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Important News

UROLA Applicants – Effective February 12, 2024

Required document submission must be completed within 90 days of application. Failure to submit all required documentation within the 90 days will require new application and forfeiture of initial application fee.

Senior Licenses – Effective February 12, 2024

When renewing a current (active) senior license, please be aware of the following changes:
Updated photographs are no longer required.
Continuing Education Hours are no longer required.
Re-testing (either theory or practical) no longer required if the license has expired for a period of three (3) years.

Electric File Certification Course – Effective August 12, 2024

The only Electric File Certification Course Certification that will be accepted are:
Certification received from a licensed instructor at a MS Cosmetology or Manicuring School (Students Only)
Certifications received after the licensee takes an Electric File Certification Course that was monitored by the Board.

*** All other certifications will be invalid on August 12, 2024. Licensees found with these certifications will be given violations, and the certifications will be retained.


STUDENT PERMITS ISSUED FOR SIX (6) MONTHS BY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY

On November 3, 2023, the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology extended the issuance of student work permits from three (3) months to six (6) months, becoming effective for all new requests on November 9, 2023. Going forward, student work permits will be issued directly to the student and not a dedicated salon. However, the student must be monitored by a licensee in the program completed. The Board revised Rule 3.2; such revisions will expire after 120 days from filing date, unless renewed for an additional 90 days by the Board.

Please note that all existing work permits will remain within the original three (3) month expiration date. Only new requests received on or after November 9, 2023, will have the six (6) month expiration date.


DERMAPLANING NOW REGULATED BY MS STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY

On September 1, 2023, the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology extended the permitted scope of services for licensed cosmetologists and estheticians to include the practice of dermaplaning with a guarded razor. The Board revised Rule 1.10 and Rule 7.8 to reflect the extension in permitted scope of practice; such revisions will expire after 120 days from September 1, 2023, unless renewed for an additional 90 days by the Board.


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