New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 1 /
January 13, 2026
This is an amendment to
16.34.4 NMAC Sections 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, effective 1/13/2026.
16.34.4.9 BARBER APPRENTICE LICENSE: The board shall issue a barber apprentice license to an applicant who submits the apprentice license fee, the application form required and provided by the board, and a copy of the apprenticeship agreement between the apprentice and the registered apprenticeship program, issued by the state apprenticeship agency. Applicants for a barber apprenticeship program, must contact the department of workforce solutions to apply. Upon acceptance into a barber apprenticeship program, the applicant shall apply for a barber apprentice license with the board. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship program, the barber apprentice shall apply for a barber license.
A. A barber apprentice license is valid during the time the apprentice is active in a registered apprenticeship program, but in no case longer than 36 months from the date of issuance. A barber apprentice license will automatically become invalid upon the apprentice’s cancellation from a registered apprenticeship program or deregistration of an apprenticeship program by the state apprenticeship agency. The apprentice is responsible for returning the invalid license to the board within 30 days of the apprentice’s cancellation or deregistration of the program.
B. The board may recommend to the state apprenticeship agency deregistration of a barber apprenticeship program for any violation of the board’s rules or regulations.
C. A barber apprentice may receive related instruction from a journey worker/licensed barber instructor outside of a licensed establishment; however, barber apprentice services may not be performed on the public and practical application may not be taught outside of a licensed establishment.
[16.34.4.9 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.9, 6/16/2001; Repealed, 10/4/2007; A, 10/29/2016; A, 8/29/2023 A, 01/13/2026]
16.34.4.11 BARBER/COSMETOLOGY
LICENSE (CROSSOVER): A barber/cosmetology license may be issued to any
licensee who has completed a crossover course in either barbering or
cosmetology, [and] has taken and passed the appropriate exams, completes
online application, and pays initial licensure fee. Upon completion of the crossover, the licensee
must contact the board office and request that their licenses be combined.
[16.34.4.11 NMAC – Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.10, 06/16/2001; Repealed, 04/12/2010; A, 8/29/2023 A, 01/13/2026]
16.34.4.13 QUALIFIED
INSTRUCTORS:
A. An eligible applicant may be issued an instructor license provided he or she submits a transcript for a 1000-hour instructor training course or proof of two years of current and consecutive work experience and passes the instructor licensing examination which can be taken only once for multiple licenses.
B. A provisional instructor license will be issued to an eligible applicant who meets the board requirements and has completed three full years of current verified full time work experience as a practitioner in the field in which he/she seeks licensure as an instructor under the following terms and conditions:
(1) The work experience must be current to ensure up-to-date knowledge in the field in which the applicant seeks provisional licensure.
(2) The
provisional license will be effective [until the next renewal period of]
up to 24 months and will expire on March [thirty-one] 31st.
(3) The
provisional license will only be renewed [twice] once upon
completion of the required continuing education in professional development and
the required fee as set forth by board rules.
(4) To obtain an instructor license, the holder of a provisional instructor license must complete an examination application and pass the instructor licensing examination. Failing any portion of the instructor examination automatically voids the provisional instructor license. The provisional license must then be returned to the board office.
(5) The holder of a provisional instructor license must sit for the licensing examination prior to the expiration of the provisional license.
(6) No more than fifty percent of the total instructional staff at any licensed school in the state of New Mexico may be licensed under this category. When determining ratios, more than one part-time provisional instructor may be combined to count as one instructor.
[16.34.4.13 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.13, 6/16/2001; A,
10/4/2007; A, 4/12/2010; A, 12/17/2015 A, 01/13/2026]
16.34.4.14 STUDENT
PERMIT:
A. Upon
receipt of a complete student registration form and applicable fee, which shall
be received in the board office within [15] 30 days of date [of
registration] the student starts school,
the board will issue a student permit and permit number. The student permit authorizes the holder to
practice course related skills in an approved school and perform services on
the public only after fifteen percent of the required hours for graduation from
the course of study are accrued.
B. Student
permits are valid for [90] 120 days following completion of
graduation requirements. The student permit
will be issued to the student upon graduation of course of study by a school
official and can be used to enter a licensed establishment and provide all
services in the applicable course of study under the constant supervision of a
licensee of the board, in the applicable course of study. The student permit holder may not assume
supervisory or managerial responsibilities of a licensed establishment at any
time. The student permit is valid for [90]
120 days while waiting to test.
Once the [90] 120 days has expired [the student permit
must be turned into the state board office and] the student must terminate
working at the licensed establishment.
It is the responsibility of the licensed establishment to monitor the
expiration of the student permit. [The
student permit must be turned into the board with initial licensure application
as part of the application process.]
No extensions will be given after the [90] 120 days has
terminated.
C. Student
permits are the property of the board and must be returned to the [board
office] school with the notice of termination or official transcript
of credit by the school. Additional
requirements applicable to student permits are found in Paragraph 7 of
Subsection A of 16.34.8.13 NMAC of these rules.
D. Student permits cannot be used outside a school environment without board approval.
E. Student permits are not to be used as a student externship permit as defined in 16.34.8.17 NMAC.
[16.34.4.14 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.14, 6/16/2001; A, 7/16/2004; A, 10/4/2007; A, 4/12/2010; A, 11/14/2010; A, 12/17/2015; A, 7/14/2018 A, 01/13/2026]
16.34.4.15 DUPLICATE
LICENSES: [A duplicate license
will be issued to any board licensee who submits a written request along with
the required fee.]
A. A
duplicate license will be issued to any board licensee who submits an online
request along with the required fee.
B. A licensee who works at more than one
establishment must obtain an official duplicate license for each establishment.
[16.34.4.15 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 34.4.15, 6/16/2001; A, 10/4/2007; A, 12/17/2015 A, 01/13/2026]