Pennsylvania COVID-19—Permission to Practice and Guidelines
06/25/2020RE: Information regarding your state’s back-to-practice permission date and safety guidelines to minimize risk of exposure to, and spread of, COVID-19 in the workplace.
Legislative Updates
Maine COVID-19 Update: Permission to Practice July 1, 2020
06/24/2020The Mills administration announced today in a press release (https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/mills-administration-releases-...) additional COVID-19 Prevention Checklists (https://www.maine.gov/decd/covid-19-prevention-checklists) for spas, estheticians, and massage therapy businesses that may reopen July 1, 2020, as the state shifts into Stage 3 of Restarting Mai
Colorado COVID-19 Update: Safer at Home Guidelines
06/15/2020On June 15, 2020, Governor Jared Polis released Safer at Home: New Guidelines (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U0vrv7GEOp_vGGkxlDqjJCJdRVmQxx8d/view), which, among other allowed activities, expands permitted personal care services. Facials, shaves, beard trimming, and lip waxing services are allowed effective June 18, 2020. Clients may remove their face coverings for these services.
Colorado COVID-19 Update; Re: Masks
06/15/2020On June 15, 2020, Governor Jared Polis released Safer at Home: New Guidelines, which, among other allowed activities, expands permitted personal care services. Facials, shaves, beard trimming, and lip waxing services are allowed effective June 18, 2020. Clients may remove their face coverings for these services.
Connecticut COVID-19 Update: Permission to Practice June 17, 2020
06/12/2020Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced Phase 2 of Reopen Connecticut (https://reopen.ct.gov/), allowing businesses offering personal services to resume operations June 17, 2020, including day spas, estheticians, waxing, massage therapy, nail technicians, and eyelash technicians. Establishments cannot exceed 50 percent capacity, services must be performed by appointment only, and waiting rooms must be closed. Any service that requires a client to remove a mask, including facials and beard trims, cannot be performed in Phase 2.
New York COVID-19 Update - Safety Guidelines
06/10/2020RE: Information regarding your state’s back-to-practice permission date and safety guidelines to minimize risk of exposure to, and spread of, COVID-19 in the workplace.
The reopening of businesses in New York State is happening on a regional basis, and our members’ businesses fall into different phases of reopening. Additional information and guidelines about each phase are below, but here is a brief overview:
Massachusetts COVID-19 Update: Phase II begins June 8, 2020
06/10/2020Reopening Massachusetts (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/reopening-massachusetts) is moving into Phase II as of June 8, 2020. Businesses offering close-contact personal services may resume operations in Step 2 of Phase II. Unfortunately, a start date is yet to be determined for Phase II, Step 2. Per COVID-19 Order No.
Wyoming Business Interruption Stipend Program
06/09/2020Emergency rules were adopted by the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) to provide a regulatory framework to issue stipends to Wyoming businesses that experienced business interruptions and losses caused by mandated closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Business Interruption Stipend Program (https://s3.amazonaws.com/govhawk-registers/WY_20200602_17741.htm) became effective June 2, 2020, and the WBC is now accepting applications.
Eligible Applicants:
Illinois Personal Care Services Guidelines Amended
06/08/2020Personal Care Services Guidelines (https://dceocovid19resources.com/assets/Restore-Illinois/businessguideli...) issued by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity were recently updated.
Face Masks
Maryland COVID-19 Update: Permission to Practice June 5, 2020
06/05/2020Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that personal service establishments, including beauty salons, barbershops, massage therapy establishments, and establishments that provide esthetic services or nail technician services, may resume business operations as of 5:00 p.m. ET on June 5, 2020, per Executive Order 20-06-03-01 (https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gatherings-EIGH...).