Governor Newsom modified the state’s Stay at Home orders on December 3, dividing the state into five regions. Regions that have 15% or less intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity will be shut down from all but essential services for three weeks.
The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation passed an emergency rule to ensure all TDLR licensees with a license that expired between August 1, 2020, and November 30, 2020, now hold an “emergency license” valid for up to 120 days after their license expiration date.
Governor Cuomo announced parts of Erie County will enter the Orange Zone November 20, 2020. Nonessential, high-risk businesses in the Orange Zone must close.
Governor Whitmer issued a new Emergency Order that prohibits services requiring the temporary removal of masks, such as facials and beard trims. The order is in effect from November 18 to December 8, 2020.
Beginning November 20, 2020, the new Tier 3 Personal Care Service Guidelines prohibit masks from being removed for services such as facials and beard trims.
Governor Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 235, which goes into effect November 20, 2020. This order places a number of counties on Red Tier and personal services are limited to 25 percent capacity.
There have been many changes in the massage therapy, esthetics, and cosmetology professions and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus), from state orders closing businesses, to reopening phases modifying practice procedures. Below is information regarding your back-to-practice date and safety guidelines to minimize risk of exposure to and spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
On August 28, 2020, the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy approved emergency rules that allow online continuing education (CE) to be counted toward licensure requirements during the 2020 renewal period. The governor and attorney general approved these emergency rules effective September 24, 2020, and the Board updated the rules on their website when they learned of the approval and the effective date on September 29, 2020.
The Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (OSBCB) adopted new and amended rules to the OSBCB Regulations and Statute Book effective September 11, 2020. ASCP has summarized the rules for you below.
Definitions (175:1-1-2)
The new rules amended and added the following new definitions:
The Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy (http://bmt.ky.gov/) (the Board) is seeking an applicant to serve a three-year term on the Board. There is currently a vacancy for a licensed massage therapist.
The Board consists of seven members—five must be LMTs, and at least one but no more than two can be owners or directors of a board-approved school. Candidates must be residents of Kentucky for at least one year and have been practicing massage therapy for at least five of the past seven years.
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