National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors & Associations
PRESS RELEASE
January 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Susanne S. Warfield - Executive Director
201-670-4100
NCEA Certified Professional
Endorsed in District of Columbia Legislation
Washington, DC -  NCEA Certified Professionals have raised the standards in another state with the District of Columbia FINAL RULEMAKING endorsing the high standards set by the NCEA Certification program. The NCEA Certified credential is based upon a 1200 hour esthetician job task analysis and is a voluntary certification that now is making the difference for the thousands of estheticians who can now hold a Master Esthetician Manager License in the District of Columbia.

NCEA's Executive director received the phone call from Kathryn Kailian (formerly of the DC board) who was instrumental in getting this legislation written. "This has been a culmination of several years work beginning back when I first met Ms. Kailian at a National Interstate Council of State Board meeting in 2007," said Warfield. "This is a great day for estheticians in the United States, and further shows that the extensive work that the NCEA has been doing on their behalf is paying off."

The NCEA was founded in January 2000 and currently has over 5,300 professionals getting politically active in the industry. NCEA State Representatives are working in all states to raise the level of esthetician education, licensing and continuing education requirements. Through the NCEA Certification program, The NCEA Commission on Accreditation (COA) for continuing education,  and the National Esthetic Teacher Training (NETT) conference, NCEA is making a difference!

Here is an overview...
 
N JonesDEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, hereby gives notice of the adoption of amendments to Chapter 37 (Barber and
Cosmetology) of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.

 
This rulemaking action will reconfigure the current Esthetician license into a two-tiered license:
a Basic Esthetician license and a Master Esthetician Manager's license. Current licensees that
can demonstrate to the Board of Barber and Cosmetology that they have sufficient experience
will have two years to obtain a Master Esthetician Manager's license by waiver.

In addition, esthetician applicants for an instructor license will now be required to possess a Master
Esthetician Manager's license prior to becoming eligible to sit for the instructor examination.

Proposed regulations were published in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on September 25,
2009, in the D.C. Registerat 56 DCR 7647. In response to comments received, the regulations
were revised to: (1) amend section 3711.1 to clarify licensure by reciprocity; (2) add section
3711.5 to establish a list of national certifying organizations to be recognized by the Board of
Barber and Cosmetology; and (3) amend the definition of "cosmetologist."

Three key components of this legislation are:

A new Section 3703.23 is added to read as follows:  
3703.23 Applicants for a Master Esthetician Manager license may apply for licensure by
examination pursuant to the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or without
examination by meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph (b).   

(b) The training and examination requirement for a master esthetician license
may be waived by the Board if the applicant holds either a current District
of Columbia Esthetician Operator license or a Cosmetology Operator
license and is NCEA-certified.


Section 3711.1 is amended to read as follows:
3711.1   An applicant for a license by reciprocity or endorsement shall furnish proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has paid the applicable fee and:
(a) If applying for licensure by reciprocity the applicant must provide a letter
of good standing from a jurisdiction with requirements which, in the
opinion of the Board, were substantially equivalent at the time of the
applicant's licensure to those of the District of Columbia, and which
jurisdictionadmits barbers and cosmetologists licensed by the District in a
like manner; or
(b) If applying for licensure by endorsement the applicant must provide the
Board with written certification that he or she:
(1) Passed anexamination acceptable to the Board that is applicable to
the license sought in the District;

(2) Has an active certification from a recognized national certifying
organization that is listed in � 3711.5 of this chapter; and  
(3) Has not been disciplined or otherwise disqualified by the national
certifying organization relied upon for the application for licensure
by endorsement.


Section 3711.5 is added to read as follows:
3711.5 The following organizations shall be recognized by the Board as national
certifying organizations acceptable to the Board whose standards for certification
are at least as high as the education and experience standards set forth in this
chapter for the same profession or occupation in the District:

(a) Master Estheticians - National Coalition of Estheticians,
Manufacturers/Distributers & Associations (NCEA).



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