Utah Nail Technician Practice Test

62 questions on Utah's own rules for drill bits, foot spas, disinfectants and the nail technology license.

Which item on this list does Utah's rule treat as single-use, for one client and no more?

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Drill bits, electric files, foot baths and foot spas 25

  • A carbide bit has been brushed free of dust after a fill. How does Utah's rule have it disinfected? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(10)
  • A client plunges her whole hand into a Utah salon's paraffin warmer. What must be done with the warmer afterward? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(14)
  • A client rests her wrists on a manicure table. When must that surface have been cleaned and disinfected? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(2)
  • A drain-and-fill foot spa circulates its water but is not piped to the building. How does the rule class it? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-3(43)
  • A finger bowl was used in a manicure. What does the rule require before the next client? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(3)
  • A foot bath has been disinfected and rinsed, and no client is waiting for it. What does the rule ask next? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(5)
  • A jar of scrub serves many pedicures. How does the rule have a nail technician draw from it? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(3)
  • A nail e-file handpiece cannot go into liquid. How does the rule have it disinfected at the end of a client's service? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(5)
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Drill bits, electric files, foot baths and foot spas, continued

  • A salon fits removable liners in its whirlpool foot spas. What does that change in the cleaning the rule requires? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(7)
  • A salon lines its non-circulating foot baths and discards the liner after each client. Who may then exempt it from the foot bath cleaning steps? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(7)
  • A Utah nail technician cleans a used metal drill bit in acetone. For how long is the bit immersed? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(10)
  • A Utah nail technician has washed her hands with soap and water. What does the rule have her clean next? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(1)
  • A whirlpool foot spa is readied for the next client. What does Utah's sequence begin with? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(4)
  • Besides a brush or an acetone soak, what does the rule accept for cleaning debris from a used bit? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(10)
  • The contact time is up on a whirlpool foot spa between clients. What comes last? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(4)
  • How is a paraffin warmer kept in a Utah facility? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(14)
  • Massage of which area is part of a "pedicure" as Utah's sanitation rule defines it? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-3(30)
  • The screen and jets are out of a whirlpool foot spa at closing time. How are they cleaned? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(6)
  • What does Utah's rule have a non-circulating foot bath scrubbed with before each client? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(5)
  • What makes a pedicure basin a "whirlpool foot spa" in Utah's sanitation rule? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-3(43)
  • What must an operator do before a client's feet go into a foot bath or whirlpool foot spa? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(8)
  • When must the filter screen and inlet jets of a used whirlpool foot spa come out for cleaning? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(6)
  • Which basin does Utah's sanitation rule call a "foot bath"? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-3(17)
  • Which electric file may be used for nail services in a Utah cosmetology facility? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-8(9)
  • Which item on this list does Utah's rule treat as single-use, for one client and no more? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(11)

Infection control and safety 27

  • A concentrated disinfectant has to be diluted with water. What does the rule require to be at hand? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(9)
  • A cuticle is nicked during a Utah manicure. Which of these may the nail technician not use on it? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-11(1)
  • A disinfectant spray or wipe is used on a nail tool in Utah. What contact time does the rule set for it? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(8)
  • A local health officer closes part of a nail salon as an imminent health hazard. When may the public use it again? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-14(3)
  • A nail salon serves drinks to its pedicure clients. What must that service comply with? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-12
  • A salon launders its own towels. How often are the baskets that carry the used ones disinfected? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-7(5)
  • A salon mixes its own bleach disinfectant. What sodium hypochlorite content must the undiluted bleach have? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(10)
  • A salon owner wants to offer dog nail trims at a spare nail station. What does Utah's rule say? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-11(6)
  • A Utah nail salon buys its cleaning agents and disinfectant concentrate in bulk. What must the facility have for storing them? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(8)
  • A Utah nail salon disinfects with bleach. Why may the jug not stand on the shelf that holds the acrylic liquid? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(10)
  • An operator's handwashing sink needs soap, towels and running water. Which fixture does the rule shut out by name? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(7)
  • The client, not the operator, is the one with a known contagious disease the service could pass on. What does Utah's rule allow? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-11(7)
  • The directions for a new nail adhesive call for a patch test. What does Utah's rule have the nail technician do? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(13)
  • Facilities that offer nail technology post a free informational notice. Which facility is excused? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-4(5)
  • Filings cover a pedicure footrest that is due to be disinfected. What does Utah's rule have done before the disinfectant goes on? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(2)
  • Fumigants stand on Utah's list of prohibited products. Which of these is one? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-11(1)
  • Metal nippers are disinfected by immersion before a new client. How much of the tool goes under? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-6(4)
  • On what does "disinfection" act, in the definition Utah's sanitation rule gives? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-3(10)
  • Utah bars ultraviolet light boxes as an infection control device. Which ultraviolet device does that ban leave alone? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-11(3)
  • Utah's rule defines a chemical disinfectant by three properties of an EPA-registered solution. Which three? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-3(4)
  • What general light level does the rule set for a cosmetology facility, measured 30 inches off the floor? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(12)
  • What kind of soap must the restroom of a Utah cosmetology facility have? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(6)
  • Where does the rule say strong-smelling chemical products may be kept to limit vapors in a facility? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(11)
  • Where does Utah's rule have an operator keep a handbag, phone and lunch? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(10)
  • Where may a Utah nail salon lay carpet? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(1)
  • Which nail product may a Utah operator never use, under the sanitation rule's list of prohibited substances? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-11(1)
  • Which nail stations must meet the state construction code section the rule cites, 15A-3-402? Utah Admin. Code R392-702-5(11)

Scope and license law (extra) 10

  • A nail salon lets the air filter of its required source capture system clog. What is that under the Act? Utah Code 58-11a-502(6)
  • A student enrolls in nail school in Utah. What is the fewest hours of instruction the license will accept? Utah Code 58-11a-302.20(3)
  • An applicant's out-of-state school gave fewer hours than Utah asks. What may count toward the difference? Utah Code 58-11a-302.20(4)
  • An apprentice, not a student, is working toward Utah's nail technology license. What is the minimum? Utah Code 58-11a-306(3)
  • At what strength does a methyl methacrylate solution become unlawful conduct to use or possess under Utah's Act? Utah Code 58-11a-502(3)
  • The Division issues a citation under the Act's methyl methacrylate provision, 58-11a-502(3). What is that citation a ground for? Utah Code 58-11a-503(3)
  • How far does massage reach in the practice of nail technology, as Utah's Act describes it? Utah Code 58-11a-302.20(1)
  • What must the school curriculum behind a Utah nail technology license cover? Utah Code 58-11a-302.20(3)
  • Which act with an e-file does Utah's Act list as unprofessional conduct? Utah Code 58-11a-501(6)
  • Which of these is unprofessional conduct for a Utah licensee under 58-11a-501(5)? Utah Code 58-11a-501(5)

How this list was compiled: Examination: the exam page of the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/cosmetology/exam-information/) lists Nail Technician among its licensing exams, the examinations of the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC). The examiner's candidate bulletin for Utah (https://provexam.com/test-information/utah-cosmetology) lists Nail Technician at 110 questions, 10 of them unscored pilot questions, 90 minutes, passing score 70, and Nail Technology Practical at 149 minutes, passing score 70. Outline of the theory examination: NIC's National Nail Technology Theory Examination bulletin, effective September 1, 2025 (https://prov-testing.github.io/nic_cib/nail_technology_national_theory_english_2025.html): eight domains, from infection control and safety practices (15 percent) to nail enhancement services (20 percent). Facts: Utah Administrative Code R392-702, Cosmetology Facility Sanitation, last changed October 21, 2025 (https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R392-702/Current%20Rules), and the Cosmetology and Associated Professions Licensing Act, Utah Code Title 58, Chapter 11a, sections 302.20, 306, 501, 502 and 503 as in force on October 16, 2026 (https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter11a/58-11a.html). Each question names its subsection and links to it. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named. Nothing comes from a real examination, the sample questions in a bulletin, a practice product, a textbook or a prep course.

How it works

An unofficial Utah nail tech practice test, each question written from Utah's sanitation rule or licensing Act. Not affiliated with the Utah Division of Professional Licensing, the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC) or its examiner.

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How these questions meet the exam

Utah licenses nail technicians on NIC's theory and practical examinations. The theory outline gives 15 percent of its items to infection control and safety and 13 to nail service tools: the ground Utah's sanitation rule, R392-702, covers.

Where the questions sit

Twenty-five are on drill bits, electric files, manicure tables, paraffin, foot baths and whirlpool foot spas. Twenty-seven are on disinfectants, bleach, chemical storage, vapors and prohibited products. Ten are scope and license law. Nail anatomy, disorders, product chemistry and enhancement steps stand in no Utah text; the national manicure theory test on this site asks them.

  • A whirlpool foot spa is cleaned and disinfected before each client and again, screens and jets out, at the end of each business day (R392-702-8).
  • A foot bath or foot spa may never double as a handwashing sink (R392-702-5).
  • Removing the proximal nail fold with an e-file is unprofessional conduct (Utah Code 58-11a-501).

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the Utah nail technician exam?

The examiner's bulletin for Utah lists the Nail Technician theory examination at 110 questions, 10 of them unscored, in 90 minutes with a passing score of 70. The Nail Technology Practical runs 149 minutes, with the same passing score.

Does Utah have a state law test for nail technicians?

The Division's exam page lists the NIC Nail Technician exams and names no law test for the license, and NIC's outline has no state law part. The ten scope and license law questions here are extra practice.

How many hours is nail tech school in Utah?

At least 300 hours of instruction covering manicures, pedicures and artificial nails, or an approved apprenticeship of 300 hours (Utah Code 58-11a-302.20 and 58-11a-306).

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