MINNESOTA NAIL TECHNICIAN LAW TEST
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A non resident nail tech can be mn certified if...
the individual has completed cosmetology school in a state or country with the same or greater
school hour requirements, has an active license in that state or country, and has passed a board-
approved theory and practice-based examination
If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual must have
a current active license in another state or country for at least three years and have passed a board-
approved theory and practice-based examination, and the Minnesota-specific written operator
examination
Licensing in each classification shall be for a period of
three years.
Renewal of license shall be for a period of
three years and subject to continuing education requirements
price after three years renual
$115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:
(i) $100 for each renewal license; and
(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;
To qualify for a license renual
must complete four hours of continuing education credits from a board-approved continuing
education provider during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal date
Effective August 1, 2017, in addition to the hours of continuing education credits required under
paragraph (a), to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual
(1) product chemistry and chemical interaction;
(2) proper use and maintenance of machines and instruments;
(3) business management, professional ethics, and human relations; or
(4) techniques relevant to the type of license held.
Homebound
an individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for independent transportation and is unable
to travel independently to a licensed salon
Suite-style salon
A business specializing in leasing or renting individual rooms to licensees, where the salon license may
be carried by the business or where each room has its own salon license
Unregulated service
not defined as the practice of cosmetology.
examples of unregulated services.
, Ear piercing, body art, body painting, henna tattoos, eyebrow embroidery, eyebrow microblading,
permanent hair removal, permanent makeup, tanning by uv radiation and spray tanning units,
injectables, services for theater television fashion photography or media productions, body wraps
performed by a massage therapist and hair braiding.
a separate work area is created when the service area is partition from other salon spaces or work
areas by walls at least ---- ft high and doors of less than ---ft in width
6ft 5ft
the cosmetic treatment of the stratum corneum of the epidermal layer of the skin surface
esthetics
It is a violation of this chapter to advertise or offer any ..
board regulated services from an unlicensed salon or an unlicensed practitioner
any salon advertisement must
list the licensed name of the salon as shown on the salon license.
an individual practitioner advertising the licensed services must
list the full name as shown on the individuals license
a salon owner and DLSM
must have access to all the salon space including leased space within the salon, and must provide
access to all salon spaces to a board inspector.
All salon staff including the owner DLSM other licensees and unlicensed support staff
must cooperate with inspection.
Licensees must pay penalties in full before
any license is renewed or issued
The maximum total penalties for all violation cited per license per inspection must not exceed --- for
each salon license
$3000
The maximum total penalties for all violation cited per license per inspection must not exceed --- for
the DLSM per salon license
$2000
The maximum total penalties for all violation cited per license per inspection must not exceed -- for
each individual practitioner per license or permit.
$1000
required number of hours of training for a cosmetologist
1550 hrs
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
A non resident nail tech can be mn certified if...
the individual has completed cosmetology school in a state or country with the same or greater
school hour requirements, has an active license in that state or country, and has passed a board-
approved theory and practice-based examination
If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual must have
a current active license in another state or country for at least three years and have passed a board-
approved theory and practice-based examination, and the Minnesota-specific written operator
examination
Licensing in each classification shall be for a period of
three years.
Renewal of license shall be for a period of
three years and subject to continuing education requirements
price after three years renual
$115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:
(i) $100 for each renewal license; and
(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;
To qualify for a license renual
must complete four hours of continuing education credits from a board-approved continuing
education provider during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal date
Effective August 1, 2017, in addition to the hours of continuing education credits required under
paragraph (a), to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual
(1) product chemistry and chemical interaction;
(2) proper use and maintenance of machines and instruments;
(3) business management, professional ethics, and human relations; or
(4) techniques relevant to the type of license held.
Homebound
an individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for independent transportation and is unable
to travel independently to a licensed salon
Suite-style salon
A business specializing in leasing or renting individual rooms to licensees, where the salon license may
be carried by the business or where each room has its own salon license
Unregulated service
not defined as the practice of cosmetology.
examples of unregulated services.
, Ear piercing, body art, body painting, henna tattoos, eyebrow embroidery, eyebrow microblading,
permanent hair removal, permanent makeup, tanning by uv radiation and spray tanning units,
injectables, services for theater television fashion photography or media productions, body wraps
performed by a massage therapist and hair braiding.
a separate work area is created when the service area is partition from other salon spaces or work
areas by walls at least ---- ft high and doors of less than ---ft in width
6ft 5ft
the cosmetic treatment of the stratum corneum of the epidermal layer of the skin surface
esthetics
It is a violation of this chapter to advertise or offer any ..
board regulated services from an unlicensed salon or an unlicensed practitioner
any salon advertisement must
list the licensed name of the salon as shown on the salon license.
an individual practitioner advertising the licensed services must
list the full name as shown on the individuals license
a salon owner and DLSM
must have access to all the salon space including leased space within the salon, and must provide
access to all salon spaces to a board inspector.
All salon staff including the owner DLSM other licensees and unlicensed support staff
must cooperate with inspection.
Licensees must pay penalties in full before
any license is renewed or issued
The maximum total penalties for all violation cited per license per inspection must not exceed --- for
each salon license
$3000
The maximum total penalties for all violation cited per license per inspection must not exceed --- for
the DLSM per salon license
$2000
The maximum total penalties for all violation cited per license per inspection must not exceed -- for
each individual practitioner per license or permit.
$1000
required number of hours of training for a cosmetologist
1550 hrs
