OREGON LAW AND RULES PRACTICE TEST
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Define Affadavit of Licensure: Answer: "Affidavit of Licensure"
means an original document or other approved means of verifying
licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or
outstanding penalties
and/or disciplinary actions
◉ What does "Agency" refer to? Answer: "Agency" means the Oregon
Health Licensing Agency.
◉ What does "Article" mean? Answer: "Article" means those items
which complement services provided in the practice of
barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not
limited to neck-strips,
neck dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes.
◉ Define Authorization: Answer: "Authorization" has the definition set
forth in ORS 676.580 and means a certificate,
,license, permit or registration issued by the Oregon Health Licensing
Agency that allows a
person to practice one of the occupations or professions or maintain a
facility subject to the
authority of the boards and councils listed in ORS 676.583.
◉ What does Chemical Service mean? Answer: "Chemical service"
means the use of any product which restructures or removes hair or
changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails.
◉ What does a "Common Area" mean? Answer: "Common area" means
an area of a facility which is used by all authorization holders
performing services, including, but not limited to reception areas,
dispensing areas, sinks,
shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas and employee lounges.
◉ What does "Disinfect" mean? Answer: "Disinfect" means using a
process to destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria,
viruses, germs and fungi.
◉ What does "Dispensing Area" mean? Answer: "Dispensing area"
means an area with non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but
not limited to, mixing
,of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and
rinsing parts of the
body exposed to chemicals.
◉ What qualifies as an educational institution? Answer: "Educational
Institution" means an Oregon high school under ORS 335, Oregon
career
school licensed under ORS 345 or an Oregon community college under
ORS 341.
◉ Define "EPA": Answer: "EPA" means Environmental Protection
Agency, a branch of the federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
◉ What does Equiptment mean? Answer: "Equipment" means those
items needed to operate a facility, including, but not limited to,
waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks,
shampoo bowls,
stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax
containers, and nail
technology tables.
◉ What does "Fire Retardant Container" mean? Answer: "Fire retardant
container" means an airtight metal container for disposing of chemical
, waste or storing linens with chemical residue.
◉ Define High Level Disinfectant: Answer: High-level disinfectant"
means a chemical agent, which has demonstrated tuberculocidal
activity and is registered with the EPA.
◉ Define Low Level Disinfectant: Answer: "Low-level disinfectant"
means a chemical agent which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered
with the EPA.
◉ Define Materials and Supplies: Answer: "Materials and supplies"
means those items which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave
solutions, hair oils,
shampoos, rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
◉ What does "Natural Person" mean? Answer: "Natural Person" means
a living, individual, human being.
◉ What does "Official Transcript" mean? Answer: (a) An original
document authorized by the appropriate office in the Oregon Department
of
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Define Affadavit of Licensure: Answer: "Affidavit of Licensure"
means an original document or other approved means of verifying
licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or
outstanding penalties
and/or disciplinary actions
◉ What does "Agency" refer to? Answer: "Agency" means the Oregon
Health Licensing Agency.
◉ What does "Article" mean? Answer: "Article" means those items
which complement services provided in the practice of
barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not
limited to neck-strips,
neck dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes.
◉ Define Authorization: Answer: "Authorization" has the definition set
forth in ORS 676.580 and means a certificate,
,license, permit or registration issued by the Oregon Health Licensing
Agency that allows a
person to practice one of the occupations or professions or maintain a
facility subject to the
authority of the boards and councils listed in ORS 676.583.
◉ What does Chemical Service mean? Answer: "Chemical service"
means the use of any product which restructures or removes hair or
changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails.
◉ What does a "Common Area" mean? Answer: "Common area" means
an area of a facility which is used by all authorization holders
performing services, including, but not limited to reception areas,
dispensing areas, sinks,
shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas and employee lounges.
◉ What does "Disinfect" mean? Answer: "Disinfect" means using a
process to destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria,
viruses, germs and fungi.
◉ What does "Dispensing Area" mean? Answer: "Dispensing area"
means an area with non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but
not limited to, mixing
,of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and
rinsing parts of the
body exposed to chemicals.
◉ What qualifies as an educational institution? Answer: "Educational
Institution" means an Oregon high school under ORS 335, Oregon
career
school licensed under ORS 345 or an Oregon community college under
ORS 341.
◉ Define "EPA": Answer: "EPA" means Environmental Protection
Agency, a branch of the federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
◉ What does Equiptment mean? Answer: "Equipment" means those
items needed to operate a facility, including, but not limited to,
waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks,
shampoo bowls,
stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax
containers, and nail
technology tables.
◉ What does "Fire Retardant Container" mean? Answer: "Fire retardant
container" means an airtight metal container for disposing of chemical
, waste or storing linens with chemical residue.
◉ Define High Level Disinfectant: Answer: High-level disinfectant"
means a chemical agent, which has demonstrated tuberculocidal
activity and is registered with the EPA.
◉ Define Low Level Disinfectant: Answer: "Low-level disinfectant"
means a chemical agent which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered
with the EPA.
◉ Define Materials and Supplies: Answer: "Materials and supplies"
means those items which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave
solutions, hair oils,
shampoos, rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
◉ What does "Natural Person" mean? Answer: "Natural Person" means
a living, individual, human being.
◉ What does "Official Transcript" mean? Answer: (a) An original
document authorized by the appropriate office in the Oregon Department
of
