NRS644.197. Instructors in nail technology: Qualifications for examination; advanced training.

      1.  The Board shall admit to examination for a license as an instructor in nail technology any person who has applied to the Board in proper form, paid the fee and:

      (a) Is at least 18 years of age;

      (b) Is of good moral character;

      (c) Has successfully completed the 12th grade in school or its equivalent;

      (d) Has received a minimum of 500 hours of training as an instructor or as a licensed provisional instructor in a licensed school of cosmetology;

      (e) Is licensed as a nail technologist pursuant to this chapter; and

      (f) Has practiced as a full-time licensed nail technologist or as a licensed student instructor for 1 year.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an instructor in nail technology shall complete at least 30 hours of advanced training in a course approved by the Board during each 2-year period of his or her license.

      3.  The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply to an instructor in nail technology who is initially licensed not more than 6 months before the renewal date of the license. An instructor in nail technology who is initially licensed more than 6 months but less than 1 year before the renewal date of the license must take one or more courses specified in subsection 2 whose combined duration is at least 15 hours during each 2-year period.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1626; A 1987, 1202; 1991, 2058; 2003, 2532; 2005, 2855; 2009, 2501, 2502)