Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 504
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Grimsley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section
    6  478.42, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         478.42 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
    8         (6) “Laser hair removal” means the use of a laser or
    9  pulsed-light device in a hair removal procedure that does not
   10  remove the epidermis.
   11         (7) “Laser or pulsed-light device” means an electronic
   12  device approved by the United States Food and Drug
   13  Administration for laser hair removal.
   14         Section 2. Section 478.49, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         478.49 License and certification required.—
   17         (1) No person may practice electrology or hold herself or
   18  himself out as an electrologist in this state unless the person
   19  has been issued a license by the department and holds an active
   20  license pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
   21         (2) A licensee shall display her or his license in a
   22  conspicuous location in her or his place of practice and provide
   23  it to the department or the board upon request.
   24         (3) A licensee who uses a laser or pulsed-light device in a
   25  laser hair removal procedure must be certified by a nationally
   26  recognized electrology organization in the use of these devices
   27  and must have the appropriate training, as determined by board
   28  rule, for each such device used by the licensee.
   29         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.
   30  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   31  And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   33  and insert:
   34                        A bill to be entitled                      
   35         An act relating to laser hair removal; amending s.
   36         478.42, F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 478.49,
   37         F.S.; providing certification and training
   38         requirements for licensed electrologists who use laser
   39         or pulsed-light devices in hair removal; providing an
   40         effective date.