COSMETOLOGY OREGON LAWS AND RULES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025\2026 UPDATE
Post these licenses in public view - ANSWER : facility licenses, independent
contractor registrations, practitioner certificates, demonstration permits and
temporary authorizations
A sharps container must be a container that can be - ANSWER : closed for handling,
storage, transportation, and disposal
A sharps container must be labeled with the - ANSWER : biohazard symbol
When must a freelance authorization holder show the authorization to practice? -
ANSWER : upon request of the client
What must the facility license holder and independent contractor registration
holder post? - ANSWER : most recent inspection certificate
Where must the facility license holder and independent contractor registration
holder post the most recent inspection certificate? - ANSWER : in public view in the
facility or at the independent contractor's workstation
Adequate ventilation - ANSWER : ventilation by natural or mechanical methods
that removes or exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust
What does adequate ventilation prevent? - ANSWER : hazardous conditions from
occurring
,What does adequate ventilation allow? - ANSWER : free flow of air in a room in
proportion to the size and capacity of the room
Affidavit of Licensure - ANSWER : an original document or other approved means
of verifying licensure history
What information does an Affidavit of Licensure include? - ANSWER : all
unresolved or outstanding penalties and disciplinary actions
Article - ANSWER : neck strips, towels or linens and cloth or plastic capes
Articles are items that complement - ANSWER : services provided in barbering,
hair design, esthetics, or nail technology
Authorization - ANSWER : a certificate, license, permit or registration issued by the
Office
What does an Authorization allow that person to do? - ANSWER : practice one of
the occupations or maintain a facility
Mechanical appliances used in barbering may not be - ANSWER : galvanic or
faradic
Board - ANSWER : Board of Cosmetology
Chemical service - ANSWER : use of any product that restructures or removes hair
or changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails
,Common area - ANSWER : an area of a facility that is used by all authorization
holders performing services
What areas are considered common areas? - ANSWER : reception areas, dispensing
areas, sinks, shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas, and employee lounges
Dermaplaning - ANSWER : the use of a blade with a handle to remove dead skin
cells and vellus hairs from the face
Disinfect - ANSWER : using a process to destroy harmful organisms, including
bacteria, viruses, germs and fungi
Dispensing area - ANSWER : an area with nonporous surfaces and a sink with hot
and cold running water where service preparations are conducted
What preparations are conducted in a dispensing area? - ANSWER : mixing of
chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues, and rinsing
parts of the body exposed to chemicals
Educational institution - ANSWER : an Oregon high school, career school or
community college
EPA - ANSWER : United States Environmental Protection Agency
Equipment - ANSWER : items needed to operate a facility
, Equipment includes - ANSWER : waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo
chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo bowls, stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or
whirlpool spas, parrafin wax containers and nail tech tables
Facility - ANSWER : an establishment operated on a regular or irregular basis for
the purpose of providing services in one or more fields of practice
FDA - ANSWER : United States Food and Drug Administration
Field of practice - ANSWER : one of the following cosmetology principles:
barbering, esthetics, hair design, nail technology, natural hair care
Fire-retardant container - ANSWER : an airtight metal container for disposing of
chemical waste or storing linens with chemical residue
HECC - ANSWER : Higher Education Coordinating Commission
High-level disinfectant - ANSWER : a chemical agent that has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA
Independent contractor - ANSWER : a practitioner who is not under the control and
direction of a facility license holder
License - ANSWER : written authorization to a person to operate a facility or
freelance business for providing services related to one or more fields of practice to
the public
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025\2026 UPDATE
Post these licenses in public view - ANSWER : facility licenses, independent
contractor registrations, practitioner certificates, demonstration permits and
temporary authorizations
A sharps container must be a container that can be - ANSWER : closed for handling,
storage, transportation, and disposal
A sharps container must be labeled with the - ANSWER : biohazard symbol
When must a freelance authorization holder show the authorization to practice? -
ANSWER : upon request of the client
What must the facility license holder and independent contractor registration
holder post? - ANSWER : most recent inspection certificate
Where must the facility license holder and independent contractor registration
holder post the most recent inspection certificate? - ANSWER : in public view in the
facility or at the independent contractor's workstation
Adequate ventilation - ANSWER : ventilation by natural or mechanical methods
that removes or exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust
What does adequate ventilation prevent? - ANSWER : hazardous conditions from
occurring
,What does adequate ventilation allow? - ANSWER : free flow of air in a room in
proportion to the size and capacity of the room
Affidavit of Licensure - ANSWER : an original document or other approved means
of verifying licensure history
What information does an Affidavit of Licensure include? - ANSWER : all
unresolved or outstanding penalties and disciplinary actions
Article - ANSWER : neck strips, towels or linens and cloth or plastic capes
Articles are items that complement - ANSWER : services provided in barbering,
hair design, esthetics, or nail technology
Authorization - ANSWER : a certificate, license, permit or registration issued by the
Office
What does an Authorization allow that person to do? - ANSWER : practice one of
the occupations or maintain a facility
Mechanical appliances used in barbering may not be - ANSWER : galvanic or
faradic
Board - ANSWER : Board of Cosmetology
Chemical service - ANSWER : use of any product that restructures or removes hair
or changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails
,Common area - ANSWER : an area of a facility that is used by all authorization
holders performing services
What areas are considered common areas? - ANSWER : reception areas, dispensing
areas, sinks, shampoo bowls, hair dryers, hair dryer areas, and employee lounges
Dermaplaning - ANSWER : the use of a blade with a handle to remove dead skin
cells and vellus hairs from the face
Disinfect - ANSWER : using a process to destroy harmful organisms, including
bacteria, viruses, germs and fungi
Dispensing area - ANSWER : an area with nonporous surfaces and a sink with hot
and cold running water where service preparations are conducted
What preparations are conducted in a dispensing area? - ANSWER : mixing of
chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues, and rinsing
parts of the body exposed to chemicals
Educational institution - ANSWER : an Oregon high school, career school or
community college
EPA - ANSWER : United States Environmental Protection Agency
Equipment - ANSWER : items needed to operate a facility
, Equipment includes - ANSWER : waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo
chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo bowls, stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or
whirlpool spas, parrafin wax containers and nail tech tables
Facility - ANSWER : an establishment operated on a regular or irregular basis for
the purpose of providing services in one or more fields of practice
FDA - ANSWER : United States Food and Drug Administration
Field of practice - ANSWER : one of the following cosmetology principles:
barbering, esthetics, hair design, nail technology, natural hair care
Fire-retardant container - ANSWER : an airtight metal container for disposing of
chemical waste or storing linens with chemical residue
HECC - ANSWER : Higher Education Coordinating Commission
High-level disinfectant - ANSWER : a chemical agent that has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA
Independent contractor - ANSWER : a practitioner who is not under the control and
direction of a facility license holder
License - ANSWER : written authorization to a person to operate a facility or
freelance business for providing services related to one or more fields of practice to
the public
