Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 644A.575 Disposal of waste. (NRS 644A.275) 1. A mobile cosmetological establishment must have restrooms within its perimeter including a self-contained, recirculating, flush chemical toilet with holding tank. 2. The plumbing system of the establishment must be installed and m…

NAC 644A.580 Electrical system. (NRS 644A.275) 1. A mobile cosmetological establishment must have a generator with: (a) A capacity of at least 6,500 watts; (b) A remote starter; (c) A muffler; and (d) Outside ventilation. 2. Heaters for mobile cosmetological establishments must b…

NAC 644A.600 Minimum requirements for space and accommodations. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.700) 1. Each school of cosmetology must: (a) Have, if the school provides instruction to prepare students for the examination for: (1) Cosmetologists, for each 25 such students in attendance, at l…

NAC 644A.603 Minimum requirements for equipment. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280, 644A.700) Each school must have, at a minimum, the following working equipment: 1. Closed waste containers of sufficient size and in sufficient quantity to permit the disposal of all refuse and waste matter…

NAC 644A.605 Filing of standard contract, rules, financial forms, proposed curriculum and collaboration agreement with Board. (NRS 644A.275) With its initial application for licensure, when any change relating to the information on its license occurs and upon renewal of its licen…

NAC 644A.610 Registration of students with Board. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) A school of cosmetology shall register each student with the Board within 30 days after the student has enrolled in school. To register a student, the school shall submit a completed form provided by the B…

NAC 644A.615 Registrar: Appointment; duties. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) Each school of cosmetology shall appoint at least one of its employees to serve as registrar and shall file the name of the registrar with the Board. Each registrar shall: 1. Keep a daily record showing the att…

NAC 644A.618 Instruction of students by licensed instructors; requirement for students to wear badges; limitation on practice by students; minimum number of hours of instruction in theory; ratio of students in advanced esthetics to instructors. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.735, 644A.745) …

NAC 644A.620 Administration and maintenance of time records. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) 1. Each student shall register the time of day on a time record at the beginning of each day of training and at the completion of his or her training for the day. The student shall also document…

NAC 644A.625 Preparation, maintenance and provision of final time records. (NRS 644A.275) 1. A school of cosmetology shall: (a) Prepare a final time record for each student not later than 15 days after the student completes or withdraws from a course of training. The final time r…

NAC 644A.630 Curriculum for cosmetologists; credit for attending field trips. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) 1. Each school of cosmetology must offer the following subjects for training barbers and students to be cosmetologists: (a) Chemical hair services. (b) Cosmetology theory, with …

NAC 644A.632 Curriculum for hair designers; credit for attending field trips. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) 1. A school of cosmetology must offer the following subjects for training hair designers: (a) Chemical hair services. (b) Field trips and modeling, with a maximum of 5 percent o…

NAC 644A.634 Curriculum for estheticians; credit for attending field trips. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) 1. Each school of cosmetology shall offer the following subjects for training students to be estheticians: (a) Esthetic theory, with a minimum of 10 percent and a maximum of 13 pe…

NAC 644A.635 Curriculum for advanced estheticians; credit for attending field trips. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.277) 1. Each school of cosmetology must offer the following subjects in a program for training students to be advanced estheticians: (a) Advanced esthetic theory, including, w…

NAC 644A.636 Curriculum for nail technologists; credit for attending field trips. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) 1. The following subjects constitute the curriculum for nail technologists: (a) Field trips and modeling, with a maximum of 5 percent of the total hours of training optional…

NAC 644A.637 Curriculum for electrologists. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) Each school of cosmetology which provides instruction to prepare students for the examination for electrologists must offer to its students practical training and technical instruction in the subjects and for th…

NAC 644A.638 Curriculum for provisional instructors and student instructors. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.740) 1. The following subjects constitute the curriculum for provisional instructors and student instructors: (a) Teaching methods and techniques. (b) Developing measurable objectives…

NAC 644A.639 Instruction in advanced esthetics: Instruction must be part of program for training students to be advanced estheticians; collaboration agreement and supervision by health care professional required; provision of collaboration agreement to other regulatory bodies. (N…

NAC 644A.6395 Supervision of program for training students to be advanced estheticians: Duties of supervising health care professional. (NRS 644A.275) For a program for training students to be advanced estheticians offered by a school of cosmetology to be supervised by a health c…

NAC 644A.640 Transfer of credit hours. (NRS 644A.275) 1. The number of credit hours that may be transferred from one course of study of cosmetology to another will be determined as follows: (a) A student in cosmetology who transfers to nail technology will receive credit for the …

NAC 644A.642 Recesses, breaks and maximum daily and weekly attendance. (NRS 644A.275) Each school of cosmetology shall require every student in attendance to: 1. Take one mandatory 30-minute lunch recess for every 7 hours of training time; 2. Take one mandatory 15-minute break fo…

NAC 644A.644 Prohibition against requiring students to purchase supplies for use in course of study. (NRS 644A.275) A school of cosmetology shall not require students to purchase beauty supplies for use in the course of study, including, but not limited to, shampoos, conditioners…

NAC 644A.646 Prohibition against deducting earned credit as punishment. (NRS 644A.275) A school of cosmetology shall not deduct earned hours of school credit as a method of punishment for misbehavior. [Bd. of Cosmetology, No. 20.14, eff. 10-15-81]—(Substituted in revision for NAC…

NAC 644A.650 Advertising; display of sign stating services performed by students. (NRS 644A.275) 1. A school’s advertising of cosmetological services must not be false, misleading or deceptive. 2. No school may advertise that its students will earn commissions, salaries or pay of…

NAC 644A.655 Schools located within the Department of Corrections. (NRS 644A.275) 1. The Board may grant a variance from the requirements of NAC 644A.600 to 644A.650, inclusive, to a school of cosmetology located within a facility of the Department of Corrections. 2. An applicati…

NAC 644A.683 Requirements for practical training and technical instruction. [Replaced in revision by NAC 644A.637.] COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS OF COSMETOLOGY: CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRACTICE

NAC 644A.705 Disposal of waste and sharp objects. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) In each cosmetological establishment and school of cosmetology: 1. All chemical waste material must be deposited in a closed container and disposed of in a fire-retardant container at the close of business…

NAC 644A.710 Exhaust systems. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) Each cosmetological establishment and school of cosmetology and each room or residence used as a cosmetological establishment must have a mechanical system for exhaust acceptable to the Board. The mechanical system for exhaus…

NAC 644A.715 Restrooms. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) 1. Each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology must have fully operable toilets which are accessible to clients and employees. Each area in which a toilet is located must have a sink with an adequate and readily avai…

NAC 644A.720 Walls, floors, ceilings, furnishings, equipment and fixtures. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) In each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology: 1. All floors in restrooms and areas where hair is cut, shampooed or styled must be of a material which is not porous…

NAC 644A.725 Plumbing; dispensary sink; portable sink; floor coverings. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) 1. Each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology must have suitable permanent plumbing which provides an adequate and readily available supply of hot and cold running wat…

NAC 644A.730 Headrests; shampoo bowls; towels and linens; neck strips; treatment tables; disposal of certain instruments and supplies; maintenance of instruments, implements and other nonporous tools in clean and disinfected condition. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) In each cosmetologi…

NAC 644A.735 Foot spas. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) A licensee who uses a foot spa for the delivery of cosmetology services must: 1. Before performing foot spa services: (a) Check the condition of the client’s feet and legs and, if open sores or skin wounds are present, including, w…

NAC 644A.740 Disinfectants; instruments, implements and other tools; sterilization equipment; disposable articles; single-use items. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) 1. In each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology: (a) Disinfectants must be available for immediate use at…

NAC 644A.745 Clippers, vibrators and other electrical instruments. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) Clippers, vibrators and other electrical instruments must be disinfected in the following manner before use: 1. All foreign matter must be removed; and 2. The instrument must be disinfecte…

NAC 644A.750 Wax pots. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) 1. Wax pots must be kept covered and the exterior cleaned daily. 2. If debris is found in the wax pot or if the wax has been contaminated by contact with skin, unclean applicators or double-dipping, the wax pot must be emptied, the …

NAC 644A.755 Cosmetics and other preparations. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) In each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology: 1. Creams, lotions, cosmetics and other preparations used on clients must be kept in closed and labeled containers at all times when not in use. …

NAC 644A.760 Hot steamed towels. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) A cosmetological establishment using hot steamed towels in services must: 1. Wash the towels with detergent and bleach and dry the towels on the “hot” setting. 2. Ensure that any person who prepares towels for the warmers …

NAC 644A.765 Requirement for licensees and students to wash hands. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) Every licensee and student in a cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology must thoroughly wash his or her hands with liquid soap before and after serving each client and after …

NAC 644A.770 Requirement for clean outer garments and adequate footwear. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280, 644A.905) 1. In each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology, all licensees must wear clean outer garments and adequate footwear at all times when serving a client. Ins…

NAC 644A.775 Infectious or communicable diseases; infestations of animal parasites. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) 1. A person afflicted with an infectious or communicable disease which may be transmitted during the practice of cosmetology or with an infestation of animal parasites sha…

NAC 644A.780 Clients with inflamed, infected, broken or otherwise compromised skin or secretions of bodily fluids. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) In each cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology: 1. A licensee shall not perform any service upon a surface of the skin or sca…

NAC 644A.785 Restrictions on removal of skin by cosmetologist or esthetician. (NRS 644A.275) 1. A cosmetologist or an esthetician may remove any portion of the skin that is at or above the stratum corneum by any method or means if only skin that is at or above the stratum corneum…

NAC 644A.790 Prohibited invasive procedures; exceptions. (NRS 644A.275) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a licensee shall not perform any invasive procedure that includes, without limitation: (a) The application of electricity for any purpose other than beautifyin…

NAC 644A.795 Cleaning and disinfecting of wigs and hairpieces. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) Wigs and hairpieces must be cleaned with a disinfecting agent approved by the Board. A microwave oven used for wig styling may be used only for that purpose. [Bd. of Cosmetology, No. 14.19, ef…

NAC 644A.800 Cosmetic products: Prohibited products and uses. (NRS 644A.275) A cosmetological establishment and a school of cosmetology shall not: 1. Have on its premises any cosmetic products that contain a hazardous substance which has been banned by the United States Food and …

NAC 644A.805 Prohibited devices: Removal from premises; disciplinary action. (NRS 644A.275, 644A.280) 1. Except for designated retail sales areas for the sale of products to the public, a licensed cosmetological establishment shall not have the following devices within the licens…