Montana Administrative Code

24.121.1514 DISINFECTING AGENTS (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-204, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-204, MCA History: NEW, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 2034, Eff. 11/13/15; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.1515 IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND HANDLING (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-204, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-204, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08; REP, 2024 MAR p. …

24.121.1517 IMPLEMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND PREPARATIONS – PROHIBITED ITEMS Licensees must: store soiled implements and equipment separately from those that have been sanitized and disinfected; use clean towels for each client. Soiled towels must be kept in an appropriate container an…

24.121.1519 WASTE DISPOSAL (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-204, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-204, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.1521 PERSONAL HYGIENE (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-204, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-204, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.1522 BLOOD EXPOSURE If there is exposure to blood or other body fluids during a service, licensees and students must stop the service and before returning to service, clean the wound with an antiseptic solution and cover the wound with a sterile bandage. If the hand wound …

24.121.1523 DISEASE CONTROL A licensee or student must not provide services to a client if the licensee, student, or client has an infectious, contagious, or a communicable disease or condition that can be transmitted through casual contact. A licensee or student having an infect…

24.121.201 PROCEDURAL RULES The Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists adopts and incorporates the procedural rules of the Department of Labor and Industryas listed in chapter 2 of this title. Authorizing statute(s): 2-4-201, MCA Implementing statute(s): 2-4-201, MCA History: NEW, 2…

24.121.202 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists adopts and incorporates the public participation rules of the Department of Labor and Industry as listed in chapter 2 of this title. Authorizing statute(s): 2-3-103, MCA Implementing statute(s): 2-3-103, MCA …

24.121.2101 CONTINUING EDUCATION – INSTRUCTORS (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-319, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-141, 37-1-306, 37-1-319, 37-1-321, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1383, Eff. 6/2/06; AMD, 2006 M…

24.121.2110 CONTINUING EDUCATION – TEACHERS Teachers must: complete 30 hours of continuing education (CE) per renewal period with a minimum of eight hours in teaching methodology per ARM 24.121.1105; affirm an understanding of the duty to comply with CE requirements at renewal; s…

24.121.2301 UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-136, 37-1-319, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-136, 37-1-137, 37-1-316, 37-1-319, 37-31-301, 37-31-331, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p.…

24.121.2310 UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT In addition to the provisions of 37-1-316, MCA, it is unprofessional conduct for board licensees to: violate a federal, state, or local law or rule relating to the conduct of the profession; fail to cooperate with or respond to a department requ…

24.121.301 DEFINITIONS “Apprentice” means a person who is a registered apprentice through the Department of Labor and Industry Workforce Services Division Registered Apprenticeship Program for barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring ap…

24.121.401 FEES Original and renewal license to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, and manicuring $100. Original and renewal teacher license $115. Original and renewal school license $220. Additional courses within a cosmetology school…

24.121.402 FEE ABATEMENT (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, MCA Implementing statute(s): 17-2-302, 17-2-303, 37-1-134, MCA History: NEW, 2006 MAR p. 1383, Eff. 6/2/06; REP, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-221, Eff. 11/22/2025.

24.121.403 LICENSE AND REGISTERED APPRENTICE ID CARD DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS All licensees must display current licenses conspicuouslyin publicview. Addresses onpersonal licenses may be redacted. Booth renters must clearly label all areas of the salon or shop maintained by the rente…

24.121.404 ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-308, MCA History: NEW, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08; REP, 2017 MAR p. 221, Eff. 2/18/17.

24.121.405 VARIANCE REQUESTS – SALONS, SHOPS, MOBILE SALONS OR SHOPS, AND SCHOOLS (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-204, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-31-204, MCA History: NEW, 2005 MAR p. 99, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1383…

24.121.406 NONROUTINE APPLICATIONS For the purpose of processing nonroutine applications, the board incorporates the definitions of routine and nonroutine at ARM 24.101.402 by reference. Nonroutine applications must be reviewed and approved by the board before a license may be is…

24.121.407 GENERAL PREMISES REQUIREMENTS No services connected with licensed premises can be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. No other businesses or services outside the scopes of practice licensed by the board may be conducted or provided in any license…

24.121.408 APPLICANTS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS The board incorporates ARM 24.101.406 by reference with the following modifications: Violent misdemeanor or felony convictions in (6) are routine if the conviction date is more than ten years before the application date, unless the …

24.121.410 INSPECTIONS Department inspectors conduct annual on-site inspections of all licensed premises during business hours, with or without advance notice. Licensees must respond to inspection violations within ten days of receiving notice of violations. Noncompliance will be…

24.121.412 NAME CHANGE, CLOSURE, OR CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP Licensed premises must notify the board within ten days of a change in business name, business closure, or change in ownership. When there is a change in 50 percent or more of ownership, the license issued to the previous ow…

24.121.418 LICENSE ENDORSEMENT Licensees seeking to offer mechanical exfoliation or microdermabrasion services shall obtain an endorsement by the board prior to practicing. To obtain an endorsement, licensees shall complete an additional 50 hours of continuing education in the fi…

24.121.425 ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION The board authorizes the department to: administratively suspend licenses for deficiencies set forth in 37-1-321(1)(a) though (e), MCA; or file a complaint pertaining to the deficiencies in (1) that are based on repeated or egregious conduct, …

24.121.601 LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-303, 37-31-304, 37-31-308, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1383, Eff. 6/2/06; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 3…

24.121.602 MILITARY TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-145, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-145, MCA History: NEW, 2014 MAR p. 1085, Eff. 5/23/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 2034, Eff. 11/13/15; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.603 LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALING WITH AN OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-304, 37-31-303, 37-31-304, 37-31-305, 37-31-308, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MA…

24.121.604 ACCEPTABLE COURSES OF STUDY CONTENT To qualify for licensure by examination or as an out-of-state applicant, an applicant's course of study or apprenticeship must consist of the hours specified in 37-31-304, MCA, or ARM 24.121.621, and include the following minimum tra…

24.121.605 SCHOOL BONDS School applicants must obtain a bond or other security for each course in the amount of $5000. The bond or other security may only be used to refund prepaid tuition to enrolled students if the school ceases to operate or is unable to complete the course of…

24.121.606 FOREIGN-EDUCATED APPLICANTS Foreign-educated applicants shall fulfill all requirements for licensure as stated in this chapter. All documents submitted by a foreign-educated applicant in support of applying for licensure must be certified by a credential-evaluating ser…

24.121.607 TEACHER LICENSE Per 37-31-305(1)(c), MCA, teacher applicants must attest to either: having been employed and working for at least 1500 hours, in the particular area of practice that they will teach, during any one-year period prior to applying and a diploma evidencing …

24.121.608 INACTIVE INSTRUCTOR LICENSE (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-31-203, 37-31-305, MCA History: NEW, 2015 MAR p. 1198, Eff. 8/14/15; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.609 LAPSED LICENSE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-141, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; REP, 2006 MAR p. 1583, Eff. 7/1/06.

24.121.610 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT EXCEPTION The board will consider requests for an exception to a high school diploma or its equivalent per 37-31-304, MCA. Authorizing statute(s): 37-31-203, 37-31-304, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-203, 37-31-304, MCA History: NE…

24.121.611 EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS Per 37-31-304 and 37-31-305, MCA, or ARM 24.121.621, applicants must pass the National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC) theory and practical examinations or their equivalents that align with the license sought…

24.121.612 LICENSEE AND APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-309, 37-31-203, MCA History: NEW, 2015 MAR p. 1198, Eff. 8/14/15; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.615 SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCY The board adopts and incorporates by reference the 2025 substantial equivalency list for the board’s publication. The publication is available on the board’s website. The board intends to review the publication annually. However, failure to revi…

24.121.616 LICENSURE BY WORK EXPERIENCE IF JURISDICTION LACKS SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCY Applicants licensed in states determined to not have substantially equivalent licensing requirements as defined in 37-1-304, MCA, must: attest to having worked at least the following number of h…

24.121.620 LICENSURE BY APPRENTICESHIP Applicants for licensure by apprenticeship must: complete an apprenticeship through the Montana Registered Apprenticeship Program per ARM 24.121.621; and pass examinations as described in ARM 24.121.611. Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-148, 37-…

24.121.621 APPRENTICESHIP CURRICULA REQUIREMENTS Applicants must complete an apprenticeship under the Montana Registered Apprenticeship Program with a certificate of completion in order for their apprenticeship hours to qualify for licensure. The minimum required curriculum for a…

24.121.622 MENTORS AND SUPERVISION Each mentor employed by a sponsor may supervise up to two apprentices. A mentor must be onsite at the licensed premises and readily available when an apprentice is providing services to a client. Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-148, 37-31-203, MCA …

24.121.801 INSPECTION - SCHOOL LAYOUT (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-311, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-311, 37-31-312, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1402, Eff. 6/11/10; AMD, 2015 MAR p…

24.121.803 SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-311, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-311, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1383, Eff. 6/2/06; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 382, Eff. 2/29/08; AMD, 201…

24.121.805 SCHOOL OPERATING STANDARDS School licenses are not transferable. Upon a 50 percent or more change in ownership or a change in location, schools must submit a new school application. Schools must adopt, maintain, and provide students access to all school administration …

24.121.806 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STATUS (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-101, 37-31-302, 37-31-311, MCA History: NEW, 2014 MAR p. 1085, Eff. 5/23/14; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2007, Eff. 8/10/24.

24.121.807 SCHOOL CURRICULA The minimum required curriculum for an 1100-hour barbering chemical course including at least 150 hours in theory, is: haircutting with proper use of tools - 225 hours; shampoo, scalp treatment, and hair styling - 150 hours; skin care and shaving - 300…

24.121.808 CREDITED HOURS FOR MONTANA LICENSEES IN A COSMETOLOGY OR BARBERING PROGRAM Montana licensees will receive the following hours towards course requirements upon enrollment in a cosmetology course in Montana: licensed barber 1000 hours; licensed barber nonchemical 900 hou…

24.121.809 STUDENT WITHDRAWAL, TRANSFER, OR GRADUATING (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-31-203, 37-31-311, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-31-311, MCA History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2813, Eff. 11/19/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1383, Eff. 6/2/06; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 382…