Barber

Ohio Barber License Renewal Requirements

Barber, barber instructor, and assistant barber instructor licenses need 4 hours of continuing education. The Board's Renew a License page sets the current completion date at August 15, 2028.

Same 4 hours, different calendar

A barber, barber instructor, or assistant barber instructor license needs the same split as cosmetology: 1 hour of Board Laws and Rules, and 3 hours of Infection Control and Safety approved for barbers. The Laws and Rules hour is free and only provided by the Board. Hours apply to every barber license you hold, including a barber instructor license.

1StopCEUs' 3-hour infection control course is the infection-control half. Start that course. Take the Laws and Rules hour on CE Broker.

When it is due

The Board's Renew a License page sets the current barber dates: complete CE by August 15, 2028. Classes are available only until 8:00 p.m. that day, so there is time to finish the 4 hours before midnight.

The license must be renewed by August 31, 2028. A late fee applies after that date. Barber business licenses renew by August 31 of each even-numbered year, and the business instructions do not list a CE hour requirement for the shop license.

How to renew

  1. Check the barber exemption dates. They are not the same as the cosmetology dates. Exemption rules.
  2. Complete the Board's free Laws and Rules hour and a 3-hour infection control course approved for barbers. Providers report completion to CE Broker within 10 business days.
  3. Renew and pay at elicense.ohio.gov.

Source: Renew a License, Barbers and Continuing Education.

How many CE hours does an Ohio barber need?

4 hours: 1 hour of Board Laws and Rules, only from the Board, and 3 hours of Infection Control and Safety approved for barbers. The hours apply to a barber license and a barber instructor license held by the same person.

Ohio Board: Renew a License

When do Ohio barber licenses renew?

The Renew a License page says CE must be completed by August 15, 2028, and the license must be renewed by August 31, 2028. A late fee applies after August 31.

Ohio Board: Renew a License

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