Please be prepared to provide the Dasher representative with your PALS application number. Any such candidate seeking to obtain a temporary permit may contact Dasher, Inc. The Board would like to make these candidates aware they may request a temporary permit even if their application has been submitted and a test date scheduled. A number of candidates who were otherwise eligible for a temporary permit at the time of application did not make this election in anticipation of the usual prompt availability of test center appointments. GUIDANCE FOR COSMETOLOGY SALONS PERMITTED TO OPERATE DURING THE GREEN PHASE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLICĪs a result of prior test center closures and measures taken in response to the declared state of emergency, prompt examination appointment availability may be limited in some areas of the Commonwealth. The Board prescribes disinfection standards to be followed to prevent the creation or spread of infectious diseases. The Board also issues apprentice permits in appropriate circumstances as well as licenses to perform nail technology only, natural hair braiding only or practice esthetics only. The Board promulgates and enforces regulations for the examination and licensure of applicants to practice or teach cosmetology and to manage schools of cosmetology. The State Board of Cosmetology regulates the practice and licensure of estheticians nail technicians cosmetologists and teachers of cosmetology and cosmetology salons and schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.