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.
The Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy (https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/MassageTh...) (the Board) is seeking an applicant to serve a term on the Board. There is currently a vacancy for a licensed massage therapist.
The Maryland State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners (https://health.maryland.gov/massage/Pages/home.aspx) (the Board) has requested ABMP to nominate professional members to serve on the Board, and we are now accepting applications from licensed massage therapists. The Board is comprised of seven members, five of which are licensed massage therapists and two of which are consumers. There are currently two vacancies.
ABMP communicated with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on August 28, 2020, and verified that medical massage therapy is now allowed to be performed indoors, regardless of which county you are in. The CDPH stated:
Governor Newsom announced a new COVID-19 website to identify what is open in California, available at https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy.
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed new COVID-19 requirements for all workplaces that would supplement existing guidelines for personal services providers.
RE: Updates to guidelines require facial coverings for both client and service providers at all times.
The Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) (https://www.dol.wa.gov/) is proposing to increase cosmetology and other personal services fees. If the proposed revisions are adopted, the fee increases will be effective November 2020.
The Arkansas Department of Health (the Department) is proposing numerous revisions to the “Rules for Cosmetology in Arkansas.” ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized the changes below. View a copy of the proposed revisions here (https://s3.amazonaws.com/govhawk-registers/AR_20200723_007.30.20-001_P-2...).
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