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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
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.
News You Can Use
Central issues
Access regulatory news, publications and OHLA's free electronic newsletter, Licensing Line.
Get Informed! Get on the Mailing List!
Professions
It's not a secret. . .but it's amazing how many licensees, stakeholders, business facility owners, career schools, and associations do not take advantage of the Oregon Health Licensing Agency direct mailing contact distribution list. The mailing list helps keep you informed on what's happening within your licensing board/council and the agency.
OHLA Files Temporary Rules on Disciplinary Hearings
Laws and Rules
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency filed temporary administrative rules with the Secretary of State Office on March 1, 2012 to delineate which programs under OHLA have more complexity and warrant a more specific response from the respondent when requesting a hearing.
Watch OHLA Board, Council Meetings Online
OHLA Web
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) now offers online access to all regularly scheduled full board and council 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.
Catch the Latest Regulatory News in Licensing Line
Licensing Line
Access the latest issue of OHLA's newsletter, 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 and councils. You can also sign up to be a Licensing Line subscriber.