HOSMERIT
MARYLAND STATE BOARD
COSMETOLOGY (COSMETOLOGY
STATE BOARD MD) 2024
Where must a cosmetologist's license be places? - Answer In full view of the public
How many apprentices can one senior cosmetologists have at a time? - Answer 1
How many hours a week must an apprentice train at minimum? - Answer 20
To pass the examinations, you must score ___% on both the theory and the practical -
Answer 75%
How much does it cost to renew your cosmetologist's license? - Answer $25
What is the fine for operating without a valid license? - Answer $300
What is the fine for poor lighting, heating, or ventilation? - Answer $50
What is the fine for using a neck duster or powder puff on more than one client? -
Answer $100
What is the penalty for operating or performing services on a client with an infectious or
contagious disease? - Answer Formal hearing
Failure to wash implements before disinfection results in what for the beauty salon? -
Answer $150 fine
Presence of rodents or insects in the salon results in a fine of: - Answer $50
What is the salon's fine if an employee doesn't wash their hands before each client? -
Answer $50 each time
If the school or salon is used for living or sleeping, the fine would be - Answer $100
What is the fine for an unsanitary restroom in a salon or school? - Answer $50
Placing pins or clips in the mouth would result in a fine of - Answer $50
, Failure to sharpen lip or eyebrow pencils after each use would be a fine of - Answer
$100
If hair removal wax is used on more than one person, the penalty would be - Answer
$300 fine
If you operate and perform services while sick with an infectious disease, what would be
the penalty? - Answer Formal hearing
Selling used hairpins is a penalty of - Answer $300 fine
If you interfere with the inspection of the school or salon, what will happen? - Answer
Formal hearing
Cleaning - Answer A mechanical process using soap and water to remove visible debris
Sanitizing - Answer A chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing
bacteria
Disinfection - Answer A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful
organisms on environmental surfaces
OSHA - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration; regulates and enforces
safety and health standards in the workplace
Msds - Answer Material Data Safety Sheet; required by law to be present on chemical
products; listed on these sheets are Identification, hazard identification,
composition/ingredients, first aid, fire-fighting measures, accidental release measures,
handling and storage, exposure controls/personal protection, physical and chemical
properties, stability and reactivity, toxicology information, ecological information,
disposal consideration, transport information, regulatory information, and revision date
EPA - Answer Environmental Protection Agency; registers all types of disinfectants in
the United States
Disinfectant - Answer chemical products that destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses
on surfaces
Hospital disinfectant - Answer Designated by the EPA as being effective enough to be
used in hospitals
Nonporous - Answer Made of material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb
liquid
Disease - Answer Abnormal condition of all or parts of the body which makes the body
incapable of functioning normally
MARYLAND STATE BOARD
COSMETOLOGY (COSMETOLOGY
STATE BOARD MD) 2024
Where must a cosmetologist's license be places? - Answer In full view of the public
How many apprentices can one senior cosmetologists have at a time? - Answer 1
How many hours a week must an apprentice train at minimum? - Answer 20
To pass the examinations, you must score ___% on both the theory and the practical -
Answer 75%
How much does it cost to renew your cosmetologist's license? - Answer $25
What is the fine for operating without a valid license? - Answer $300
What is the fine for poor lighting, heating, or ventilation? - Answer $50
What is the fine for using a neck duster or powder puff on more than one client? -
Answer $100
What is the penalty for operating or performing services on a client with an infectious or
contagious disease? - Answer Formal hearing
Failure to wash implements before disinfection results in what for the beauty salon? -
Answer $150 fine
Presence of rodents or insects in the salon results in a fine of: - Answer $50
What is the salon's fine if an employee doesn't wash their hands before each client? -
Answer $50 each time
If the school or salon is used for living or sleeping, the fine would be - Answer $100
What is the fine for an unsanitary restroom in a salon or school? - Answer $50
Placing pins or clips in the mouth would result in a fine of - Answer $50
, Failure to sharpen lip or eyebrow pencils after each use would be a fine of - Answer
$100
If hair removal wax is used on more than one person, the penalty would be - Answer
$300 fine
If you operate and perform services while sick with an infectious disease, what would be
the penalty? - Answer Formal hearing
Selling used hairpins is a penalty of - Answer $300 fine
If you interfere with the inspection of the school or salon, what will happen? - Answer
Formal hearing
Cleaning - Answer A mechanical process using soap and water to remove visible debris
Sanitizing - Answer A chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing
bacteria
Disinfection - Answer A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful
organisms on environmental surfaces
OSHA - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration; regulates and enforces
safety and health standards in the workplace
Msds - Answer Material Data Safety Sheet; required by law to be present on chemical
products; listed on these sheets are Identification, hazard identification,
composition/ingredients, first aid, fire-fighting measures, accidental release measures,
handling and storage, exposure controls/personal protection, physical and chemical
properties, stability and reactivity, toxicology information, ecological information,
disposal consideration, transport information, regulatory information, and revision date
EPA - Answer Environmental Protection Agency; registers all types of disinfectants in
the United States
Disinfectant - Answer chemical products that destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses
on surfaces
Hospital disinfectant - Answer Designated by the EPA as being effective enough to be
used in hospitals
Nonporous - Answer Made of material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb
liquid
Disease - Answer Abnormal condition of all or parts of the body which makes the body
incapable of functioning normally
