Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2085-13.040

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 20 CSR 2085-13.040 - Crossover Operator Licensing-(Currently Licensed Barbers)

PURPOSE: This rule establishes requirements for a currently licensed barber to obtain a crossover license to practice cosmetology.

(1) The provisions of this rule are applicable to applicants for a crossover license to practice cosmetology that currently hold an active Missouri barber license issued by this board. A licensed Missouri barber may only apply for a cosmetology license under this rule if the applicant's Missouri barber license is active, in good standing and not subject to any disciplinary terms. Missouri barbers who are not eligible for licensure under this rule shall comply with the requirements of 20 CSR 2085-13.030 to be eligible for a crossover license to practice any of the classified occupations of cosmetology.
(2) Esthetician and Manicuring Licenses. Any person currently licensed as a barber by the board may apply for a crossover license to also practice as a Class-MO cosmetology licensee to practice as a manicurist or a Class-E cosmetology licensee to practice as an esthetician. Barber applicants shall be subject to, and must comply with, all application, education, training, examination and licensure requirements applicable to the license sought.
(3) Class-CH licenses (Hairdressing). Barber applicants for a crossover Class-CH cosmetology license shall be required to complete all Class-CH training and education requirements required by this rule. Applicants that are Missouri licensed barbers prior to applying for a crossover Class-CH cosmetology license shall be credited by the board for their previous barber experience and/or training as provided by herein.
(A) Education. Barber applicants for a crossover Class-CH cosmetology license shall complete a minimum of five hundred (500) hours of cosmetology training in a Class-CH curriculum in a cosmetology school licensed by the board.
(B) The five hundred (500) hours of cosmetology training required by this rule shall be taken in any of the cosmetology subject areas identified in Column B of 20 CSR 2085-12.050. Two (2) years of experience as a Missouri licensed barber immediately prior to the time of application may be substituted for two hundred fifty (250) of the required five hundred (500) hours of training and three (3) years of experience as a Missouri licensed barber may be substituted for all of the five hundred (500) required hours of additional cosmetology training. Barber applicants shall only be credited for training as provided in this rule if the applicant's Missouri barber license was active, in good standing and not subject to any probationary terms or disciplinary action by the board during the entire term of the applicable two (2) or three (3) year licensing period.
(C) Barber applicants may apply for a cosmetology apprenticeship to complete the required cosmetology training for a Class-CH cosmetology license. A barber apprentice for a Class-CH cosmetology license shall be required to complete a minimum of one thousand (1,000) apprentice hours for a crossover Class-CH cosmetology license. A Missouri licensed barber who has practiced in this state for two (2) years immediately prior to the time of application shall be required to complete a minimum of five hundred (500) hours of apprentice training. Apprentices and programs of apprenticeship must comply with section (5) of this rule.
(D) Upon successful completion of the cosmetology training required by this section, the licensed barber applicant will be credited for the barber's previous experience and education and shall take and successfully pass the written and practical portion of the state Class-CH cosmetology examination.
(4) Class-CA licenses. Barber applicants for a crossover Class-CA cosmetology license shall be required to complete all Class-CA training and education requirements required by this rule. Applicants that hold a current Missouri barber license at the time application is made for a crossover Class-CA cosmetology license shall be credited by the board for their previous barber experience and/or training as provided by this rule.
(A) Education. Barber applicants for a crossover Class-CA cosmetology license shall complete a minimum of five-hundred (500) hours of cosmetology training, in the following subjects:

SubjectHours
Manicuring, hand and arm massage and treatment of nails 220
Sanitation and Sterilization 25
Anatomy 15
Study of the use and application of certain chemicals 40
Additional cosmetology training 200

The "additional cosmetology training" hours identified herein may be taken in any of the cosmetology subject areas identified in Column B of 20 CSR 2085-12.050. Two (2) years of experience as a Missouri licensed barber immediately prior to the time of application may be substituted for two hundred fifty (250) of the required five hundred (500) hours of training and three (3) years of experience as a Missouri licensed barber may be substituted for all of the five hundred (500) required hours of additional cosmetology training. Barber applicants shall only be credited for training as provided in this rule if the applicant's Missouri barber license was active, in good standing and not subject to any probationary terms or disciplinary action by the board during the entire term of the applicable two (2) or three (3) year licensing period.

(B) Barber applicants may apply for a cosmetology apprenticeship to complete the required cosmetology training for a Class-CA cosmetology license. A barber apprentice for a Class-CA cosmetology license shall be required to complete a minimum of one-thousand (1,000) apprentice hours for a crossover Class-CA cosmetology license. A Missouri licensed barber who has practiced in this state for two (2) years immediately prior to the time of application shall be required to complete a minimum of five hundred (500) hours of apprentice training. Apprentices and programs of apprenticeship must comply with section (5) of this rule.
(C) Upon successful completion of the cosmetology training required by this section, the licensed barber applicant will be credited for the barber's previous experience and education and shall take and successfully pass the written and practical portion of the state manicuring examination.
5) Apprenticeships. A Missouri licensed barber may apply for a cosmetology apprenticeship training program to qualify for a crossover license to practice cosmetology. Apprentice applicants shall be subject to and must comply with all rules applicable to cosmetology apprentices for the license requested, including 20 CSR 2085-9.010(1) and (2). Applicants that hold a current Missouri barber license shall not be required to resubmit with their applications for an apprenticeship proof of age or two (2) character references, unless otherwise requested by the board.
(A) Applicants for an apprenticeship shall complete all cosmetology apprentice hours required by Missouri law, provided that barber applicants who are eligible for a crossover Class-CA or Class-CH cosmetology license under section (3) of this rule shall only be required to complete a minimum of one-thousand (1,000) apprentice hours for the license requested.
(B) An apprenticeship training program must be supervised by a licensed cosmetologist approved by this board as an apprentice supervisor for the classification of cosmetology to be apprenticed. The board will not recognize, and no apprentice supervisor shall certify, report or recognize, any training time or hours during which an apprentice for a crossover license to practice cosmetology acted or practiced solely as a licensed barber.
(6) The board has the right to deny or discipline any crossover license requested by this board for any grounds authorized by law, including, Chapters 328 and 329, RSMo.
(7) All applications for a crossover license under this rule shall be submitted to the board on a form designated by the board with the applicable license fee.

20 CSR 2085-13.040

AUTHORITY: Chapters 328 and 329, RSMo 2000 and Supp. 2007 and sections 329.010.7 and 329.025.1, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Original rule filed Aug. 1, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008.

*Original authority: Chapters 328 and 329, see Missouri Revised Statutes; 329.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1979, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005; and 329.025, RSMo 2005.