New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 12 / June 26, 2018

This is an amendment to 16.34.4 NMAC, Sections 2 and 14, effective 07/14/2018.

16.34.4.2 SCOPE: All barbers, cosmetologists, hairstylists, estheticians, manicurist/pedicurists, manicurist/ estheticians, instructors, electrologists, schools, enterprises, and establishments; applicants for examination and students.

[16.34.4.2 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.2, 06/16/2001; A, 12/17/2015; A, 07/14/2018]

16.34.4.14 STUDENT PERMIT:

A. Upon receipt of a complete student registration form and applicable fee, which shall be received in the board office within 15 days of date of registration, the board will issue a student permit and permit number. The student permit authorizes the holder to practice course related skills in an approved school and perform services on the public only after fifteen percent of the required hours for graduation from the course of study are accrued.

B. Student permit are valid for 90 days following completion of graduation requirements. The student permit will be issued to the student upon graduation of course of study by a school official and can be used to enter a licensed establishment and provide all services in the applicable course of study under the constant supervision of a licensee of the board, in the applicable course of study. The student permit holder may not assume supervisory or managerial responsibilities of a licensed establishment at any time. The student permit is valid for 90 days while waiting to test. Once the 90 days has expired the student permit must be turned into the state board office and the student must terminate working at the licensed establishment. It is the responsibility of the licensed establishment to monitor the expiration of the student permit. The student permit must be turned into the board with initial licensure application as part of the application process. No extensions will be given after the 90 days has terminated. [The student must reapply if the course of study goes beyond one year.]

C. Student permits are the property of the board and must be returned to the board office with the notice of termination or official transcript of credit by the school. Additional requirements applicable to student permits are found in Paragraph 7 of Subsection A of 16.34.8.13 NMAC of these rules.

D. Student permits cannot be used outside a school environment without board approval.

E. Student permits are not to be used as a student externship permit as defined in 16.34.8.17 NMAC.

[16.34.4.14 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.14, 06/16/2001; A, 07/16/2004; A, 10/04/2007; A, 04/12/2010; A, 11/14/2010; A, 12/17/2015; A, 07/14/2018]