Board for Barbers and Cosmetology Resources for Licensees during COVID-19 Outbreak

GUIDANCE

• Forward Virginia Guidelines for Specific Business Sectors (rev. 5/15/2021)
• FAQs: Masks + COVID-19 Vaccination

Where a mandatory business requirement in the guidelines conflicts with a requirement to wear a face covering, the sector-specific business requirement takes precedence.        

• Disinfection Reminders for Spas, Salons, and Shops 
• CDC: What Nail Salon Employees Need to Know About COVID-19 
• CDC COVID-19 Employer Information for Nail Salons                           

EXECUTIVE ORDERS    

• EO 72 (Seventh Amended): Further Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to COVID-19 (effective 5/15/2021)
• Previous Executive Orders

DPOR-regulated businesses affected by the provisions of Executive Order 67 include:  

• Barber shops;
• Cosmetology, nail, and waxing salons;
• Esthetics spas;
• Tattoo parlors and permanent cosmetic tattooing salons; and
• Body-piercing salons

Refer to our main COVID-19 page for best practices and other resources regarding preventing transmission of COVID-19.  

Board Regulations: Sanitation and Safety Standards

• Disinfection Reminders for Spas, Salons, and Shops 
• Cosmetology, Barbering, Nail Care, and Waxing - https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency41/chapter20/section270/
• Esthetics – https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency41/chapter70/section270/ 
• Body Piercing - https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency41/chapter60/section200/ 
• Tattooing - https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency41/chapter50/section400/ 

Please note that all licensees are required to take sufficient measures to prevent transmission of communicable or infectious diseases, and must comply with sanitary requirements provided for in the Board’s regulations, or any local, state, or federal law or regulation governing the standards of health and sanitation for their respective practices.

Last updated 05/17/2021