice of using one's hands, mechanical or electrical apparatuses, or appliances or using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, soaps, detergents, tonics, lotions, or creams in any one or any combination of the practices of esthetics, hair dressing, and manicuring for compensation, direct or indirect, including tips. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
  • Esthetics: means engaging in any one or a combination of the following practices: massaging the face or neck of a person, dyeing or trimming eyebrows, applying natural or artificial enhancements to eyelashes, hair removal by cosmetic preparations, threading, waxing, or other similar means, stimulating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, neck, arms, bust, upper body, legs, or feet of a person by any method with the aid of the hands or of any mechanical or electrical apparatus, including micro-dermabrasion, epidermabrasion, or particle exfoliation using equipment and methodology approved by the board or by the use of a cosmetic preparation; however, esthetics shall not include the diagnosis, treatment, or therapy of any dermatological condition, or the process of removing hair known as "electrolysis". See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
  • instructor: means a person who teaches cosmetology for direct or indirect compensation, within a school. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
  • Manicuring: means trimming, filing, decorating, shaping, sculpting, or in any way caring for the nails and skin of another person's hands or feet together with massaging the hands, arms, legs, and feet including pedicuring; however, manicuring shall not include the use of blades or graters for callous or skin removal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • School: means any premises wherein cosmetology is taught. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:563

A.  No person shall teach cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring without a certificate of registration issued by the board.

B.  In order to receive a certificate of registration as a registered teacher of cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring, a person shall, in addition to the requirements of Subsection C of this Section, meet all of the following requirements:

(1)  Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2)   Have completed and passed the curriculum for the teacher’s training course under the supervision of a licensed teacher for a minimum study of five hundred hours in not less than three months or possess a license as an esthetics, cosmetology, or manicuring instructor issued by another state.

C.  In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection B of this Section, a person shall also meet the following requirements in order to obtain a certificate of registration as a registered teacher of cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring:

(1)  To obtain a certificate as a registered teacher of cosmetology, a person shall possess a cosmetology certificate, have been actively engaged in the practice of cosmetology for at least twelve months prior to beginning the instructor’s course, and have successfully passed the examination prescribed by the board for certification as a teacher of cosmetology.

(2)  To obtain a certificate as a registered teacher of esthetics, a person shall possess an esthetics or cosmetology certificate, have been actively engaged in the practice of esthetics for at least twelve months prior to beginning the instructor’s course, and have successfully passed the examination prescribed by the board for certification as a teacher of esthetics.

(3)  To obtain a certificate as a registered teacher of manicuring, a person shall possess a manicuring or cosmetology certificate, have been actively engaged in the practice of manicuring for at least twelve months prior to beginning the instructor’s course, and have successfully passed the examination prescribed by the board for certification as a teacher of manicuring.

D.  Any person holding a certificate of registration as a registered teacher shall, every two years, attend a seminar for continuing education, as approved by the board, consisting of at least sixteen hours of training in the discipline for which the person is certified to teach.

E.  The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons teaching in facilities licensed by the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners.

Acts 2001, No. 907, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2007, No. 106, §1, eff. June 22, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 728, §1.

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