Phone: 614-466-3834 or 866-642-6723
Fax: 614-644-6880
Website: www.cos.ohio.gov
Email: sue.gatwood@cos.state.oh.us
01/10/2025
Let’s go through the changes together
08/07/2024
Becomes eighth state to join the portability initiative
02/12/2024
Let us school you on what’s new
12/04/2023
Training hours, scope of practice, school floor plans, instructors, and prohibited acts impacted
04/05/2023
The Ohio legislature introduced Senate Bill 89
Effective December 12, 2022, Ohio State Cosmetology Board released new rules
The OH State Cosmetology and Barber Board amended the Ohio Administrative Code
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther issued an Executive Order that requires everyone, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a facial covering inside indoor public settings. The order is effective September 10, 2021.
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.
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