1. (1) each school shall be accredited by:

   1. (a) the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS); or
   2. (b) other accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;
2. (2) each school shall maintain and keep the accreditation current;

3. (3) a newly licensed school shall pursue accreditation under this section using the following procedure:

   1. (a) a new school shall:

      1. (i) within one month of the date the school was licensed as a school by the Division, submit to an accrediting commission an application for candidate status;
      2. (ii) within 18 months of the date the school was licensed by the Division, provide the Division evidence of receiving candidate status from the accrediting commission;
      3. (iii) file with the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection a "Request for Exemption pursuant to the Postsecondary Proprietary School Act" application, pursuant to Sections 13-34-105 and R152-34-5;
      4. (iv) during the pendency of its application for accreditation status, comply with all applicable accreditation standards; and
      5. (v) receive approval for accreditation within 24 months following the date it achieved candidate status; and
   2. (b) the Division shall determine whether a newly licensed school entity has succeeded a previously licensed school entity for the purposes of achieving accreditation;
   3. (c) if a newly licensed school is determined by the Division to be a new entity, then the newly licensed school shall comply with the accreditation deadlines in Subsection (3)(a); and
   4. (d) if a newly licensed school is determined by the Division not to be a new entity, then the newly licensed school shall meet the accreditation deadlines previously set by its accrediting commission;

4. (4) the Division's determination shall be based upon whether the newly licensed school:

   1. (a) operates on essentially the same premises as the previously licensed school;
   2. (b) uses essentially the same staff;
   3. (c) operates under essentially the same ownership; and
   4. (d) maintains the previously licensed school's accreditation status with the applicable governing accreditation commission;
5. (5) a licensee whose accreditation has been withdrawn shall immediately notify the Division; and
6. (6) a licensee who fails to obtain or maintain accreditation status as required shall immediately surrender its license as a school to the Division, and failure to do so shall constitute a basis for immediate revocation of licensure under Section 63G-4-502.

Under Subsection 58-11a-302(3)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(6)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(9)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(13)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(16)(c)(iv), 58-11a-302(19)(c)(iv), or 58-11a-302(22)(c)(iv), the accreditation standards for a school of barbering, cosmetology/barbering, electrology, esthetics, hair design, nail technology, or eyelash and eyebrow technology include the following:

KEY: barber, cosmetologist, cosmetologist/barber, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer, nail technician, eyelash and eyebrow technician

Date of Last Change: March 24, 2025

Notice of Continuation: January 10, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-11a-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)