RSA 313-A:8 · Rulemaking Authority

313-A:8 Rulemaking Authority. –
The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. The qualifications of applicants for licensure, including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of:
(a) A high school education or its equivalent; and
(b) Good professional character;
II. Criteria for examination of applicants;
III. Criteria for the renewal of licensure under this chapter, including the requirements for continuing education;
IV. Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license to practice under this chapter and how sanctions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards or for any violation of this chapter;
V. Conditions for practice under temporary licenses issued by the board;
VI. The regulation of tanning facilities including:
(a) Sanitation and hygiene standards to be met and maintained by tanning facilities;
(b) Standards for approving the training curricula and programs used for training tanning device operators;
(c) Registering tanning facilities;
(d) Standards for the inspection of tanning devices upon application for initial licensure;
(e) Standards for the consumer consent form required under RSA 313-A:30, IV.
VII. Criteria for licensing and approval of schools and their curriculum;
VIII. Criteria for licensing and approval of instructors;
IX. Criteria for licensing and approval of mobile barbershops;
X. The occasional performance of services at locations other than the principal place of business by persons licensed under this chapter;
XI. The criteria for office of professional licensure and certification consideration of an applicant's "good professional character";
XII. The criteria for granting exemptions under RSA 313-A:10, II; 313-A:11, II; and 313-A:12, II;
XIII. A schedule of administrative fines for violations of this chapter under RSA 313-A:22, III(e) and (f); and
XIV. Conditions and standards for operation under a shop license, including health and safety standards.
XV. Criteria for determining what other one-time certification programs are the equivalent of an OSHA certificate that meets or exceeds 10 hours and is earned in barbering, cosmetology, manicuring, and/or esthetics for the purposes of operating a shop or school under this chapter.
Source. 2000, 118:1. 2004, 177:6-8, 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2024, 327:18, eff. July 1, 2024. 2025, 141:147, 148, eff. July 1, 2025.