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The Board of Cosmetology (Board), under the Health Licensing Office (HLO), is notifying interested parties that proposed administrative rules have been filed with the Secretary of State's Office for publication in the May 2024 Oregon Bulletin. Permanent administrative rules are anticipated to become effective on July 1, 2024.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to alert clinicians about risks of counterfeit or mishandled botulinum toxin injections.
The Board of Cosmetology and the Health Licensing Office (HLO) filed permanent rules with the Oregon Secretary of State's Office on January 21, 2024, related to advanced esthetics devices. Permanent rules became effective on January 26, 2024.
The 2021 Legislature passed HB 2970 (2021), which changed the scope of practice for estheticians and advanced estheticians and charged the Boards for each profession to work collaboratively to define the term “esthetics device" during the rulemaking process.
The Health Licensing Office (HLO) and the Board of Cosmetology (Board) are seeking interested parties to serve on a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) for the cosmetology profession. RACs are comprised of individuals and communities with unique perspectives, subject matter expertise, and lived experience as it relates to cosmetology services who are likely to be affected by the rule changes. RACs make recommendations and provide input on rules to HLO and the Board for consideration during the rulemaking process.
Mark your calendar and note that the Health Licensing Office (and all State of Oregon agencies) will be closed on the following days:
Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth Day
The Health Licensing Office will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, rather than 9 a.m.
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