Crossover Operator Licensing—(New Licensees)

PURPOSE: This rule establishes requirements for currently licensed persons to obtain a crossover license to practice barbering and cosmetology. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this rule, any person may apply for a crossover license to practice as a barber and as a cosmetologist. Any person seeking licensure under this rule shall submit an application to the board on a form provided by the board and pay the initial license fee. To be eligible for licensure, applicants for a crossover barber and cosmetology operator license shall comply with all training, application, examination and licensure requirements applicable to both barbering and the cosmetology license requested. (2) Upon successful completion of all licensing and examination requirements, and payment of all applicable fees, the board will issue a single crossover license to the applicant which shall authorize the applicant to practice as both a barber and as a cosmetologist in the classification of cosmetology for which the applicant has been approved by the board. (3) No person shall be allowed to enter barber apprenticeship training and cosmetology apprenticeship training at the same time. Any applicant desiring to study as both a barber and cosmetology apprentice shall first successfully complete one course of apprentice training before applying for apprenticeship training in any other profession licensed by the board. The apprentice applicant may select which apprenticeship training he/she would like to begin first (barber apprenticeship training or cosmetology apprenticeship training). Training completed in a cosmetology apprenticeship shall not be credited towards the hours required for a barber apprenticeship nor shall training hours completed in a barber apprenticeship be credited towards the training hours required for a cosmetology apprenticeship. (4) Any person who enrolls as a barber student and a cosmetology student at the same time must separately enroll as a student for each course of study. Except as otherwise provided in the rules of the board, training hours/credits completed in a cosmetology curriculum shall not be credited towards the hours required for barber training nor shall training hours completed in a barber curriculum be credited towards the training hours required for cosmetology. (5) For the purpose of meeting the minimum requirements for examination, any barber or cosmetology training completed by a student or apprentice shall only be recognized by the board for a period of five (5) years from the date the board issues the relevant student or apprentice license to a person. (6) The provisions of this rule are applicable to applicants for a crossover operator license who are not actively licensed by the board as a cosmetologist or barber at the time the crossover license application is submitted to the board. AUTHORITY: Chapters 328 and 329, RSMo 2000 and Supp. 2007 and sections 329.010.7 and 329.025.1, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Original rule filed Aug. 1, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. *Original authority: Chapters 328 and 329, see Missouri Revised Statutes; 329.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1979, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005; and 329.025, RSMo 2005.