Alaska Administrative Code

An applicant for an endorsement as an advanced manicurist by waiver of examination must apply on a form provided by the department. The application must include (1) payment of the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140; (2) verification of a current license to practice as a…

(a) An applicant for a shop owner license shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department. A complete application must include (1) payment of the fees established in 12 AAC 02.140; (2) name of the owner or lessee; (3) business name of the shop; (4) maili…

The board may issue a shop owner license to an applicant with a mobile unit for practicing barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics who submits (1) the physical location where the unit will be parked when not in service; (2) a statement detailing the type of services to …

(a) The board will issue a temporary shop license to a person who (1) holds a current license or temporary permit in this state to practice body piercing tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring; (2) intends to hold a workshop or to demonstrate techniques as part of a convention…

Verification of licensed work experience or training of an applicant required under this chapter must be certified or notarized documentation supplied to the board by (1) another jurisdiction's licensing board; (2) a licensed school or shop; (3) a licensed instructor; (4) a licen…

Notes 12 AAC 09.120 Repealed 2/28/88. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) Except for a school licensed under 12 AAC 09.127, in order to obtain a school license, a person, an association, a firm, or a corporation proposing to open a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics must apply to the board for a school license on a form pro…

(a) A college or university proposing to open a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics must apply to the board for a school license on a form provided by the department. The application must include (1) the fees established in 12 AAC 02.140; (2) the name and …

(a) A school owner on behalf of the student shall register each student with the department on forms provided by the department, including an application for a student permit; the completed forms must include (1) the personal identification information requested on the forms; (2)…

(a) A school shall accept credit hours of instruction and training of a student transferring from another licensed school in Alaska, or in another licensing jurisdiction, upon presentation of a certified or notarized copy of the records maintained by the board or the other licens…

(a) A school must employ and actively utilize the services of only licensed instructors and must maintain at least one full-time licensed instructor for every 25 or fewer enrolled students. (b) Licensed instructors in the ratio prescribed in (a) of this section must be on the sch…

(a) A student who is enrolled in a course of manicuring must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 12 hours of instruction or training that includes the following subjects for the minimum number of hours specified: (1) bacteria: one hour; (2) infectious agents and infec…

Notes 12 AAC 09.144 Eff. 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 7/13/2002, Register 163; repealed 6/8/2016, Register 218, July 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterl…

Notes 12 AAC 09.145 Repealed 2/28/88. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) In addition to meeting the requirements of 12 AAC 09.125(b), the classroom for theoretical instruction of the practice of advanced manicuring must be equipped with seating capacity for all students attending the class, and with equipment including (1) one blackboard; (2) a ch…

(a) An applicant for an endorsement as an advanced manicurist must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 250 hours of instruction or training in manicuring that includes the following subjects for the minimum number of hours specified: (1) sanitation and safety measures…

Notes 12 AAC 09.150 Repealed 2/28/88. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 12 AAC 09.125(b), the classroom for theoretical instruction of the practice of barbering or hairdressing must be equipped with seating capacity for all students attending the classroom, and with equipment including (1) one blackboard; (2) a …

(a) A student who is enrolled in a course of barbering or hairdressing must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 1,650 hours of theoretical and practical training. A school shall teach a minimum of 185 hours of theoretical instruction, including five hours in state law…

(a) A student who is enrolled in a course of non-chemical barbering must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 1,350 hours of theoretical and practical training A school shall teach a minimum of 185 hours of theoretical instruction, including five hours in state law, co…

(a) In addition to the requirements of 12 AAC 09.125(b), the classroom for instruction in the theory of the practice of esthetics must be equipped with adequate seating for all students attending the class, and must include (1) one blackboard; (2) a chart or charts of the skin, h…

(a) A student who enrolls in a course of esthetics must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 350 hours of theoretical and practical training. A school shall teach a minimum of 40 hours of theoretical instruction, including five hours in state law and the following mini…

A student, who enrolls in a course of hair braiding must complete 35 hours of instruction. The instruction must include the following: SUBJECT MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS (1) hair and scalp analysis 5 (2) diseases and disorders 5 (3) sanitation 5 (4) statutes and regulations 5 (5) na…

(a) The curriculum for a student enrolled in a course of instructor training must consist of at least 600 hours of training in teaching barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics. A school shall teach the following minimum hours of instruction: ____________________________…

(a) A student who is receiving training in body piercing must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 1,000 hours of theoretical and practical training. The training must include a minimum of 270 hours of theory instruction and a minimum of 150 practical operations. (b) T…

(a) A student who is receiving training in permanent cosmetic coloring must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 250 hours of training The training must include a minimum of 125 hours of theory instruction and a minimum of 75 hours of practical operations, including th…

(a) A student who is receiving training in tattooing must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 1,000 hours of training. The training must include a minimum of 270 hours of theory instruction and a minimum of 150 hours of practical operations as required under (c) of th…

(a) The board will, in its discretion, provide a theory syllabus to licensed schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics, outlining topics to be taught by the school and listing suggested textbooks to be used for instruction in the practice of barbering, hairdre…

(a) Training in body piercing received outside of this state under AS 08.13.082(d)(1)(B) will be approved by the board if the training meets the requirements of 12 AAC 09.167(a) - (c) and provided by a person knowledgeable A in the applicable techniques. (b) Training in tattooing…

A violation of 18 AAC 23 is grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license or permit under AS 08.13.030(c)(2). Notes 12 AAC 09.175 Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 12/1/2002, Register 164 Authority:AS 08.13.030 AS 08.13.210 State regulations are up…

(a) The board will issue a student permit to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.13.180 and submits a completed application on a form provided by the department; the completed application must include (1) the personal identification information requested on the form;…

(a) A currently licensed practitioner of body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring who has held a practitioner's license in this state for at least one year before the training begins may provide training to no more than two trainees simultaneously in a shop licens…

(a) A currently licensed hairdresser, instructor in hairdressing, or hair braider in a shop that is licensed by the board under 12 AAC 09.110 may provide instruction in hair braiding in accordance with 12 AAC 09.164. (b) The trainer under (a) of this section must have held a lice…

(a) A currently licensed barber, non-chemical barber, hairdresser, or esthetician instructor in a shop that is licensed by the board under 12 AAC 09.110 may sponsor an apprentice in the instruction of barbering, non-chemical barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics if (1) the instru…

Notes 12 AAC 09.900 Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; repealed 12/6/2020,Register 236, January 2021 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent vers…

(a) No shop may be opened and maintained in a private residence unless the shop is located in a separate room apart from living quarters. (b) Application for a shop license must be made according to the provisions of 12 AAC 09.110(a) and is subject to the provisions of 12 AAC 09.…

(a) An instructor or student-instructor may not, in connection with duties instructing at a licensed school, practice barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics on members of the public, except if the work pertains directly to the instruction of students. (b) A student-ins…

(a) A licensee who provides services outside of a licensed shop or school for a purpose listed in AS 08.13.160(e)(1) - (e)(4) shall display his or her current license at the location where the services are provided. (b) Barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics services t…

(a) A license issued under AS 08.13 and this chapter that has not been lapsed for more than three years will be reinstated if the applicant (1) submits a completed application; and (2) pays the applicable fees required under AS 08.13.140 and 12 AAC 02.140. (b) The board will rein…

(a) The Educational Information and Aftercare Instructions for Tattoos,including eyebrows section of the Educational Information and Aftercare Instructions (March 2003), prepared by the board, are adopted by reference as the minimum standards of aftercare instruction and educatio…

To meet the requirements of AS 08.13.130, until a person's original current license or permit is received by that person, the person shall display a copy of the department's Internet website posting confirming the person's current license or permit in a conspicuous location as re…

(a) In this chapter, (1) "board" means the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; (2) repealed 7/23/2000; (3) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (4) "jurisdiction" means a licensing board or administrative agency of another state, terr…

(a) The fee for a business license, for all or part of the initial (1) annual license period, is $50 if a person seeks an annual license, except that the fee is $25 if the person seeks an annual license for which the fee is reduced under AS 43.70.030(a)(1) or (2); or (2) biennial…

(a) A business license is required for each business name under which the applicant seeks to engage in business in the state. (b) An independent contractor must have a business license separate from the person to whom the contractor provides goods or services. (c) A business that…

An applicant for a business license shall submit the business license fee specified in 12 AAC 12.010 and a completed application on a form provided by the department. To be complete, a business license application must include (1) the business name; (2) each primary and each seco…

(a) A person may seek an annual or a biennial business license. A new business license will be assigned a renewal year by the department at the time the initial license is issued. Except as provided in (b) of this section, the initial (1) annual license period includes the remind…

(a) A new business license under 12 AAC 12.030 is required if (1) the name of the business changes, unless the change is limited to the addition or removal of a (A) professional title of a business owner used in the name of the business; or (B) word describing the legal form of o…