1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 644A.365, the Board shall admit to examination as a hair braider each person who has applied to the Board in proper form and paid the fee, and who:
(a) Is not less than 18 years of age.
(b) Is of good moral character.
(c) Has successfully completed the 10th grade in school or its equivalent. Testing for equivalency must be pursuant to state or federal requirements.
(d) If the person has not practiced hair braiding previously:
(1) Has completed a minimum of 250 hours of training and education as follows:
(I) Fifty hours concerning the laws of Nevada and the regulations of the Board relating to cosmetology;
(II) Seventy-five hours concerning infection control and prevention and sanitation;
(III) Seventy-five hours regarding the health of the scalp and the skin of the human body; and
(IV) Fifty hours of clinical practice; and
(2) Has passed the practical demonstration in hair braiding and written tests described in NRS 644A.370.
(e) If the person has practiced hair braiding in this State on a person who is related within the sixth degree of consanguinity without a license and without charging a fee:
(1) Has submitted to the Board a signed affidavit stating that the person has practiced hair braiding for at least 1 year on such a relative; and
(2) Has passed the practical demonstration in hair braiding and written tests described in NRS 644A.370.
2. The application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be accompanied by:
(a) Two current photographs of the applicant which are 2 by 2 inches. The name and address of the applicant must be written on the back of each photograph.
(b) A copy of one of the following documents as proof of the age of the applicant:
(1) A driver’s license, identification card or permanent resident card issued to the applicant by this State or another state, the District of Columbia, the United States or any territory of the United States or a tribal identification card issued by a tribal government which satisfies the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 232.006;
(2) The birth certificate of the applicant; or
(3) The current passport issued to the applicant.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3029; A 2015, 596; 2017, 96, 574, 1629, 2278; 2019, 4325) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 644.208)