Estheticians & Esthetic Salons
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REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
All applications must be complete and accurate upon receipt to be fully processed.
All applications must be accompanied by the $40.00 application fee.
If an incomplete reciprocity application is received, it will be returned to the applicant for completion or correction.
If an incomplete or incorrect examination application is received, it will be returned to the school or the applicant for completion or correction.
All applications must include a current and clear head-and-shoulder photo that is a minimum of 2”x 3”.
All documentation must be in English or accompanied by a certified translation in English.
Esthetician License by Reciprocity
• Applicant must have a valid equivalent license in another jurisdiction*
• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age
• Applicant must have completed a tenth grade education or equivalent
• Applicant must provide a license certification from their jurisdiction.
• Applicant’s jurisdiction must require 700 hours** of esthetician education in a cosmetology school. Indiana does not accept apprenticeship hours.*** One (1) year of licensed practice may substitute for one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of 400 hours of education.
• Your jurisdiction must require at least 70% passing on both written and practical licensing examinations
• For Jurisdictions outside the United States only: Please submit high school diploma (or record of last year attended) and cosmetology school transcript. If your original documents are in a foreign language, a certified translation in English must accompany the original documents.
* If the applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice esthetics, the applicant may apply for a provisional esthetician license (see below).
** The number of hours reflects the applicant’s state’s minimum education requirement rather than the actual number of hours that were obtained. If the applicant completed extra hours above and beyond the state’s minimum requirement, the extra hours would not apply.
*** If the applicant’s jurisdiction accepts apprenticeship hours as an option for licensure, the applicant should submit documentation showing proof of completing the education requirement; this may include a transcript from the applicant’s cosmetology school, an official certification from the original jurisdiction that indicates the applicant received 700 hours of esthetics education from a cosmetology school, or a letter from the jurisdiction indicating that the applicant received 700 hours of esthetician education from a cosmetology school.
If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues an esthetician license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a cosmetology school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana-approved cosmetology school and then apply by examination. Cosmetology schools may accept hours from an out-of-state school, but are not required by the board to do so.
Esthetician License by Examination
• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age
• Applicant must have completed a tenth grade education or equivalent
• Applicant must have obtained 700 hours of esthetician education and graduated within 3 years from the date of enrollment from an approved cosmetology school. The three year rule may be waived due to a rule change effective January 18, 2008. Please email for further information at pla12@pla.in.gov.
Provisional Esthetician License
• Applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice esthetics (has only a school certificate to practice in the jurisdiction)
• Applicant must provide proof of sufficient training or experience as an esthetician*
• Applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or esthetician
* Applicant must provide proof of experience, such as proof of salon experience. An affidavit of work experience may be used. Applicant must submit transcript of training from a cosmetology school. All transcripts must be accompanied by a certified translation in English.
Temporary Esthetician Permit
• A temporary permit is not available to applicants for a provisional license
• A temporary permit is available to examination applicants who have submitted a complete application and have not taken the licensing examination
• A temporary permit is available to reciprocity applicants who have submitted a complete application and for whom the board is not able to make a decision on licensure within fifteen (15) days
• All applicants for a temporary permit must indicate that they will be working under a supervising cosmetologist or esthetician with at least six (6) months experience
Esthetics Salon License
• Applicant must select a site for the salon; if the site is in the same building as a residence, it must be separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition and have a separate entry
• Applicant must obtain any building permit, certificate of occupancy, or other approval action required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4 to operate the esthetic salon
• Applicant must install the furnishings and obtain the salon equipment required under rules adopted by the board
• Applicant must submit a verified statement on a form prescribed by the board that the esthetic salon will be under the personal supervision of a person who has at least six (6) months active experience as a cosmetologist or esthetician before the application was submitted
Mobile Salon License
• A mobile salon/shop may be;
(1) a self-contained facility that may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to another and in which cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, manicuring or barbering is practiced, or;
(2) A business in which cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, manicuring, or barbering equipment is transported to and used on a temporary basis at a location other than a selected salon site, including:
(A) other cosmetology, electrology, esthetic, manicuring, or barbering salons/shops;
(B) clients' homes; and
(C) nursing homes.
• Applicant comply with the rules adopted by the board (820 IAC 2-1, 3-1, and 3-2)
• Mobile salon must be under the personal supervision of a person who has at least six (6) months active experience as a beauty culture professional before the application is submitted.
Esthetician Applications and Forms
Estheticians
- Application for Cosmetology Professional Temporary Permit
- Application for Cosmetologist, Manicurist, Esthetician, or Electrology License
- Application for Cosmetology Professional License by Reciprocity
- Application for Beauty Culture Professional Provisional License
- Affidavit of Work Experience
- Affidavit of Completion of One Hundred (100) Hours of Cosmetology Instruction
Esthetic Salons
