North Dakota Administrative Code

A licensee desiring to provide cosmetology, esthetic, or manicuring services outside of an establishment shall meet the following requirements: 1. The licensee must be: a. An establishment owner; b. A licensee who is employed by an establishment; or c. An independent licensee. 2.…

Each licensee providing services for compensation within a facility that is exempt from cosmetology establishment licensure under North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-11 shall adhere to the following: 1. Licensees performing services only on residents of exempt facilities shall: …

1. Requirement. A person, firm, association, corporation, partnership, or other entity may not operate a school in this state without a current school license issued by the board. 1 2. Application process - Two phases. The application process for a cosmetology school license must…

1. Adherence to submitted plans. A licensed school shall operate in accordance with the curriculum outline, sample program schedule, and policy and procedures manual submitted and approved during the application process. Any modifications to policy and procedures manual and major…

The board may establish a school compliance committee, to meet as needed, to oversee school compliance and consistent delivery of quality education and training by licensed schools. The committee shall: 1. Consist of a minimum of three members appointed by the board, including at…

The school compliance committee shall: 1. Review all applications for new school licensure to ensure compliance with chapter 32-03-01 and other applicable rules. 2. Coordinate with board staff and inspectors to conduct preliminary interview and possible site visits. 3. Submit rec…

1. The school compliance committee may conduct interviews and request documentation, records, and access to school premises as necessary to carry out its duties. 2. All final enforcement decisions and disciplinary actions must remain under the authority of the board. 3. The commi…

Every application for a license to conduct a school must be accompanied by a detailed floor plan of the proposed school premises. The floor plan must show entrances, exits, locations of equipment, business office, reception area, classrooms, service floor area, dispensary, studen…

Repealed effective July 1, 1988.

Repealed effective January 1, 2026.

Repealed effective January 1, 2026.

Each school shall register students taking a complete program of study within ten business days after students' enrollment. Each school shall register students' enrollment by written notification to the board. 1. Student contract. Each school shall provide the board with a true c…

1. In-state transfers. A student of a North Dakota cosmetology school transferring to another school must be granted full credit for the hours completed in the corresponding program. 2. Out-of-state and foreign transfer. Any student of a cosmetology school located in another stat…

Each school shall notify the board in writing within ten business days after the discontinuance of the program. The written notification must contain the name of the student, the last-known address or home address of the student, the reason for the discontinuance, and a signed of…

Repealed effective January 1, 2026.

1. Each school intending to transfer ownership or discontinue its operation voluntarily or by revocation of license by the board shall notify the board in writing at least sixty days prior to the final date of operation, and all proper and full credit hours for all students and s…

Repealed effective January 1, 2026.

1. Entrance sign. Every school shall display and maintain a sign, clearly visible to anyone approaching the entrance to the school, designating it as a school and giving the name of the school. 2. Student services sign. Every school shall prominently display signs stating "all se…

Each cosmetology school shall have the following minimum equipment and library for each of the following courses of training and instruction provided by the school: 1. General minimum equipment for all programs: a. Properly functioning presentation equipment, audiovisual material…

The school shall provide each student with the tools and supplies listed in the student contract. Each school shall furnish each student a sufficient number of tools, supplies, and mannequins appropriate for the area of study in which the student is enrolled. History: Amended eff…

Upon enrollment, each student must be furnished with a copy of the school policy and procedures manual which must include all rules and regulations of the school. 1. Receipt. Each student upon receiving the policy and procedures manual shall sign a receipt for the copy and the sc…

Every school shall provide each student with a locker and lock. Each student locker must be of adequate size for the storage of personal effects, books, tools, and instruments. History: Amended effective March 1, 1998; January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 Law Impleme…

Each instructor, student instructor, and student shall wear name tags bearing the individual's name and title. The name tags must be worn at all times while on the premises of a school. History: Amended effective April 1, 2022; January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 La…

Each school shall teach branches and areas of cosmetology, which must include theory and practice in subjects required, provided, and approved by the board. 1. Hours. Schools may adopt a hybrid didactic portion of the curriculum consisting of distance and in person learning. No m…

A student may not be given credit, full or partial, for any time or work unless the time or work is wholly performed and completed by the student. Earned credit hours of a student may not be deducted by any school for any reason whatsoever. History: Amended effective January 1, 2…

Each school shall maintain and post a program schedule for every program start date. A copy must be provided to enrolled students no later than the first day of the program. The school shall retain a true copy of each schedule in its permanent records. All schedules are subject t…

1. Each instructor of a school must be present in classrooms of the school during classes, and each instructor must be present and supervise all student and student instructor work and activities on the school premises. All workstations in the school service floor area must be 10…

A student registered in a school may provide clinic services, while attending and on the premises of a school, if the student is under the immediate direction and supervision of a licensed instructor. A student may not be paid a salary or commission for the performance of the cli…

Students may not be called from any didactic training to perform services on the public, and students may not instruct or teach fellow students. History: Amended effective January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-11-16

A student of a school may file a complaint with the board concerning the school in which the student is enrolled as outlined in this chapter. History: Amended effective January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-11-16

1. School examinations. Each student shall maintain a minimum of a seventy-five percent average on course work and achieve a seventy-five percent on the school final examination in both written and practical work. 2. Board examinations. A cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician, a…

All individuals who solicit or sell any program of instruction shall obtain a permit. Applications must be accompanied by a surety bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars for each solicitor. The annual permit fee is thirty dollars. History: Effective July 1, 1988; amended e…

The curriculum for students enrolled in a cosmetology program must be fifteen hundred hours of training. A school or licensed instructor may not permit a student to render clinical services until a student has completed twenty percent of the total hours of instruction required. T…

The curriculum for students enrolled in an esthetician program must be six hundred hours of training. A school or licensed instructor may not permit a student to render clinical services until a student has completed twenty percent of the total hours of instruction required. The …

1. Completion of a board-approved six-hundred-hour fundamental esthetician curriculum, or its substantial equivalent as determined by the board may be used as a prerequisite for enrollment in the advanced esthetics training component of this curriculum. The board may approve part…

The curriculum for students enrolled in a manicurist program must be three hundred fifty hours. A school or licensed instructor may not permit a student to render clinical services until a student has completed twenty percent of the total hours of instruction required. The instru…

Repealed effective December 1, 2005.

Repealed effective December 1, 2005.

This section applies to licensees who have held a license more than two years. 1. Instructional design and delivery methods: 60 hours This subsection includes practical teaching hours through lesson planning, demonstration practice, and creating engaging activities. a. Learning t…

This section applies to licensees who have held a license less than two years. 1. Instructional design and delivery methods: 100 hours This subsection includes significant practical teaching hours through extensive lesson planning, in-depth demonstration practice across various c…

Every individual desiring to be licensed by the board shall have the qualifications required by North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-11 applicable to individual license type and the educational qualifications set forth in title 32 and must make application to the board for licens…

Repealed effective January 1, 2026.

An individual for licensure by endorsement, who otherwise satisfies all conditions of North Dakota Century Code section 43-11-25, is required to successfully pass required examinations as determined by the board if any of the following conditions exist: 1. An individual has held …

Repealed effective January 1, 2026. 2

Each instructor shall complete annual continuing education to ensure knowledge of up to date teaching methods, industry trends, and regulatory changes is maintained. Continuing education includes: 1. Hours. Instructors shall complete at least twelve hours of board-approved contin…

Every individual desiring to be a student instructor shall have the qualifications required by North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-11 applicable to student instructors and shall make application in writing to the board before enrollment in a registered school. Upon board approva…

Repealed effective March 1, 1998.