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Director's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning Facilities, with Exceptions

Director's Order Reopening Personal Services

Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of the Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
R.C. 3701.13 ('make special orders... for preventing the spread of contagious or infectious diseases')
Issued
2020-05-14 May 14, 2020
Effective
2020-05-15 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-15)
End
2020-07-01 11:59 p.m. unless rescinded or modified (§ 12); superseded by the Amended Director's Order for Personal Services (Aug. 31, 2020) and later consolidated orders to June 2, 2021 (read as 2020-07-01)
In force
May 15, 2020 to July 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • hair salons, day spas, nail salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors, body piercing locations, tanning facilities and other businesses licensed by the Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board and local boards of health
Functions reached
  • SL (closed Mar. 19 - May 15, 2020 by the rescinded order; reopened under mask, distancing and safety-standard conditions)
  • OP
  • HR
  • CB
Collection
Personal Care and Other Services SEC-18

Operative words

2.... All hair salons, day spas (including relaxation massages), nail salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors, body piercing locations (except that nose and oral piercings are prohibited during the pendency of this Order) tanning facilities, and other like businesses and operations licensed by the Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board and local boards of health in the State are permitted to reopen for full service within the State so long as all workplace safety standards are met.... Businesses and operations shall continue to comply with Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Order, including by maintaining six-foot social distancing for both employees and members of the public... 5. Facial Coverings (Masks). Businesses must allow all customers, patrons, visitors, contractors, vendors and similar individuals to use facial coverings... [and] must require all employees to wear facial coverings, except for one of the following reasons... 6. Prior Director of Health Order. The Director of Health Order signed March 19, 2020 that closed hair salons, day spas, nail salons, barber shops, tanning facilities, tattoo parlors, body piercing locations, and massage therapy locations in the State is rescinded effective at 12:01 a.m. on May 15, 2020.

Enforcement

R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99 (violation a misdemeanor of the second degree) (recited in the Order)

Notes

Recites the chronology of the ODH orders of Mar. 24, Mar. 30, Apr. 2 and Apr. 30, 2020; the March 19, 2020 closure order is identified by its signing date and subject in § 6.

Retrieval note

Raw archived PDF (535,367 bytes; text extracted, 21,080 characters); the live coronavirus.ohio.gov address now returns the ODH portal page. Signature dated May 14, 2020 (text line 442).

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