Section 12.09.004. Courtesy license.

	(a)  A courtesy license authorizes the licensee to practice body piercing or to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring as a guest practitioner in a shop licensed by the board. An applicant for a courtesy license to practice body piercing must have a sponsor who holds a permanent license to practice body piercing in this state. An applicant for a courtesy license to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring must have a sponsor who holds a permanent license to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring in this state.  
	(b)  The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.01.062(a) and who, at least 30 days before the applicant plans to begin practicing, submits  
		(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested, and the identity of the applicant's sponsor;  
		(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;  
		(3) verification of practicing body piercing for a fee, or of practicing tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring for a fee, for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application; the proof must include one of the following or a combination of the following:  
			(A) at least two sworn affidavits from students or employees verifying the applicant's experience;  
			(B) at least one copy per month of a client release form for at least 12 of the 24 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of application;  
			(C) other information acceptable to the board;  
		(4) a statement signed by the applicant's sponsor verifying that the sponsor is a practitioner of body piercing or practitioner of tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring who holds a permanent license in this state and will sponsor the applicant; and  
		(5) verification that the applicant successfully completed training equivalent to that required for completion of courses certified by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization approved by the board, and has been issued a current card, in  
			(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and  
			(B) blood borne pathogens.  
	(c)  A courtesy license to practice body piercing or to practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring is valid for 30 consecutive days. A person may not be issued more than one courtesy license in a calendar year.  
	(d)  The period during which a courtesy license is valid may not be counted towards the training requirements of 12 AAC 09.167 or 12 AAC 09.169.  
	(e)  The board will issue a courtesy license to an applicant to practice hairdressing as a hairdresser for the purpose of working on a television, film, or stage production who meets the requirements of this chapter and AS 08.01.062, and by submitting the following:  
		(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; a completed application must specify the dates for which the license is requested, the type of license requested;  
		(2) payment of the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;  
		(3) verification of a current hairdressing license from another state or jurisdiction.  
	(f)  A courtesy license to practice hairdressing is valid for the duration of the production, not to exceed 12 months. If the license is required for a period longer than 12 months, the licensee must apply for a new and separate license.  

Authorities

08.01.062;08.13.030;08.13.070

Notes

Authority

AS 08.01.062 AS 08.13.030 AS 08.13.070

History

Eff. 12/6/2002, Register 164; am 09/24/2014, Register 211