A. Any
individual wishing to engage in esthetics or master esthetics shall obtain a
license in compliance with §
54.1-703 of the Code of Virginia
and meet the following qualifications:
1. The
applicant shall be in good standing as a licensed esthetician in Virginia and
all other jurisdictions where licensed. The applicant shall disclose to the
board at the time of application for licensure any disciplinary action taken in
Virginia and all other jurisdictions in connection with the applicant's
practice as an esthetician. This includes monetary penalties, fines,
suspensions, revocations, surrender of a license in connection with a
disciplinary action, or voluntary termination of a license. The applicant shall
disclose to the board at the time of application for licensure whether he has
been previously licensed in Virginia as an esthetician or master esthetician.
Upon review of an applicant's prior disciplinary action,
the board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any applicant wherein it
deems the applicant is unfit or unsuited to engage in esthetics or master
esthetics. The board will decide each case by taking into account the totality
of the circumstances. Any plea of nolo contendere or comparable plea shall be
considered a disciplinary action for the purposes of this section. The
applicant shall provide a certified copy of a final order, decree, or case
decision by a court, regulatory agency, or board with the lawful authority to
issue such order, decree, or case decision, and such copy shall be admissible
as prima facie evidence of such disciplinary action.
2. The applicant shall disclose the
applicant's physical address. A post office box is not acceptable.
3. The applicant shall sign, as part of the
application, a statement certifying that the applicant has read and understands
the Virginia esthetics license laws and this chapter.
4. In accordance with §
54.1-204 of the Code of
Virginia, each applicant shall disclose the following information regarding
criminal convictions in Virginia and all other jurisdictions:
a. All misdemeanor convictions involving
moral turpitude, sexual offense, non-marijuana drug distribution, or physical
injury within two years of the date of the application; and
b. All felony convictions within 20 years of
the date of application.
Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a
conviction for purposes of this subsection. The record of a conviction received
from a court shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of a conviction or
finding of guilt. The board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any
applicant in accordance with §
54.1-204 of the Code of
Virginia.
5. The
applicant shall provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant
has passed the board-approved examination requirement administered either by
the board or by independent examiners.
B. Eligibility to sit for board-approved
examination.
1. Training in the Commonwealth
of Virginia. Any person completing an approved esthetics training program or a
master esthetics training program in a Virginia licensed esthetics school shall
be eligible for the applicable examination.
2. Training outside of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. Any person completing esthetics training that is substantially
equivalent to the Virginia program but is outside of the Commonwealth of
Virginia must submit to the board documentation of the successful completion of
training to be eligible for examination. If less than the required hours of
esthetics training was completed, an applicant must submit a certificate,
diploma, or other documentation acceptable to the board verifying the
completion of a substantially equivalent esthetics course and documentation of
six months of work experience as an esthetician in order to be eligible for the
esthetician examination.
Notes
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Va. Admin. Code §
41-70-20
Derived from
Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2007; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 33, Issue 08, eff.
2/1/2017; Amended,
Virginia
Register Volume 38, Issue 04, eff.
12/1/2021.
Statutory Authority: §
54.1-201 of the Code of
Virginia.
