NAC644.0476. Instructors: Credit for advanced training; continuing education.

     1. An instructor may receive credit for the 30 hours of advanced training required pursuant to NRS 644.195, 644.1955 or 644.197 if:

     (a) The instructor has received 15 hours of instruction from professional classes or seminars, or both, on hair, skin and nail care, sponsored by a professionally recognized company or natural person approved by the Board, or has received 30 hours of continuing education in any of the following areas:

          (1) Biology;

          (2) Business Administration;

          (3) Chemistry;

          (4) Communication studies;

          (5) Computers;

          (6) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first-aid training;

          (7) Educational administration;

          (8) Emergency medical services;

          (9) English;

          (10) Foreign languages;

          (11) General education, with an emphasis on teaching methods;

          (12) Human services, including counseling;

          (13) Management;

          (14) Psychology;

          (15) Sign language;

          (16) Sociology;

          (17) Special education; or

          (18) Teaching methods;

     (b) The instructor has received two credits or 30 hours of instruction from courses offered at a university or community college in the areas specified in paragraph (a);

     (c) The instructor has received 30 hours of instruction from classes on business, professional or management skills that are sponsored by an organization or natural person that has been approved by the Board; or

     (d) The instructor has received 30 hours of instruction in in-service classes.

     2. A school of cosmetology may conduct in-service classes for the purposes of this section. The classes must be conducted by a person who holds a current teaching license from the Superintendent of Public Instruction and is authorized to teach in the school district in which the in-service class is being conducted.

     3. All hours for credits for continuing education must be properly documented in written format, including, but not limited to, report cards, certificates of completion or letters which verify that the licensee attended the class and the number of hours earned. If the information documenting the hours taken is not clearly indicated on the documents provided to the Board, the documents will not be accepted. All documents submitted as evidence that the licensee has met the requirements for continuing education must be submitted during the period provided by the Board for the renewal of the license, together with the renewal slip and the required pictures and fees. The falsification of any such documents, or any information contained therein, is a ground for disciplinary action against the licensee.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Cosmetology by R099-97, eff. 2-25-98; A by R092-06, 9-18-2006; R030-08, 9-18-2008)