<section number="58-11a-302"><effdate>1/1/2026</effdate><enddate type="SC">7/1/2026</enddate><catchline>General qualifications for licensure and permitting.</catchline><subsection number="58-11a-302(1)">An applicant for a license or permit under this chapter shall:<subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(a)"><subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(a)(i)">submit an application in a form prescribed by the division; and</subsection><subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(a)(ii)">pay a fee determined by the division in compliance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63J-1-504">63J-1-504</xref>;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(b)">provide satisfactory documentation of completion of required minimum service counts, certified by the applicant's school, or, if under an apprenticeship, the applicant's supervisor; and:<subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(b)(i)">compliance with educational requirements of the respective license or permit; or</subsection><subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(b)(ii)">completion of an approved apprenticeship; and</subsection></subsection><subsection number="58-11a-302(1)(c)">pass an examination, as required by administrative rule established by the division.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="58-11a-302(2)"><subsection number="58-11a-302(2)(a)">The division shall establish administrative rules to determine how many hours for an existing license or permit that an applicant may credit towards the hours required for an additional permit or license.</subsection><subsection number="58-11a-302(2)(b)">An individual that holds a cosmetology license may count 600 hours as a cosmetologist to satisfy the 1,200 total hours requirement for a master esthetics license.</subsection></subsection></section>