The Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy (Board) released a Schedule of Criminal Convictions. The list outlines criminal convictions…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently released information on the COVID-19 vaccine, distribution, and recommended sequencing plan. Licensed massage therapists fall under “health care practitioners” in…
On December 11, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.81, announcing that barbershops, hair salons, spas, nail salons, cosmetologists, estheticians, and all other personal…
Governor Wolf approved the Pennsylvania Department of State’s request to extend the temporary waiver that suspended the requirement for massage therapists licensed under the State Board…
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the November 15, 2020, order regarding no removal of face masks for services, which includes facials and beard trims. This order is in place…
As the pandemic worsens in California, Governor Newsom modified the state’s Stay at Home orders on December 3. Essentially the state is split up into five regions:
Northern…
On November 23, 2020, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation passed an emergency rule to ensure all TDLR licensees with a license that expired between August 1, 2020, and November 30, 2020,…
Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.68 (EO 202.68) on October 6, 2020, which directed the New York Department of Health to determine…
In a November 18, 2020, press release, Governor Cuomo announced updated COVID-19 micro-cluster focus zones in New York. Parts of Erie County will enter the Orange…
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a new Emergency Order that prohibits services requiring the temporary removal of masks, such as facials and beard trims. The order also requires…