Kentucky Esthetician Licensing Examination
Questions with Answers and Detailed
Rationales
Question 1. Under KRS 317A.050, how many hours of instruction are required for an esthetician license
in Kentucky?
A) 450 hours
B) 600 hours
C) 750 hours
D) 1,000 hours
Answer: C
Rationale: Kentucky requires 750 hours of instruction in a licensed school approved by the board for
esthetician licensure .
Question 2. Which Kentucky agency is responsible for regulating esthetician licensing?
A) Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
B) Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC)
C) Kentucky Department of Health
D) Kentucky State Police
,Answer: B
Rationale: The Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC) is responsible for regulating esthetic practices and
licensing estheticians under KRS Chapter 317A .
Question 3. What is the minimum age requirement for an esthetician license in Kentucky?
A) 16 years
B) 17 years
C) 18 years
D) 21 years
Answer: C
Rationale: Applicants for licensure must be at least eighteen (18) years of age .
Question 4. What is the education requirement for an esthetician license in Kentucky?
A) 8th grade completion
B) High school diploma or GED
C) Associate's degree
D) Bachelor's degree
Answer: B
,Rationale: Applicants must have a high school diploma, a High School Equivalency Diploma, or results
from the Test for Adult Basic Education indicating a score equivalent to the twelfth grade .
Question 5. The Kentucky Board of Cosmetology is established under which chapter of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes?
A) KRS Chapter 198B
B) KRS Chapter 227
C) KRS Chapter 317A
D) KRS Chapter 318
Answer: C
Rationale: KRS Chapter 317A governs cosmetology, esthetic practices, and nail technology in Kentucky .
Question 6. Under KRS 317A.010, what is the definition of "esthetician"?
A) A person who performs medical procedures
B) A person who is licensed by the board to engage in esthetic practices
C) A person who performs surgical procedures
D) A person who practices nursing
Answer: B
Rationale: "Esthetician" means a person who is licensed by the board to engage in esthetic practices in
the Commonwealth of Kentucky .
, Question 7. According to Kentucky law, "esthetic practices" includes which of the following?
A) Beautifying, cleansing, facials, makeup, and removal of superfluous hair
B) Only waxing services
C) Only facial services
D) Only makeup application
Answer: A
Rationale: Esthetic practices include beautifying, cleansing, cosmetic preparations, exfoliating, facials,
makeup, removal of superfluous hair, stimulation, tinting, tweezing, or waxing .
Question 8. According to Kentucky law, who is exempt from the esthetician licensing requirements?
A) Anyone performing esthetic services
B) Persons authorized to practice nursing who perform incidental esthetic practices
C) Only medical doctors
D) Only massage therapists
Answer: B
Rationale: KRS 317A.020 provides that persons authorized to practice nursing who perform incidental
practices of cosmetology and esthetic practices in the normal course of their profession are exempt .
Questions with Answers and Detailed
Rationales
Question 1. Under KRS 317A.050, how many hours of instruction are required for an esthetician license
in Kentucky?
A) 450 hours
B) 600 hours
C) 750 hours
D) 1,000 hours
Answer: C
Rationale: Kentucky requires 750 hours of instruction in a licensed school approved by the board for
esthetician licensure .
Question 2. Which Kentucky agency is responsible for regulating esthetician licensing?
A) Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
B) Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC)
C) Kentucky Department of Health
D) Kentucky State Police
,Answer: B
Rationale: The Kentucky Board of Cosmetology (KBC) is responsible for regulating esthetic practices and
licensing estheticians under KRS Chapter 317A .
Question 3. What is the minimum age requirement for an esthetician license in Kentucky?
A) 16 years
B) 17 years
C) 18 years
D) 21 years
Answer: C
Rationale: Applicants for licensure must be at least eighteen (18) years of age .
Question 4. What is the education requirement for an esthetician license in Kentucky?
A) 8th grade completion
B) High school diploma or GED
C) Associate's degree
D) Bachelor's degree
Answer: B
,Rationale: Applicants must have a high school diploma, a High School Equivalency Diploma, or results
from the Test for Adult Basic Education indicating a score equivalent to the twelfth grade .
Question 5. The Kentucky Board of Cosmetology is established under which chapter of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes?
A) KRS Chapter 198B
B) KRS Chapter 227
C) KRS Chapter 317A
D) KRS Chapter 318
Answer: C
Rationale: KRS Chapter 317A governs cosmetology, esthetic practices, and nail technology in Kentucky .
Question 6. Under KRS 317A.010, what is the definition of "esthetician"?
A) A person who performs medical procedures
B) A person who is licensed by the board to engage in esthetic practices
C) A person who performs surgical procedures
D) A person who practices nursing
Answer: B
Rationale: "Esthetician" means a person who is licensed by the board to engage in esthetic practices in
the Commonwealth of Kentucky .
, Question 7. According to Kentucky law, "esthetic practices" includes which of the following?
A) Beautifying, cleansing, facials, makeup, and removal of superfluous hair
B) Only waxing services
C) Only facial services
D) Only makeup application
Answer: A
Rationale: Esthetic practices include beautifying, cleansing, cosmetic preparations, exfoliating, facials,
makeup, removal of superfluous hair, stimulation, tinting, tweezing, or waxing .
Question 8. According to Kentucky law, who is exempt from the esthetician licensing requirements?
A) Anyone performing esthetic services
B) Persons authorized to practice nursing who perform incidental esthetic practices
C) Only medical doctors
D) Only massage therapists
Answer: B
Rationale: KRS 317A.020 provides that persons authorized to practice nursing who perform incidental
practices of cosmetology and esthetic practices in the normal course of their profession are exempt .
