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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 09.22.01.06" title_num="09" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="01" heading="Eyelash Extension Technician License.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An eyelash extension technician license authorizes the licensee to engage in the practice of applying, removing, cleansing, and maintenance of semi-permanent individual or volume eyelash extensions to enhance the length, curl, fullness, and thickness of natural lashes.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Temporary Eyelash Extension Technician License.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may issue a temporary eyelash extension technician license to an applicant who submits an application on or before December 31, 2026.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An applicant for a temporary license shall submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>To qualify for a temporary license, an applicant shall be at least 17 years old and have completed successfully a ninth grade education or the equivalent.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Applicants for a temporary license are exempt from the training and exam requirements of Business Occupations and Professions Article, §5-305(c) and (h), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The term of a temporary license is 1 year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The fee for a temporary license is $11.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The Board may issue no more than one temporary license to an individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Renewal.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Temporary licenses may be renewed no more than one time for a term of 1 year.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An applicant for the renewal of a temporary license shall submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Board shall not renew a temporary license unless the applicant demonstrates good cause as to why they did not obtain a permanent eyelash technician license and that they are</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Enrolled in an eyelash extension course approved by the State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Registered as an apprentice as provided under Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§5-404 and 5-505, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The fee for the renewal of a temporary license is $11.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>