Section 5-302 - Practice by students - In general. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-302. Practice by students - In general.
 

(a)  Students with 350 hours of training.-  

(1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a student who has completed at least 350 hours of training at a school of cosmetology may practice cosmetology, without a license, at the school. 

(2) A student may practice cosmetology under this subsection only: 

(i) in the course of the practical work required as part of the training of the student; 

(ii) while the student is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the requirements established by the Department of Education for public school programs or the Maryland Higher Education Commission for private school programs; and 

(iii) if the individual to whom a service is to be provided agrees to provision of the service after being informed that a student in training is to provide the service. 

(b)  Students with 1,000 hours of training.-  

(1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a student who has completed at least 1,000 hours of training at a school of cosmetology may practice cosmetology, without a license, in a hospital, nursing home, or correctional facility. 

(2) A student may practice cosmetology under this subsection only: 

(i) in the course of the practical work required as part of the training of the student; 

(ii) while the student is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the requirements established by the Department of Education for public school programs or the Maryland Higher Education Commission for private school programs; and 

(iii) if the individual to whom a service is to be provided: 

1. is confined to the hospital, nursing home, or correctional facility; and 

2. agrees to provision of the service after being informed that a student in training is to provide the service. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 486; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1991, ch. 481.]