1. (a) In this chapter,

   1. (1) "board" means the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers;
   2. (2) repealed 7/23/2000;
   3. (3) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
   4. (4) "jurisdiction" means a licensing board or administrative agency of another state, territory, or country responsible for issuing licenses and maintaining licensing records for barbers, hairdressers, manicurists, or estheticians;
   5. (5) "theoretical instruction" means instruction by lecture, classroom participation, or examination;
   6. (6) "practical instruction," "practical operation," or "practical training" means the demonstration of or the actual performance of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring by a student, apprentice, or practitioner;
   7. (7) "manicurist" includes an individual licensed in any jurisdiction as a nail technician;
   8. (8) "client release form" means a client's written consent, on a form provided by a practitioner, for the practitioner to perform the requested body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring procedure;
   9. (9) "college or university" means the University of Alaska or a college or university accredited by a national or regional educational accrediting organization.
   10. (10) "working day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday.
   11. (11) "passing a proficiency examination" means demonstrating to the satisfaction of the examiner that the student or apprentice has achieved a high degree of competency in the subject matter and is able to perform the appropriate practical operations without intervention by the examiner.

2. (b) For the purposes of AS 08.13.220(5),

   1. (1) "appliances" in the field of esthetics means only those devices used to stimulate natural physiological processes intended to improve the health and appearance of a person's skin; a device

      1. (A) operates within the manufacturer's guidelines;
      2. (B) does not directly ablate or destroy live tissue;
      3. (C) does not involve an incision into skin beyond the epidermis; and
      4. (D) is not defined as a Class III or Class IV laser device under 21 C.F.R. 1040.10, revised as of April 2, 2018, and adopted by reference;
   2. (2) "for a fee" does not include remuneration received by a person employed or working under contract to provide make up services for a television, film, or stage production.

(Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 10/21/82, Register 84; am 2/28/88, Register 105; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 11/27/2002, Register 164; am 12/6/2002, Register 164; am 7/12/2007, Register 183; am 4/21/2010, Register 194; am 6/8/2016, Register 218; am 6/21/2018, Register 226; am 3/30/2019, Register 229; am 12/6/2020, Register 236; am 6/5/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 08.13.030, AS 08.13.220