Section 12 AAC 09.004 - Courtesy license(a) A courtesy license authorizes the licensee to practice body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring as a guest practitioner in a shop licensed by the board. An applicant for licensure under this section must have a sponsor who holds a permanent license in this state in the same practice area for which the license is requested.(b) The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.01.062(a) and who, not fewer than 90 days before the applicant plans to begin working, submits (1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested, and the identity of the applicant's sponsor;(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;(3) verification of practicing body piercing tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring for a fee, for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application; the proof must include one of the following or a combination of the following: (A) at least two sworn affidavits from students or employees verifying the applicant's experience;(B) at least one copy per month of a client release form for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application;(C) other information acceptable to the board;(4) a statement signed by the applicant's sponsor verifying that the sponsor is a practitioner of body piercing or practitioner of tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring who holds a permanent license in this state and will sponsor the applicant; and(5) verification that the applicant successfully completed training equivalent to that required for completion of courses certified by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization approved by the board, and has been issued a current card, in (A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and(B) blood borne pathogens.(c) A courtesy license to practice body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring is valid for 30 consecutive days. A person may not be issued more than two courtesy licenses in a calendar year.(d) The period during which a courtesy license is valid may not be counted towards the training requirements of 12 AAC 09.167 or 12 AAC 09.169.(e) The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant to practice hairdressing as a hairdresser for the purpose of working on a television, film, or stage production who meets the requirements of this chapter and AS 08.01.062, and by submitting the following: (1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested;(2) payment of the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;(3) verification of a current hairdressing license from another state or jurisdiction.(f) A courtesy license to practice hairdressing is valid for the duration of the production, not to exceed 12 months. If the license is required for a period longer than 12 months, the licensee must apply for a new and separate license.Eff. 12/6/2002, Register 164; am 9/24/2014, Register 211, October 2014; am 3/30/2019, Register 229, April 2019; am 11/23/2023, Register 248, January 2024Authority:AS 08.01.062
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