(a) The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics to each qualified applicant who has passed an examination under AS 08.13.090 and meets other applicable requirements under this chapter. The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(d). The board shall authorize the issuance of a license to practice manicuring to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(e). The board shall authorize the issuance of an endorsement to a license to practice manicuring or hairdressing indicating that the person is an advanced manicurist to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(f). The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of hair braiding to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(g).
(b) A practitioner license must state the areas of practice (barbering, non-chemical barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing) that the practitioner is qualified to perform.
(c) The board may by regulation create areas of limited professional licensing in the field of esthetics. Any limitation must be stated on the license.
(d) A person who holds a current valid license from a board of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics in another state or who is licensed by another state to practice hair braiding, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing is entitled to a license or endorsement under this chapter without examination or a new period of training in this state. An application must include
(1) proof of a valid license issued by another licensing jurisdiction; and
(2) proof of completed training, testing, and working experience that the board finds to meet the minimum requirements of this state.
(e) A person licensed as an instructor is considered to be licensed as a practitioner and is subject to the same requirements that a practitioner is subject to, in the same area for which the person is licensed as an instructor, except that, for purposes of setting fees under AS 08.01.065, the department shall consider instructors to be an occupation separate from practitioners. An instructor license shall state the areas of practice (barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics) in which the licensee is qualified to instruct and practice.
(f) The board shall by regulation create an area of limited professional licensing in the field of barbering for non-chemical barbering that allows a person to practice barbering without the use of chemicals and chemical processes. The limitation must be stated on the license.