RSA 313-A:19-a · Operating a School

313-A:19-a Operating a School. –
I. Applicants for initial licensure as a school shall meet all requirements established in the rules of the board, including passing an inspection.
II. Anyone holding a school license may obtain a one-time Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) certificate that meets or exceeds 10 hours, or its equivalent, relative to health, safety, disinfection, and sanitation in each professional service that is regulated by this chapter and taught at the school. The board may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A as to what other one-time certification programs are the equivalent of an OSHA certificate that meets or exceeds 10 hours earned in barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring.
III. It shall be the obligation of any individual who opens, establishes, conducts, maintains, or manages a school to ensure it maintains compliance with this chapter and board rules. Failure to maintain compliance shall constitute conduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings initiated pursuant to RSA 310. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the board from also taking disciplinary action against any licensee working at such school.
Source. 2025, 141:155, eff. July 1, 2025.