{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-5-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 5–302","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a student who has completed at least 350 hours of training at a school of cosmetology may practice cosmetology, without a license, at the school.\n(2) A student may practice cosmetology under this subsection only:\n(i) in the course of the practical work required as part of the training of the student;\n(ii) while the student is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the requirements established by the Department of Education for public school programs or the Maryland Higher Education Commission for private school programs; and\n(iii) if the individual to whom a service is to be provided agrees to provision of the service after being informed that a student in training is to provide the service.\n(b) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a student who has completed at least 1,000 hours of training at a school of cosmetology may practice cosmetology, without a license, in a hospital, nursing home, or correctional facility.\n(2) A student may practice cosmetology under this subsection only:\n(i) in the course of the practical work required as part of the training of the student;\n(ii) while the student is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the requirements established by the Department of Education for public school programs or the Maryland Higher Education Commission for private school programs; and\n(iii) if the individual to whom a service is to be provided:\n1. is confined to the hospital, nursing home, or correctional facility; and\n2. agrees to provision of the service after being informed that a student in training is to provide the service.","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=5-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"bf0f379bcfd3b80a92b6fddd48ccaafa62a3a1dfcbcaed61632e0d7ee878a864","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-5-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-5-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}