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Certificates and examinations 35

  • A certified esthetician applies to add nail technology. What does the rule say about the Oregon laws and rules examination? OAR 817-006-0025(3)(a)(C)
  • A client asks a freelance authorization holder to show the authorization. What does the posting rule say? OAR 817-007-0350(6)
  • A student completes two fields of practice. How many times must the career development and Oregon laws and rules hours be completed? OAR 817-006-0002(5)
  • After which failed attempt may the Oregon Board set qualifications, such as more school hours, before another retake? OAR 817-006-0100(2)
  • An applicant holds an active authorization from another state with no disciplinary action. Which document does the reciprocity pathway ask for? OAR 817-006-0025(3)(b)(A)
  • At the least, how often must Oregon cosmetology examinations be given? ORS 690.065(1)
  • Besides the hours for a field, how many hours of Oregon laws and rules must a student complete under the Board's curriculum? OAR 817-006-0002(4)
  • Besides the name and the field of practice, what must an Oregon certificate show under ORS 690.048? ORS 690.048(2)
  • For how long is a passed practical examination score valid toward Oregon certification? OAR 817-006-0025(3)(a)(B)
  • For how long is an Oregon demonstration permit active? OAR 817-007-0300(2)
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Certificates and examinations, continued

  • How far ahead of the preferred test date must a request for a special examination accommodation be submitted in Oregon? OAR 817-006-0150(3)
  • How long is an Oregon practitioner certificate in a field of practice valid? OAR 817-006-0001(2)
  • How many hours does the Board's curriculum set for hair design at an hour-based school? OAR 817-006-0002(2)(a)(C)
  • How many registered teachers must be present while 16 to 30 students perform practical operations? OAR 817-006-0002(9)(b)
  • How soon may an Oregon applicant retake a failed written examination? OAR 817-006-0100(1)
  • ORS 690.047 allows a specialty certificate in every field of practice except which one? ORS 690.047
  • Two years after first applying, an Oregon cosmetology applicant still has a required written examination left to pass. What must the applicant do? OAR 817-006-0025(5)
  • Under ORS 690.005, what does a certificate authorize its holder to do? ORS 690.005(3)
  • Under ORS 690.065, who determines the subjects, scope, form and passing score of the examinations? ORS 690.065(3)
  • Under ORS 690.105, a demonstration permit covers practice that is temporary and primarily for what purpose? ORS 690.105(1)
  • What does a freelance license allow an Oregon practitioner to do? ORS 690.005(9)
  • What does the Board's rule say about renewing a demonstration permit? OAR 817-007-0300(2)
  • What is the passing score on each Oregon written cosmetology examination, the Oregon laws and rules examination included? OAR 817-006-0075(3)
  • What kind of certificate must an applicant for independent contractor registration hold under ORS 690.057? ORS 690.057(1)(e)
  • What may happen to an applicant who gives or receives aid during an Oregon written examination? OAR 817-006-0075(8)
  • What must a freelance authorization holder give each client under OAR 817-007-0200? OAR 817-007-0200(1)
  • What must an applicant for natural hair care certification show in place of a school transcript? OAR 817-006-0050(3)
  • What must every application for a certificate or demonstration permit contain under ORS 690.035? ORS 690.035
  • When an Oregon freelance holder solicits business, which numbers must the promotional material display? OAR 817-007-0200(2)
  • Which field of practice has the fewest required hours at an hour-based school under the Board's curriculum? OAR 817-006-0002(2)(a)
  • Which of these does the examination rule keep out of the Oregon written examination area? OAR 817-006-0075(6)
  • Which of these must a demonstration permit specify under ORS 690.105? ORS 690.105(2)(c)
  • Which practitioner must hold an independent contractor registration in Oregon? OAR 817-007-0225(1)
  • Which practitioners does ORS 690.046 also authorize to practice natural hair care? ORS 690.046(3)
  • Who administers the practical examination that the Oregon Board of Cosmetology recognizes? OAR 817-006-0075(1)

Renewal and status 12

  • A certificate has stayed inactive longer than the renewal rule allows. What is its status? OAR 817-008-0000(5)
  • A renewing practitioner is selected for an audit of blood borne pathogens training. How long after the notice does the practitioner have to send the documents to the Office? OAR 817-008-0000(10)
  • An independent contractor did not renew the registration in time. What must that person do to reactivate it? OAR 817-008-0000(7)
  • For how long is an independent contractor registration valid? OAR 817-007-0225(3)
  • For up to how many years may a practitioner certificate be inactive and still be renewed? OAR 817-008-0000(4)
  • How long is an Oregon facility license valid before it becomes inactive? OAR 817-007-0000(2)
  • How long must documentation of blood borne pathogens training be kept under the renewal rule? OAR 817-008-0000(10)(b)
  • Under ORS 676.572, an authorization was revoked for a prohibited act. For at least how long may the Office not issue or renew it? ORS 676.572(6)
  • Under ORS 676.572, on which day does a certificate issued under the cosmetology statutes stop being current? ORS 676.572(2)
  • What does the renewal rule say about a freelance authorization in dormant status? OAR 817-008-0000(8)
  • What happens to an independent contractor registration that is not renewed? OAR 817-008-0000(6)
  • What must a practitioner attest to when renewing a field of practice certificate? OAR 817-008-0000(3)(b)

Facilities and salons 24

  • A facility will not operate under the real and true name of each owner. What must the license application include? OAR 817-007-0025(5)
  • A licensed facility owner plans to operate for a short time away from the address on file. What does the rule require? OAR 817-007-0100(5)
  • An Oregon salon moves to a new physical address. What must the facility license holder do? OAR 817-007-0000(4)
  • Besides the license, which document must a facility license holder post in public view? OAR 817-007-0350(7)
  • For how many consecutive calendar days, at most, may a temporary facility permit run? ORS 690.055(2)(a)
  • How long does a facility license holder have to notify the Office after the facility name changes? OAR 817-007-0000(6)
  • How must the living area be separated from a facility located in a residence? OAR 817-007-0075(2)
  • OAR 817-007-0000 says the holder of a facility license must be what? OAR 817-007-0000(3)
  • One person wants facility licenses for two salon locations. What does the rule allow? OAR 817-007-0000(4)
  • ORS 690.205 keeps the Board from prohibiting domestic use of a facility if the domestic part is what? ORS 690.205(2)
  • Tattoo services are offered inside a cosmetology facility. How must they be separated from the cosmetology services? OAR 817-007-0050(4)
  • Under ORS 690.005, what is a "facility"? ORS 690.005(7)
  • Under ORS 690.055, what does a facility license give its owner the right to do? ORS 690.055(4)
  • What can keep every authorization holder at a facility from being cited for a violation found in a common area? OAR 817-007-0050(3)
  • What does "premises" mean in the Board's definitions? OAR 817-005-0005(36)
  • What does the rule say about a separate entrance for a facility located in a residence? OAR 817-007-0075(4)
  • What is the youngest a natural person may be to receive an Oregon facility license? ORS 690.055(1)(a)
  • What must a facility license holder require of each authorization holder who provides services on the premises? OAR 817-007-0050(1)(d)
  • What must identify a facility located in a residence? OAR 817-007-0075(1)(b)
  • When must a person apply for a temporary facility permit under ORS 690.055? ORS 690.055(2)(c)
  • Where must an Oregon facility license be posted? OAR 817-007-0350(2)
  • Which list must an application for an Oregon facility license include? OAR 817-007-0025(3)
  • Which sink does not count as a water source for a facility located in a residence? OAR 817-007-0075(3)
  • With no contract on the point, who answers for the cleanliness of a shared or common area in an Oregon facility? OAR 817-007-0050(2)

Safety and infection control 49

  • A client tries on a manufactured hairpiece. What does the rule require? OAR 817-010-0085(1)
  • A surface is contaminated by blood. What does the equipment rule require? OAR 817-010-0101(4)
  • An article touched a client's skin and cannot be cleaned or disinfected. What does the rule require? OAR 817-010-0040(3)
  • Before resale, how must used hair goods be handled? OAR 817-010-0085(2)
  • Chemicals in containers larger than what size must be stored in separate cabinets, safety-valve containers or isolated locations? OAR 817-060-0020(6)
  • During what period must disinfectants be available for immediate use? OAR 817-010-0068(10)
  • From what must flammable chemicals be stored separate? OAR 817-060-0020(4)
  • How do the Board's rules define a fire-retardant container? OAR 817-005-0005(20)
  • How do the Board's rules define a high-level disinfectant? OAR 817-005-0005(24)
  • How does the rule say all chemicals must be disposed of? OAR 817-060-0030(2)
  • How must electrical clipper blades be disinfected before each use? OAR 817-010-0069(2)
  • How must hair clippings be disposed of? OAR 817-010-0106(3)
  • How must new, disinfected and cleaned tools and implements be stored? OAR 817-010-0075(1)
  • How must reusable protective gloves be treated after each use? OAR 817-010-0068(12)
  • How must substances such as wax be kept when they are not in use? OAR 817-010-0055(3)
  • How must waste that contains blood be disposed of right after the service? OAR 817-010-0060(5)
  • How often must foot spa equipment be cleaned and disinfected? OAR 817-010-0101(5)
  • In the storage rule's example, how far apart are containers of reactive chemicals kept when they share one storage area? OAR 817-060-0020(5)(a)
  • In which product must tools and implements with sharp edges or points be completely immersed? OAR 817-010-0068(7)
  • The rule on which sinks qualify as a water source makes an exception for which facility? OAR 817-010-0014(3)
  • What is the first step the rule lists for disinfecting a non-electrical tool? OAR 817-010-0068(5)(a)
  • What may not be used at the workstation during any phase of a chemical service? OAR 817-060-0030(3)(d)
  • What must a dispensing area have under the Board's definition? OAR 817-005-0005(11)
  • What must be done with a pumice block or buffer block after it is used on a client? OAR 817-010-0068(11)
  • What must go around a client's neck so that a common use hair cloth or cape does not touch the skin? OAR 817-010-0040(1)
  • What must the cleaning of a foot spa include, besides disinfecting all areas of the equipment? OAR 817-010-0101(5)
  • What strength of quaternary ammonium solution does the rule name for tools without sharp edges or points? OAR 817-010-0068(6)
  • When does the rule require single-use disposable protective gloves? OAR 817-010-0008(2)
  • When must an authorization holder wash the hands under OAR 817-010-0008? OAR 817-010-0008(1)
  • When must chemical waste material go into a closed container? OAR 817-010-0060(1)
  • When must eye goggles, shields or a mask be worn during a service? OAR 817-010-0008(3)
  • When must used wax be removed from the facility? OAR 817-010-0060(8)
  • Where does the cleanable non-porous surface requirement for equipment not apply? OAR 817-010-0101(1)
  • Where must chemically soiled towels or linens be stored? OAR 817-010-0035(4)
  • Where must chemicals used for client services be mixed? OAR 817-060-0030(1)
  • Where must the restroom for a facility's employees be? OAR 817-010-0021(1)
  • Which animals does the rule allow in an Oregon cosmetology facility? OAR 817-010-0095
  • Which describes a "soiled" article under the definitions in OAR 817-005-0005? OAR 817-005-0005(39)
  • Which describes the sharps container the waste rule requires? OAR 817-010-0060(6)
  • Which disinfectant does the rule set for electrical tools other than clipper blades? OAR 817-010-0069(1)(b)
  • Which kinds of activity are in the definition of a low-level disinfectant? OAR 817-005-0005(26)
  • Which label must a sharps container carry? OAR 817-010-0060(6)
  • Which laundering process does the towel rule accept? OAR 817-010-0035(5)
  • Which of these is approved sterilization equipment under OAR 817-010-0068? OAR 817-010-0068(8)(b)
  • Which of these is prohibited at the washing accommodations of an Oregon facility? OAR 817-010-0014(7)
  • Which waste containers are exempt from having covers? OAR 817-010-0060(3)
  • Which way of applying wax does the rule name as one that keeps the remaining wax from contamination? OAR 817-010-0055(2)
  • Which wooden floor may be acceptable in the working area of a facility? OAR 817-010-0106(2)
  • With which agency must approved sterilization equipment be registered and listed? OAR 817-010-0068(8)

Scope of practice and exemptions 36

  • A client refuses to give the personal information that the esthetics record rule asks for. What lets the service go ahead? OAR 817-015-0065(9)
  • A person prepares someone for a professional photograph under the exemption in ORS 690.025. What may that person not use? ORS 690.025(1)(g)
  • An authorization holder has not used an apparatus within two years. What must come before using it again? OAR 817-015-0025(3)(d)
  • An Oregon esthetician may not perform a chemical peel that extends beyond which layer? OAR 817-015-0055(1)
  • At least how many of the dermaplaning training hours must be hands-on, practical training? OAR 817-015-0056(1)
  • Except through natural physiological effects, how deep may an Oregon esthetician's devices penetrate? OAR 817-015-0040(1)
  • For at least how long must esthetics client records be kept at the facility? OAR 817-015-0065(2)
  • For how long must an authorization holder keep records of education or training on an apparatus or product? OAR 817-015-0025(3)(c)
  • How do the Board's rules define dermaplaning? OAR 817-005-0005(9)
  • How does the Office decide on an exemption for practitioners at a charitable or fund-raising event? ORS 690.025(2)
  • How many fields of practice does ORS 690.005 list? ORS 690.005(8)
  • How many hours of education and training does the dermaplaning rule require? OAR 817-015-0056(1)
  • How many hours of training must an esthetician have in each kind of chemical peel before performing it? OAR 817-015-0055(2)
  • In nail technology, how far up the arm may the hands and arms be massaged or treated? ORS 690.005(14)(b)
  • In ORS 690.005, shaving or trimming the beard is part of hair design and of which other field? ORS 690.005(2)(d)
  • In the Board's definitions, a "very superficial peel" does not extend beyond which layer? OAR 817-005-0005(42)
  • Merchants are outside the cosmetology statutes while doing what? ORS 690.025(1)(e)
  • Oregon certifies practitioners in which of these disciplines? ORS 690.005(8)
  • Permanent waving, relaxing and bleaching of the hair are listed under which field of practice? ORS 690.005(10)(b)
  • Temporary removal of hair with wax, thread or sugar falls in which field of practice? ORS 690.005(6)(b)
  • What does "domestic administration" mean in OAR 817-100-0005? OAR 817-100-0005
  • What does the Board's rule say about treating head lice? OAR 817-015-0075
  • What does the rule say about dermaplaning blades? OAR 817-015-0056(5)
  • When is a student exempt from the cosmetology statutes under ORS 690.025? ORS 690.025(1)(i)
  • When may scissors be used in natural hair care? ORS 690.005(15)(a)(B)
  • Which equipment does the statute exclude from "mechanical or electrical apparatus, appliance or device"? ORS 690.005(13)(b)
  • Which mechanical appliances may not be used for the facial and scalp treatments in the definition of barbering? ORS 690.005(2)(c)
  • Which of these belongs in an esthetics client record under OAR 817-015-0065? OAR 817-015-0065(1)(a)
  • Which of these is a "chemical service" as the Board's rules define the term? OAR 817-005-0005(7)
  • Which of these may an esthetician not use under OAR 817-015-0040? OAR 817-015-0040(4)(d)
  • Which of these services is part of esthetics under ORS 690.005? ORS 690.005(6)(d)
  • Which papers on an apparatus must an authorization holder keep and give the Office on request? OAR 817-015-0025(2)(b)
  • Which service is outside natural hair care under ORS 690.005? ORS 690.005(15)(b)
  • Which service may a person give under the exemption for hospitals and long-term care facilities? OAR 817-100-0100(2)
  • Which spray tanning service is exempt under ORS 690.025? ORS 690.025(1)(j)
  • Which unpaid service is outside ORS 690.005 to 690.225 altogether? ORS 690.025(1)(a)

Prohibited acts and penalties 20

  • A facility that was never licensed is found operating. What does OAR 817-090-0025 list as the presumptive penalty for a 1st offense? OAR 817-090-0025(1)(a)
  • A practitioner works while under the influence of alcohol. How does ORS 676.612 treat this? ORS 676.612(2)(g)
  • By what procedure is discipline imposed on a practitioner under ORS 690.167? ORS 690.167
  • For a criminal records check, what may the Office require of an applicant under ORS 676.612? ORS 676.612(3)
  • In the Board's penalty schedule, what is the presumptive penalty for a first offense of failing to post a valid certificate or license in public view? OAR 817-090-0045(2)
  • In the Board's penalty schedule, what is the presumptive penalty for a first offense of performing services when never certified? OAR 817-090-0035(1)(a)
  • Under ORS 676.612, what counts as a conviction of a criminal offense? ORS 676.612(2)(k)
  • Under ORS 690.015(2)(g), what may a person not allow an employee to do? ORS 690.015(2)(g)
  • What class of offense is a violation of ORS 690.015? ORS 690.992(1)
  • What does ORS 690.015 require before a person displays a sign that offers services in a field of practice? ORS 690.015(2)(e)
  • What is the most the Health Licensing Office may impose as a civil penalty for each violation of the cosmetology statutes? ORS 676.992(1)
  • What may a person not do with a document evidencing an authorization under ORS 690.015? ORS 690.015(2)(h)
  • What may an authorization holder not do while the authorization is suspended? ORS 676.612(5)
  • Where may a practitioner without a freelance license perform services under ORS 690.015? ORS 690.015(2)(c)
  • Which act on an application for an authorization does ORS 690.015 prohibit? ORS 690.015(2)(f)
  • Which factor must the Office consider when it imposes a civil penalty under ORS 676.992? ORS 676.992(4)(b)
  • Which form of discipline does ORS 676.612 give the Health Licensing Office? ORS 676.612(1)
  • Which of these is a prohibited act under ORS 676.612? ORS 676.612(2)(e)
  • Which of these is on the list of prohibited acts in ORS 690.015? ORS 690.015(2)(b)
  • Which violation does the penalty schedule say may bring an emergency suspension of the facility license until it is corrected? OAR 817-090-0065(2)

The Board and the Office 18

  • A person has served two consecutive full terms on the Board. How long must pass before that person may be appointed again? ORS 690.155(3)
  • At the least, how often must the Board of Cosmetology meet? ORS 690.175(1)
  • How long is the term of office of a member of the Board of Cosmetology? ORS 690.155(3)
  • How many members of the Board must be practitioners with active authorizations? ORS 690.155(1)(a)
  • How many members sit on the Oregon Board of Cosmetology? ORS 690.155(1)
  • Under ORS 676.618, what may prompt the Office to inspect a facility? ORS 676.618(1)
  • What do inspections under ORS 690.225 determine? ORS 690.225(2)
  • What does ORS 690.195 say about the records of the Health Licensing Office? ORS 690.195(3)
  • What does ORS 690.225 say about disciplinary action on a school? ORS 690.225(3)(b)
  • What is the place of the Director of the Health Licensing Office on the Board? ORS 690.155(4)
  • What makes a quorum of the Board of Cosmetology? ORS 690.175(1)
  • What must the Board do before adopting rules on curriculum requirements under ORS 690.161? ORS 690.161
  • When is the chairperson of the Board elected under OAR 817-005-0010? OAR 817-005-0010
  • When may the Health Licensing Office inspect a school? ORS 690.225(3)(a)
  • Who appoints the members of the Board of Cosmetology? ORS 690.155(1)
  • Who does ORS 676.608 say must investigate complaints about the practice of the occupations it oversees? ORS 676.608(2)(c)
  • Whose approval do the infection control requirements for facilities need under ORS 690.205? ORS 690.205(1)
  • Within which agency is the Board of Cosmetology established? ORS 690.155(1)

How this list was compiled: Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 690 (ORS 690.005 to 690.225 and 690.992) and chapter 676 (ORS 676.572, 676.608, 676.612, 676.618 and 676.992), 2025 edition, on the Oregon Legislature's own site (https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors690.html); and Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 817, divisions 5 to 120, in the Health Licensing Office's own copy of the Board of Cosmetology rules, marked unofficial, permanent rules effective July 1, 2024 (https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HLO/Rules/COS-Rules.pdf). Each question names its section or rule and links to the document it is in. Read 2026-10-04. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the statute and rule text. Nothing comes from a testing vendor, a textbook, a prep course or an exam question pool.

How it works

This unofficial Oregon cosmetology practice test asks state law and Board of Cosmetology rules only, written from ORS chapter 690 and OAR chapter 817 as read on October 4, 2026. Hair, skin and nail theory from textbooks is not here.

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What the Oregon law and rules questions cover

Seven groups: certificates and examinations, renewal and status, facilities, safety and infection control, scope of practice and exemptions, prohibited acts and penalties, and the Board and the Office. Safety and infection control is the largest. Use the topic filter to drill one group; missed questions collect in their own pile.

How the bank follows the office's own outline

The Health Licensing Office's examination bulletin (revised March 1, 2014, and linked from its license pages on October 4, 2026) lists seven domains for the Oregon Laws and Rules examination: definitions, facility standards, practice standards, facility operations, examinations, licensing and certification, and chemicals. Facility standards is the largest. This bank asks from the statutes and rules that bulletin names.

  • A certificate lasts two years. A facility license and an independent contractor registration last one (OAR 817-006-0001, 817-007-0000, 817-007-0225).
  • Sharp-edged tools and clipper blades take a high-level disinfectant; combs, brushes and electrical tools other than clipper blades take a low-level one (OAR 817-010-0068, 817-010-0069).
  • A registration or freelance license that is not renewed goes dormant, not inactive, and is not valid (OAR 817-008-0000).

Questions and answers

Is there a free Oregon cosmetology practice test?

This page is one: free practice questions on Oregon cosmetology law and Board of Cosmetology rules, with the statute or rule section under every answer. It is unofficial and is not the state examination.

How many questions are on the Oregon laws and rules exam?

The Health Licensing Office's examination bulletin, revised March 1, 2014, lists 90 questions and a 90-minute time limit. OAR 817-006-0075 sets the passing score at 75 percent or better. Check the office's own site before you test.

Does this cover the hair design, esthetics or nail technology written exam?

No. Those examinations ask the theory of each field, which this page leaves out. Every question here comes from Oregon statutes and Board of Cosmetology rules, the subject of the separate Oregon Laws and Rules examination.

Are these the real Oregon exam questions?

No. This site has never seen the state examination. The questions were written from ORS chapters 690 and 676 and OAR chapter 817, and the Oregon Health Licensing Office and its Board of Cosmetology did not write or review them.

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