Utah Admin. Code R156-11a-601 - Standards for Accreditation
Under Subsection 58-11a-302(3)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(6)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(9)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(13)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(16)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(19)(c)(iv), or 58-11a-302(22)(c)(iv), the accreditation standards for a school of barbering, cosmetology/barbering, electrology, esthetics, hair design, nail technology, or eyelash and eyebrow technology include the following:
(1)
each school shall be accredited by:
(a) the
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS);
or
(b) other accrediting bodies
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;
(2) each school shall maintain and keep the
accreditation current;
(3) a newly
licensed school shall pursue accreditation under this section using the
following procedure:
(a) a new school shall:
(i) within one month of the date the school
was licensed as a school by the Division, submit to an accrediting commission
an application for candidate status;
(ii) within 18 months of the date the school
was licensed by the Division, provide the Division evidence of receiving
candidate status from the accrediting commission;
(iii) file with the Utah Department of
Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection a "Request for Exemption pursuant to
the Postsecondary Proprietary School Act" application, pursuant to Sections
13-34-105 and
R152-34-5;
(iv) during the pendency of its application
for accreditation status, comply with all applicable accreditation standards;
and
(v) receive approval for
accreditation within 24 months following the date it achieved candidate status;
and
(b) the Division
shall determine whether a newly licensed school entity has succeeded a
previously licensed school entity for the purposes of achieving
accreditation;
(c) if a newly
licensed school is determined by the Division to be a new entity, then the
newly licensed school shall comply with the accreditation deadlines in
Subsection (3)(a); and
(d) if a
newly licensed school is determined by the Division not to be a new entity,
then the newly licensed school shall meet the accreditation deadlines
previously set by its accrediting commission;
(4) the Division's determination shall be
based upon whether the newly licensed school:
(a) operates on essentially the same premises
as the previously licensed school;
(b) uses essentially the same
staff;
(c) operates under
essentially the same ownership; and
(d) maintains the previously licensed
school's accreditation status with the applicable governing accreditation
commission;
(5) a
licensee whose accreditation has been withdrawn shall immediately notify the
Division; and
(6) a licensee who
fails to obtain or maintain accreditation status as required shall immediately
surrender its license as a school to the Division, and failure to do so shall
constitute a basis for immediate revocation of licensure under Section
63G-4-502.
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