Manicuring Schools

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the licensing procedure and requirements for schools of manicuring. (1) Except as provided by this rule, schools of manicuring shall comply with 20 CSR 2085-12.010 sections (1)–(3) and sections (5)–(17) and 20 CSR 2085-12.040(1) and sections (3)–(6). (2) Floor Space Required. Every school of manicuring in Missouri shall have a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet for classroom, clinic, and supportive areas. Schools which have an enrollment of ten (10) or fewer students shall have a minimum of six hundred twenty-five (625) square feet for clinical instruction and a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet allocated for classroom instruction. Additional floor space required for additional students over ten (10) shall be no less than fifty (50) square feet for each additional student. Satellite classrooms must have a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet for classroom instruction for up to twenty (20) students. For each additional student, satellite classrooms must have at least an additional fifty (50) square feet. (3) Minimum equipment and training supplies for manicuring AND INSURANCE schools shall be: (A) One (1) large dispensary; (B) One (1) locker per student; (C) Two (2) or more restrooms to separately accommodate male and female students; (D) A metal fire-resistant and locking filing cabinet for school and student records; (E) One (1) sink with hot and cold running water per each ten (10) students; (F) One (1) manicuring table with stool and equipment set per student; (G) Sterilizers. 1. Three (3) large wet sterilizers or individual wet containers in each station of the clinic that are large enough to cover all needed implements (each shall contain a wet sterilizing agent). 2. Two (2) individual containers in each station of the clinic that are large enough to cover all needed implements; each shall be kept clear and free of unsterilized items and tools; 3. All kits shall be kept clean and remain free of unsterilized items and tools; (H) First-aid supplies; (I) Five (5) classroom tables and ten (10) chairs for practice and theory; (J) One (1) time clock for student hours or a reliable record keeping system for tracking and recording student hours; (K) Closeable sanitary containers for clean and soiled towels; (L) Visual aids on the circulatory system, bones, muscles, nerves, anatomy, pH scale, and history of nails; (M) One (1) complete visual aid teaching system; (N) Large blackboard; (O) Sanitary drinking facilities; (P) A reference library for students containing the following materials: textbooks on theory in manicuring for each student, textbooks on cosmetology establishment management and buying, textbooks on psychology of salesmanship, a collegiate dictionary, a beauty culture dictionary, and trade magazines. Textbooks, if necessary for coursework, for each student. Textbooks provided must be new, photocopies are not acceptable. All textbooks shall be current. Students shall receive primary textbooks within forty-eight (48) hours of enrollment; (Q) A janitor’s closet for cleaning supplies; and (R) Individual student manicuring kits shall include at a minimum the following: 1. Basic manicure and pedicure implements; and 2. Artificial nail supplies and implements. (4) Instruction. Students in a school of manicuring shall comply with all requirements of 20 CSR 2085-12.060. AUTHORITY: sections 329.025.1, 329.040, and 329.050, RSMo Supp. 2008.* Original rule filed Aug. 10, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed July 22, 2009, effective Jan. 30, 2010. *Original authority: 329.025, RSMo 2005, amended 2008; 329.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1959, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001; and 329.050, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1949, 1961, 1981, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005.