Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 504
       
       
        
       By Senator Grimsley
       
       
       
       
       
       21-00428A-16                                           2016504__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to laser hair removal; amending s.
    3         478.45, F.S.; defining terms; providing certification
    4         and training requirements for electrologists who use
    5         laser or pulsed-light devices in hair removal;
    6         providing an effective date.
    7  
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Present subsections (5) and (6) of section
   11  478.45, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (6)
   12  and (7), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to that
   13  section, to read:
   14         478.45 Requirements for licensure.—
   15         (5)(a) As used in this subsection, the term:
   16         1. “Laser or pulsed-light device” means an electronic
   17  device approved by the United States Food and Drug
   18  Administration for laser hair removal.
   19         2. “Laser hair removal” means the use of a laser or pulsed
   20  light device in a hair removal procedure that does not remove
   21  the epidermis.
   22         (b) An electrologist who uses a laser or pulsed-light
   23  device must be certified by a nationally recognized electrology
   24  organization in the use of these devices and must have the
   25  appropriate training as defined by the board for each device
   26  used.
   27         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.