Subpart 1.
Providers of core CE courses for practitioners.
A. A core CE course required by Minnesota
Statutes, section
155A.271,
subdivision 1, consists of a four-hour course, including one hour on state
cosmetology laws and rules, and three hours on health, safety, and infection
control.
B. A core CE course
requires board approval, and must be offered only by a board-licensed
cosmetology school, postsecondary school licensed by the Office of Higher
Education under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.103,
paragraph (a), or a professional association recognized by the board under item
C.
C. A professional association
must apply for board recognition to offer core CE courses in writing on forms
supplied by the board. Board recognition is valid for a maximum of one calendar
year and expires on December 31 of the year authorization was
granted.
D. A cosmetology school, a
postsecondary school, or a board-authorized professional association must apply
for approval of the core CE curriculum on a form supplied by the board, and
submit the lesson plan and learning objectives, qualifications of the
presenters and course developers, and payment of the fees required by Minnesota
Statutes, section
155A.25,
if the provider approval fee has not been paid in the current calendar
year.
E. Board approval of a core
CE course under this subpart is valid for a maximum of one calendar year and
expires on December 31 of the year approval was granted.
F. The board shall maintain a list of
approved core CE courses on the board's Web site.
Subp. 2.
Providers of professional
practice CE courses for practitioners.
A. A professional practice CE course as
required by Minnesota Statutes, section
155A.271,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), must consist of a four-hour course based on any
or all of the following within the licensee's scope of practice:
(1) product chemistry and chemical
interaction;
(2) proper use of
machines and instruments;
(3)
business management, professional ethics, and human relations; or
(4) techniques relevant to the type of
license held.
B. A
professional practice CE course requires board approval and may be offered only
by licensed salons, licensed cosmetology schools, and board-recognized
professional associations.
(1) A salon must
offer the professional practice CEs as approved in-person classes. A salon must
apply for approval of the professional practice curriculum in writing on forms
supplied by the board, and must submit the lesson plan and course objectives;
qualifications of the presenters and course developers; and payment of the fees
required by Minnesota Statutes, section
155A.25,
if the salon has not paid the provider approval fee in the current calendar
year.
(2) A cosmetology school and
a board-recognized professional association may offer the professional practice
CEs in person or online and must apply for approval of the professional
practice curriculum in writing on forms supplied by the board and submit the
lesson plan and course objectives, qualifications of the presenters and course
developers, and payment of the fees required by Minnesota Statutes, section
155A.25,
if the provider approval fee has not been paid in the current calendar
year.
(3) A professional
association must apply for board recognition in writing on forms supplied by
the board. Board recognition is valid for one calendar year and expires on
December 31 of the year recognition was granted.
C. Board approval of a professional practice
CE course is valid for a maximum of one calendar year and expires on December
31 of the year approval was granted.
D. The board shall maintain a list of
approved professional practice CE courses on the board's Web site.
Subp. 3.
Providers of
instructor CE courses.
Instructor license renewal requires 30 CE hours of
board-approved courses on teaching methodology and 15 CE hours on clinical
practice in the instructor's licensed field.
A. Cosmetology schools, postsecondary
schools, professional associations, subject matter experts, or salons may offer
instructor CEs in person or as online classes.
B. A course provider under item A must apply
for course approval for each CE course on a form supplied by the board, and
submit the lesson plan or syllabus, course objectives, qualifications of the
presenters and course developers, and payment of the fees required by Minnesota
Statutes, section
155A.25,
if the provider has not paid the provider approval fee in the current calendar
year.
C. Board approval of an
instructor CE course is valid for one calendar year and expires on December 31
of the year approval was granted.
D. The board shall maintain a list of
approved instructor CE courses on the board's Web site.
E. Courses on teaching methodology or
clinical practice provided by a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
(MnS-CU) community college, state university, or technical college, or any
postsecondary school licensed by the Office of Higher Education, are not
subject to preapproval by the board. This provision does not apply to
board-licensed cosmetology schools. All board-licensed cosmetology schools are
subject to the provisions of items A to C.
Subp. 4.
Providers of school manager CE
courses.
A school manager license renewal requires four hours of CE
courses or seminars on business practices or school management. Providers of
school manager CE courses are not subject to board approval or the requirements
of subpart 6. No approval fee is required.
Subp. 5.
CE course hours.
For the purposes of this part, a CE credit hour must consist
of 55 minutes of continuous instructional activity, excluding breaks,
registration, meals, and other noneducational activity. The number of credit
hours assigned to an online course must be computed by the course developer
based on the average time to complete the course. The board must accept or
approve CE courses in full-hour increments.
Subp. 6.
Records requirements for CE
course providers.
A course provider must retain records of each attendee,
including the attendee's full name and license number, the date of the course,
the course title or course number, and the instructor's name for five years.
Course providers must respond within 15 business days of the board's request
for verification of whether an individual attended and completed a CE course.
This subpart does not apply to CE courses offered by MnSCU, the University of
Minnesota, or any postsecondary school licensed by the Office of Higher
Education and not licensed by the board.
Subp. 7.
Audit provisions for CE
courses and providers.
The board is authorized to audit a CE course at any time. A
course provider must allow board staff to attend a CE course at any time and
without cost for the purposes of auditing the course. Board approval of a CE
course and board authorization of a provider is subject to revocation if a
provider is not in compliance with this part or Minnesota Statutes, section
155A.271,
or if the board determines a CE class offered by the provider does not reflect
current professional standards or practices, or if the board finds just cause.
The disciplinary provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
155A.33, apply. This
subpart does not apply to CE courses offered by MnSCU, the University of
Minnesota, or any postsecondary school licensed by the Office of Higher
Education and not licensed by the board.
