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  • Is Your Salon Safe? Find Out Here
    Nail Technician Campaign Promotes Salon Safety, Health and Infection Control
    First of all, Oregon, give yourself a hand! Our state has avoided the same kind of bacterial infection outbreaks that have plagued other states in the past several years. And we want to keep it that way.

    That's why the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) and Board of Cosmetology have launched the public education campaign Safe Salons. To keep those harmful pathogens and other potential hazards at bay, we want practitioners and the public to be educated about salon health, safety and infection control.

    Let's all work together to keep the salon experience in Oregon safe and healthy!
    I want to learn more about how to keep my salon safe
  • Find Licensing, Regulatory News Online in the Northwest Stylist

    ​Each month, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) produces content featured in the cosmetology trade publication, Northwest Stylist.  You can access the latest news on licensing and regulatory issues in the online edtion of the Stylist, as well as search for past issues in the publication's archives.

    Once you click on the link below, click on "Oregon" under "Board News" on the left navigation menu.

    Click here to find the latest Board of Cosmetology news in the Northwest Stylist.
  • Facility Owner Must Be A "Natural Person"

    ​Starting January 1, 2013, all facility owners must be a "natural person," defined as a "live, individual human being."  All facilities must designate a natural person as the owner on renewals for existing facilities and on the application for new facilities.

    To assist licensees and to clarify the new requirement, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) has produced a question-and-answer fact sheet.  The fact sheet also provides scenarios meant to further clarify how businesses can comply with the new requirement.

    Click here to access the natural person facility owner fact sheet.
  • Oregon Laws and Rules Examination Questions Expanded

    ​On April 15, 2013, the Board of Cosmetology voted to adopt changes to the Oregon Laws and Rules Written Examination to align with current Oregon
    Administrative Rules.  The updated examination will be administered at the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) beginning June 3, 2013.

    Most notably, the number of examination questions increased from 75 to 90 questions.  Applicants will be given 90 minutes to complete the expanded examination.

    Click here for more information.
OHLA Resources Current Topics
Online License Renewal
Renew computer
It's secure, speedy and saves you a stamp! OHLA's online renewal feature is part of our ongoing efforts to provide customer service excellence and a streamlined regulatory environment.
Consumers Can Find Help at OHLA
Rules Hearing
If you can't resolve a problem or issue with a practitioner of one of the health and related professions OHLA regulates, we can help.
Check a Licensee's Status
Midwife
Check our online database to see if a professional is licensed or has been subject to disciplinary action (license suspension, probation or revocation).
Resources for Facility Owners and Practitioners
Hair design
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) offers the following resources to facility owners and practitioners to help you stay in compliance while protecting public health and safety and upholding professional standards.

Click on the links below to learn more:
Self-Inspection Checklist for Facilities, Independent Contractors
News You Can Use
Central issues
Access regulatory news, publications and OHLA's free e-mail news update, Licensing Line.
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Testing?  Bring Identification, Correct Change for Parking
Applicants sitting for cosmetology examinations must
provide two forms of identification (one must be photographic).  Also, if you are parking your vehicle in the Capitol Mall area, bring enough change for parking meters. Parking meter fees have recently increased from 75 cents per hour to $1.50 per hour.
 
 
 
Get Informed! Get on the Contact List!

Professions Licensees and other agency stakeholders can take advantage of the Oregon Health Licensing Agency's contact distribution lists. When you sign up, you stay informed of what's happening within your licensing board and the agency.

Click here for more info​rmation and to sign up.
 
Catch the Latest Regulatory News in Licensing Line
Licensing Line
Access the latest issue of OHLA's news update, Licensing Line, featuring news of the agency and regulated professions. Licensing Line covers the diverse issues OHLA addresses in collaboration with multiple volunteer citizen boards. You can also sign up to be a Licensing Line subscriber.
 
Watch OHLA Board Meetings Online
OHLA Web
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) now offers online access to all regularly scheduled full board meetings. All you have to do is click on the link on the meeting notice of the meeting you'd like to view at the time the meeting is scheduled. Note:  Online meeting access is not available if there is an executive session scheduled. Please check the meeting agenda.
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