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Required Collaborative Agreement for Oregon Certified Advanced Estheticians

The Health Licensing Office (HLO) reminds all Oregon Certified Advanced Estheticians that they must enter into a collaborative agreement with a licensed health care professional before providing any services.

Per Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 676.655 and Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 819-030-0020, the purpose of this agreement is to ensure that a certified advanced esthetician has a licensed health care professional to whom they may refer clients.

See the Collaborative Agreement FAQ document for more details.​

Upcoming HLO Closures Due to State Holidays

​Mark your calendar and note that the Health Licensing Office (and all State of Oregon agencies) will be closed on the following state holidays:

  • Monday, May 26, 2025, for Memorial Day
  • Thursday, June 19, 2025, for Juneteenth National Independence Day

Notice of Upcoming Rulemaking for the Board of Cosmetology and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians

​​The Health Licensing Office (HLO), the Board of Cosmetology, and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians intended to file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) with the Secretary of State for publication in the August 1, 2023, Oregon Bulletin, but time constraints did not allow HLO to do so.​

Esthetics and Advanced Esthetics RAC Update

​ In 2021, the Health Licensing Office (HLO) convened a Joint Esthetic and Advanced Esthetic Rules Advisory Committee (Joint RAC) to collaborate and recommend rule changes to the Board of Cosmetology (COS Board) and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians (CAE Board), including defining the term “device" within both the advanced esthetics and esthetics professions as required in HB 2970 (2021).​

Cancellation of February 27th Joint Rules Advisory Committee Meeting

​The Board of Cosmetology and Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians reconvened an Esthetics and Advanced Esthetics Joint Rules Advisory Committee (Joint RAC) which met on January 30, 2023, to continue discussion regarding the requirements of HB 2970 (2021) related to collaboratively defining the term “device" within both the esthetics and advanced esthetics professions. 

Currently, the Joint RAC has meetings scheduled for February 27, 2023, and March 27, 2023.  The Health Licensing Office (HLO) will be canceling the February 27, 2023, meeting due to other time sensitive obligations and to allow adequate time to develop and research information on devices. The HLO still intends to hold its March 27, 2023, meeting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Further decisions will be made on scheduling additional RAC meetings following the March 27, 2023, meeting.

HB 2970 Esthetics and Advanced Esthetics Rulemaking Update

​2021 Rules Advisory Committees Summaries​​

In 2021, the Health Licensing Office (HLO) convened a Joint Esthetic and Advanced Esthetic Rules Advisory Committee (Joint RAC) to recommend rule changes to the Board of Cosmetology's and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians' rules. The rule changes are necessitated by HB 2970 (2021), which impacted the scope of practice for estheticians and advanced estheticians. HB 2970 also charged both boards to work collaboratively to define the term “device" within both the esthetics and advanced esthetics professions.

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