Supervision; equipment, courses, records and other requirements; disclaimer required by certain schools regarding instruction offered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 644A.740
in effect1. A school of cosmetology must at all times be under the immediate supervision of a licensed instructor.
2. A school of cosmetology shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, maintain courses of practical training and technical instruction equal to the requirements for examination for a license or certificate of registration in each branch of cosmetology taught at the school of cosmetology.
(b) Maintain apparatus and equipment sufficient to teach all the subjects of its curriculum.
(c) Keep a daily record of the attendance of each student, a record devoted to the different practices, establish grades and hold examinations before issuing diplomas. These records must be submitted to the Board pursuant to its regulations.
(d) Include in its curriculum a course of deportment consisting of instruction in courtesy, neatness and professional attitude in meeting the public.
(e) Arrange the courses devoted to each branch or practice of cosmetology as the Board may from time to time adopt as the course to be followed by the schools.
(f) Not allow any student to perform services on the public for more than 7 hours in any day.
(g) Not allow any student to attend school for more than:
(1) Forty regularly scheduled school hours in each week;
(2) Ten regularly scheduled school hours in any day; or
(3) Ten hours in a week to make up for regularly scheduled school hours that the student missed.
(h) Conduct at least 5 hours of instruction in theory in each 40-hour week, which must be completed by all registered students either through in-person instruction or, subject to paragraph (i), through an alternative form of instruction that has been approved by the Board, including, without limitation, instruction that is provided through distance education.
(i) Not allow any student to complete more than 10 percent of his or her required hours of instruction in theory in a manner other than through in-person instruction.
(j) Require that all work by students be done on the basis of rotation.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Board may, upon request, authorize a school of cosmetology to offer, in addition to courses which are included in any curriculum required for licensure or registration in each branch of cosmetology taught at the school of cosmetology, any other course.
4. The Board shall, upon request, authorize a school of cosmetology to offer a course or program that is designed, intended or used to prepare or qualify another person for licensure in the field of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration if:
(a) The school of cosmetology has obtained all licenses, authorizations and approvals required by state and local law to offer such a course or program; and
(b) With regard to that portion of the premises where the school of cosmetology offers courses included in the cosmetological curriculum, the school of cosmetology continues to comply with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a school of cosmetology offers a course or program that is designed, intended or used to prepare or qualify another person for licensure in the field of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration:
(a) The Board has exclusive jurisdiction over the authorization and regulation of the course or program offered by the school of cosmetology; and
(b) The school of cosmetology is not required to obtain any other license, authorization or approval to offer the course or program.
6. A school of cosmetology is not required to maintain courses of practical training and technical instruction equal to the requirements for examination for a license or certificate of registration in any branch of cosmetology if the school of cosmetology provides its students with a disclaimer, in at least 14-point bold type, indicating that completion of the instruction provided at the school of cosmetology does not:
(a) Qualify the student for a license or certificate of registration in any branch of cosmetology; or
(b) Prepare the student for an examination in any branch of cosmetology.
7. As used in this section, distance education means instruction delivered by means of video, computer, television, or the Internet or other electronic means of communication, or any combination thereof, in such a manner that the person supervising or providing the instruction and the student receiving the instruction are separated geographically.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-644A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026