On May 22, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-99 (https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-530039--,00.html), extending the declaration of state of emergency through June 19, 2020.
On May 26, 2020, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued a press release (https://dzdx4ocwzatbw.cloudfront.net/sites/abmp.com/files/jheneberry/fil...) announcing the state’s entrance into Phase 2 of Nevada United: Roadmap to Recovery (link to PDF).
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued Executive Order No. 20-31 (https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EO-20-31-Implemen...) on May 14, 2020, implementing Phase 1.5 of “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas.” Under the Executive Order, nail salons, barber shops, hair salons, and other personal service businesses where close contact cannot be avoided may reopen May 18, 2020, but only for prescheduled appointments or by online check-in.
RE: 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.
Close contact services are permitted to reopen May 16, 2020, during Stage 2 of Idaho Rebounds (https://rebound.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/opening-up-guidline...). This includes waxing salons, massage therapy establishments, barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, and cosmetic services.
On May 1, 2020, Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-26 (https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-26%20Roadmap%20to%20...), introducing Back on Track Indiana—a road map of five stages to reopen the state, with each additional stage subject to fewer restrictions and limitations than the previous. Per the order, personal service businesses, including spas, salons, barbershops, and massage therapy establishments, may begin operations one week following Stage 2.
RE: 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.
RE: 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.
There have been many changes in the massage therapy, esthetics, and cosmetology professions and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Minnesota, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.
Prohibition of Practice
ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP sent an email this week regarding back-to-practice dates for massage therapists, estheticians, and cosmetologists in the state of Iowa. Since sending that email, we are appreciative of those of you who responded seeking further clarification. We were able to talk with the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy Chair and the Board Administrator and sought clarification with the Governor’s office, as the state’s April 27, 2020, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency is confusing at best.
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