COVID-19 Updates and Resources
DPOR offices at the Perimeter Center
Visitors for licensing customer service should use the first-floor main entrance.
If you are attending a Commonwealth Conference Center event on the second floor (e.g., board meeting, informal fact-finding conference, remedial education), use the building's west entrance.
GUIDANCE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS
EXPIRED Extensions/Waivers
To minimize inconvenience, DPOR temporarily extended deadlines and temporarily waived regulations during the declared state of emergency. All are now expired.
- Temporary Waiver Extending Validity of Expired Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations (expired 7/31/21)
- Temporary Waiver Allowing Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (expired 7/31/21)
- Temporary Waiver of Certain Regulations Requiring Physical Presence at Places of Business (expired 7/31/21)
- Temporary Waiver Extending Examination Eligibility Deadlines through 6/30/2021 (expired 6/30/21)
- Temporary Waiver of WWWOOSSP Board Regulations that Limit CPE Hours Earned by Instructors (expired 6/30/21)
Examination Services Updates
Important notices about scheduled exams, test centers, and related services:
- PSI Services in Virginia re-opened on Monday, May 4, 2020.
- View FAQ document about PSI operations related to COVID-19 including safety precautions for candidates - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
- Pearson VUE test centers
- National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)
- Prometric test centers
Please refer to the following resources for best practices and other information regarding preventing transmission of COVID-19.
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
- Disinfection Reminders for Spas, Salons, and Shops
- CDC: What Nail Salon Employees Need to Know About COVID-19
- CDC: COVID-19 Employer Information for Nail Salons