Chapter 411
2012 -- H 7825 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/22/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- TANNING FACILITY SAFETY STANDARDS
Introduced
By: Representatives Naughton,
Date Introduced: February 28, 2012
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 23-68-4 of the General Laws in Chapter
23-68 entitled "Tanning
Facility Safety Standards
Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
23-68-4. Safety
standards established. -- The director of the department of health
shall,
by regulation, establish minimum safety standards for
tanning facilities. The standards shall
include, but not be limited to:
(1) Establishment of a
maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe
temperature at which tanning devices may be operated;
(2) A requirement that
a timer device be incorporated into each tanning device;
(3) A requirement that
a patron at a tanning facility wear protective eye glasses when
using tanning equipment and that a patron be supervised as
to the length of time the patron uses
tanning equipment at the facility;
(4) Requiring that the
facility operator post easily legible, permanent warning signs near
the tanning equipment which states: "Danger --
Ultra-violet radiation. Follow all instructions.
Avoid overexposure"; as well as a list, prepared
by the director of the department of health, of
prescription and non-prescription drugs which may cause photosensitivity
in patients using a
tanning center; and
(5) Require that the
facility have protective shielding for tanning equipment in the
facility. ; and
(6) A prohibition on
the use of tanning facilities by a person younger than eighteen (18)
years of age, unless:
(a) Such person
presents a prescription for receiving ultra-violet radiation treatments
written by a physician licensed to practice medicine pursuant
to chapter 5-37; or
(b) For every two (2)
uses of a tanning facility, the parent or legal guardian of such
person signs a written consent form in the presence of a
tanning facility staff member. The
written consent form shall contain, at a minimum, the
following language: "I understand that the
world health organization has classified the ultraviolet
radiation used in tanning facilities as a
Class 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco
products. By exposing my child to ultraviolet
radiation in this tanning facility, the possibility of my child
developing melanoma (skin cancer)
will increase. I also understand that there are safe
alternatives available to achieve the same
cosmetic effect as exposing my child's skin to ultraviolet
radiation, such as spray tanning or
bronzing creams."
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2013.
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