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Montana Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists

301 S. Park Ave., 4th Floor
Helena, MT 59620

Phone: 406-444-5711 | Continuing Education: 406-444-5696 | Website: boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/ | Email: dlibsdcos@mt.gov
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 650
Renewal CEU hours: Instructors only, 30 hours every 2 years

Regulation Type: 
State License
Microblading: 

Tattoo establishment license may be required

Permanent make-up: 

Tattoo establishment license required

Eyelash extensions/lash-brow tinting: 

Unclear

Laser/IPL: 

Laser: must be delegated by physician who is on-site
IPL: If considered "invasive procedure[]...in which human tissue is cut or altered by mechanical or energy forms," then must be delegated by physician who is on-site

Microdermabrasion: 

Yes

Microneedling: 

If considered "invasive procedure[]...in which human tissue is cut or altered by mechanical or energy forms," then must be delegated by physician who is on-site

Chemical Peels: 

Unclear

Radio Frequency: 

If considered "invasive procedure[]...in which human tissue is cut or altered by mechanical or energy forms," then must be delegated by physician who is on-site

Montana COVID-19 State Update

04/30/2020

There have been many changes in the massage therapy and cosmetology professions and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Montana, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed. 

Practice Restrictions and Reopening