Florida Nail + Full Specialist 10-Hour CE - License Renewal

Course facts

Provider

Continuous Learning LLC (Provider Approval No. 0010717)

Course approval

No. 0501804

Total CE hours

10.0

Delivery

Distance / Online (Internet)

Course language

English, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Spanish

Version

1.1 (legal content current as of 2026-04-28)

Who it is for

Florida Nail Specialists, Full Specialists, and Cosmetologists who do nail services

Instructor of record

Helen Zhang, FL Full Specialist (FS910890)

Final exam

40 questions, 75% to pass, retakes allowed, open book

Access

365 days from enrollment, or until your certificate is issued

What’s covered

1. Module 1 — HIV/AIDS & Communicable Diseases1.0 h · 20 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • Quick Reference Card
   • Why this module exists
   • HIV and AIDS — what they are and what they are not
   • Hepatitis B (HBV) — what it is
   • Hepatitis C (HCV) — what it is
   • Modes of transmission — what does and does not transmit
   • Nail-specialist exposure surfaces — the working surface where this module gets specific
   • Infection Control Procedures (CDC Standard Precautions)
   • Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS
   • Prevention of HIV/AIDS
   • Other communicable conditions you encounter at the workstation
   • Post-exposure protocol — what to do on the day it happens
   • Reporting and documentation
   • The 1099 booth-renter's BBP self-protection playbook
   • Confidentiality and stigma — the FL legal framework
   • Worked examples
   • Knowledge check (5 questions, multiple choice)
   • Free-response scenarios
   • Monday-morning close-out — five actions for next shift
   • Module summary
2. Module 2 — Sanitation and Sterilization3.0 h · 17 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • What you'll learn
   • Quick Reference Card — print this and keep it at your station
   • The rule that runs your floor — FAC 61G5-20.002
   • Sanitation, disinfection, sterilization — three different things
   • Implement classification — critical, semi-critical, non-critical
   • What makes a disinfectant legal in a Florida salon
   • Storage — clean separated from soiled
   • The pedicure-equipment disinfection protocol — three tiers, every tier logged
   • Single-use vs multi-use — what FL law allows
   • Common cited violations — what FL inspectors actually find
   • Personal hygiene and bloodborne-pathogen contact — the rule's general expectations
   • The inspection-readiness self-audit — a checklist to run weekly
   • Worked examples — real decisions
   • Knowledge check — five multiple-choice questions
   • Free-response scenarios
   • What to do Monday morning
   • Module summary
3. Module 3 — OSHA Regulations0.5 h · 16 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • What you'll learn
   • Quick Reference Card — print this and keep it at your station
   • The federal rule that runs your chemical safety — HazCom (29 CFR 1910.1200)
   • Reading a Safety Data Sheet — the 16 sections that matter
   • The chemicals on your station — names, synonyms, and CAS numbers
   • The Florida MMA prohibition — § 477.0265(1)(g) — what it is and how to identify MMA in product
   • PPE — the right material, the right respirator, the right glasses
   • Ventilation — source-capture is what works
   • Employee vs independent contractor under OSHA — and why the answer is the same
   • Recordkeeping, posting, and the OSHA citations most often issued in salons
   • The 1099 booth-renter's chemical-hazard self-protection playbook
   • Worked examples — real decisions
   • Knowledge check — five multiple-choice questions
   • Free-response scenarios
   • What to do Monday morning
   • Module summary
4. Module 4 — Workers’ Compensation0.5 h · 15 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • What you'll learn
   • Quick Reference Card — print this and keep it in your station drawer
   • Why this module exists — and why nail techs read past it at their peril
   • Who must carry coverage — the Chapter 440 thresholds
   • The 1099 / booth-rental coverage gap — the lived reality
   • Worker classification — the "control test" and why it matters
   • If you are an employee — the workers' compensation claim path
   • If you are a 1099 booth-renter — the path that does not exist
   • Filling the gap — categories of self-purchased coverage for the 1099 nail tech
   • Common nail-tech workplace injuries — and how each is classified
   • If you are a salon owner — your obligations and your audit risk
   • Worked examples
   • Scenarios — write your answer before you read the discussion
   • Knowledge check (5 questions)
   • Module summary
5. Module 5 — State and Federal Laws2.0 h · 14 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • What you'll learn
   • Quick Reference Card — print this and keep it at your station
   • The three legal documents that govern your license
   • The license types — and which one is yours
   • What you may do — and what you may not
   • Prohibited acts you have to know — § 477.0265 and § 477.029 in plain English
   • Scope-of-practice — the gray-area cases
   • Salon license vs your individual license
   • License renewal and CE — how it actually works
   • Federal context — MoCRA (Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022)
   • What to do Monday morning
   • Scenario practice (free response)
   • Module 5 multiple-choice knowledge check
   • Module 5 summary
6. Module 6 — Chemical Makeup1.0 h · 16 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • What you'll learn
   • Quick Reference Card — print this and keep it at your station
   • Anatomy of the nail unit — what you are working on
   • Healthy nail growth — the cycle and what shifts it
   • Liquid-and-powder ("acrylic") chemistry — and why MMA was banned
   • UV/LED gel chemistry — and why HEMA is the emerging issue
   • Nail polish chemistry — what the bottle actually is
   • Solvents — the chemistry of putting it on and taking it off
   • Adverse reactions at the chemistry-clinical interface
   • Storage, shelf life, and chemistry-aware product handling
   • The chemistry-clinical decision tree — a practical close-out
   • Worked examples — chemistry-driven decisions
   • What to do Monday morning
   • Free-response scenarios
   • Knowledge check — five multiple-choice questions
   • Module summary
7. Module 7 — Environmental Issues & FDA / MoCRA1.0 h · 16 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • Quick Reference Card
   • Why this module exists
   • The federal regulatory architecture — who regulates what
   • Cosmetic vs drug — the legal distinction and why it matters
   • MoCRA — what changed and why it matters
   • Adverse-event reporting — the protocol on the day it happens
   • The recall framework
   • Environmental waste streams from a nail salon
   • UV / LED lamps, bulbs, and used product containers
   • The water and air pathways — what salons sometimes get wrong
   • The 1099 booth-renter's environmental & adverse-event playbook
   • Worked examples
   • Knowledge check (5 questions, multiple choice)
   • Free-response scenarios
   • Monday morning close-out — five actions for next shift
   • Module summary
8. Module 8 — Nail Disorders & When to Refer Out1.0 h · 14 sections▾

   Section titles are shown in English here; inside the course they appear in the language you choose.

   • What you'll learn
   • Quick Reference Card — print this and keep it at your station
   • The legal frame — why this matters for your license
   • Onychomycosis — fungal nail infection
   • Paronychia — acute and chronic are very different problems
   • Pseudomonas — "the greenies"
   • Onycholysis — the lifting nail
   • Subungual hematoma — the trauma nail
   • Subungual melanoma — the recognition skill that saves lives
   • Psoriasis and other systemic conditions affecting nails
   • The decision framework, applied
   • Free-response scenario practice
   • Multiple-choice knowledge check
   • Module summary
9. Final exam — 40 questions, 75% to pass