SECTION 83.200. License Requirements--Individuals (on or after September 1, 2023)

(a) To be eligible for a practitioner license, an applicant must:

(1) submit a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department;

(2) pay the applicable fee required under §83.201;

(3) be at least 17 years of age;

(4) have completed the hours of instruction required under §83.202 at a licensed school;

(5) pass a written and practical examination required under §83.21;

(6) have not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of the license; and

(7) meet other applicable requirements of the Act and this chapter.

(b) A person who holds both an active esthetician license and an active manicurist license is eligible for an esthetician/manicurist specialty license by submitting a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department and paying the required fee under §83.201.

(c) A person who holds both an active hair weaving specialist license and an active esthetician license is eligible for a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license by submitting a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department and paying the required fee under §83.201.

(d) To be eligible for a student permit, an applicant must:

(1) submit a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department; and

(2) pay the fee required under §83.201.

(e) This section provides the minimum requirements for practitioner license applications received by the department on or after September 1, 2023. Until that date, §83.20 and §82.20 provide the minimum requirements.

Source Note: The provisions of this §83.200 adopted to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 8640