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Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health

Personal Service Settings

If you are opening a new personal service business in Hastings County or Prince Edward County, submit the Notice of Intent to Operate a Personal Service Setting* and a Public Health Inspector will contact you.

Personal service settings are inspected by public health to ensure compliance with the Ontario Regulation 136/18: Personal Service Settings. Inspection results for personal service settings in our region are available on our website.

As defined in the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O 1990, C. H.7, a personal service setting is a premises in which services are offered where there is a risk of exposure to blood or body fluids. This list includes:

  • Hairdressing and barbering
  • Tattooing
  • Body piercing
  • Nail services
  • Electrolysis and other aesthetic services

Public Health Inspectors work with personal service providers to offer guidance on infection prevention and control according to the requirements and recommendations described in the Ministry of Health’s Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices for Personal Services Settings.

Personal services at special events

If you are a vendor providing a personal service at a special event, notify Public Health 14 days before you offer any services at this event by submitting the Personal Service Settings Special Event Application Form.

Need More Information About Personal Service Settings?

Call 613-966-5500 or 1-800-267-2803, ext. 677.

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As of Jan. 1, 2025 Hastings Prince Edward Public Health; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health; and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit merged to form Southeast Public Health (SEPH).

You will begin to see the new Southeast Public Health branding appear on our resources and advertising materials. You will continue to see some documents using the legal name South East Health Unit.

Partners and members of the public should continue to engage with their local public health offices as usual and connect with Southeast Public Health on our new website and social media: