(a) The Director shall examine applicants for licensure as electrologists at such times and places as the Director may determine.

(b) Examinations and examination procedures shall be fair and reasonable. They shall be designed to ensure that all applicants who demonstrate possession of the minimal occupational qualifications that are consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare are granted licensure. Examinations shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number of licensees.

(c) The Director shall examine applicants for licensure and may use a standardized national examination. The Director may limit, by rule, the number of times a person may take an examination. Before selecting the examination, the Director shall consult the advisors appointed under section 4405 of this title. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2005, No. 27, § 106.)