Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbereing Questions and Answers

Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbereing Questions and Answers Act the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act Apprentice A person who is engaged in learning the practice of cosmetology or barbering in cosmetology or barber establishment Assigned Practice or clinic work demonstrations and lesson practice in which services may be performed on patron, student, or model on clinic floor classroom for the benefits of student observation,notes,ETC. The practice or demonstration shall be assigned by or with approval of the instructor in charge and material/supplies used for the education demonstration are the responsibility of the school. Barber/barber stylist Any person who engages in the practice of barbering Barber establishment An establishment or place of business where one or more persons engage in the practice of barbering but shall not include barber schools or colleges Barbering Any one or combination of practices done upon the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes and when done for payment either directly or indirectly for the general public, constitutes the practice of barbering, to wit: shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair; giving facials or scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing or applying lighteners or color of the hair, applying hair tonics; applying hair tonics; applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotion to scalp, face, neck, or upper part of the body; and removing superfluous hair from the face, neck, or upper part of the body. Barber school or college An establishment operated for the purpose of teaching barbering Board The State Board of Cosmetology and barbering Clock hour a measure of time determined to be sixty (60) minutes that a spends in an educational or training activity Cosmetic studio Any place or premises where demonstrators give demonstrations without compensation, for the purpose only of advertising and selling cosmetics Cosmetician A person licensed by the Board to perform patron services limited to hair arranging and application of make-up, including, but not limited to using hairstyling tools and products. Cosmetologist Any person who engages in, follows or performs any of the practice of cosmetology Cosmetology Any one or combination of practice generally and usually performed by and known as the occupation of beauticians, beauty culturists, beauty operators, cosmeticians,cosmetologists, or hair dressers, or any other person holding himself or herself out of practicing cosmetology by whatever designation and within the meaning of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act and in or upon whatever place or premises. Cosmetology shall include, but not limit to, any one or combination of the following practices: bleaching, cleansing, curling,cutting, coloring, dressing, removing, singeing, styling, waving or similar work upon their hair of any person by any means, whether with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances. Nothing in the Oklahoma cosmetology and barbering Act shall be construed to prohibit the use of hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances for the non-permanent removal of hair from the human body without puncturing of the skin or the use of stimulating exercising, beautifying or similarly working the scalp, face, neck, arms, or the manicuring of the nails of any person, exclusive of such of the foregoing practice as are within the scope of practice of the healing arts as provided by law. Cosmetology Establishment An Establishment or place of business where one or more persons are engaged in the practice of cosmetology but shall not include barber schools and colleges Cosmetology or Barber school A school or department that is approved by the Board to conduct and provide cosmetology or barbering training and education in Oklahoma. Any place or premises where instruction in any or all the practices of cosmetology and barbering are given. Any person,firm, institution, or corporation, who holds himself, firm, institution or corporation who shall teach and train any other person or persons in any of the practices of cosmetology and barbering hereby declared to be engaged in operating a cosmetology and barbering school, and shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act. Licensed cosmetology and barbering schools may offer education to secondary and post secondary students in the state Credit hour A unit of value awarded to a student for successful completion of a program, course lesson and credit clock ratio as recognized by the united states department of education or a regional or national accreditation entity recognized by the united states department of education Demonstrator a person who is not licensed in this state as a cosmetologist, barber, or instructor and who demonstrates any cosmetic preparation. the person shall be required to obtain a Demonstrator license from the board before making any such demonstrations. dry sanitizer a clean dry closed cabinet, drawer, chest or other type container used in a cosmetology/barber establishment or school for the purpose of storing clean, dry disinfected combs, brushes, and other implements without fumigant after the articles have been cleaned and disinfected in a wet sanitizer. Emergency circmstances A serious injury, illness, or death in the immediate family of applicant for registration, examination, licensure,etc establishment A place or premises, cosmetology salon or barber shop, cosmetic or other specialty shop/salon where any on or combination of cosmetology or barbering practices are performed on the public except that term shall not include a cosmetology or barbering esthetician/ facialist/ facial operator A person licensed by the Board to perform skin care, make-up and hair removal services to the public provided the hair removal services shall not include electrolysis Facial/Esthetics instructor A person licensed by the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science of skin care theory and practice Hairbraiding Technician A person certified by the Board to perform hairbraiding, hairweaving techniques, and hair extensions in a licensed cosmetology establishment hybrid learning Instructional format that combines elements of face-to-face classroom instruction with online computer based learning Manicurist/Nail technician A person licensed by the Board to perform nail care services to the public in a place licensed by the board where nail care /manicuring/pedicuring services may be performed manicurist/ Nail technician instructor A person licensed by the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science of nail technology theory and practice Master Barber instructor A person licensed by the board who gives instruction in barbering or any practices thereof and trained in a school after November 1,2014 Master Cosmetology Instructor A person licensed by the board as a qualified teacher of cosmetology theory and practice Mobile establishment A specialty establishment that is operated in a self- contained self-supporting, enclosed mobile unit