Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
500 James Robertson ParkwayNashville, TN 37243-0565
Phone: 615-741-2241 | Fax: 615-741-1310 | Website: tn.gov/commerce/ | Email: Ask.TDCI@TN.Gov
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 750
Renewal CEU hours: Instructors only, 16 hours every 2 years
Regulation Type:
New Law Allows Tennessee Estheticians to Perform Microneedling
10/13/2021SB 1339 and HB 915 authorize licensed estheticians to perform cosmetic microneedling if the service is performed under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Tennessee Adopts New Cosmetology and Barbering Rules
08/02/2021Barbering rule changes affect school licensing requirements, curriculum, barber shop requirements, inspections, instructor-training programs, and student kits. Cosmetology rule changes affect school licensing requirements, school equipment, and student kits. The rules are effective August 8, 2021.
Tennessee COVID-19 State Update—Permission to Practice May 6, 2020
05/06/2020There have been many changes in the massage therapy and cosmetology industries and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Tennessee, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.
Tennessee COVID-19 State Update
04/27/2020There have been many changes in the massage therapy and cosmetology industries and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Tennessee, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.