Florida Senate - 2016                              CS for SB 504
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Health Policy; and Senator Grimsley
       
       
       
       
       
       588-01770-16                                           2016504c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to laser hair removal; amending s.
    3         478.42, F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 478.49,
    4         F.S.; providing certification and training
    5         requirements for licensed electrologists who use laser
    6         or pulsed-light devices in hair removal; providing an
    7         effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section
   12  478.42, Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         478.42 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
   14         (6) “Laser hair removal” means the use of a laser or
   15  pulsed-light device in a hair removal procedure that does not
   16  remove the epidermis.
   17         (7) “Laser or pulsed-light device” means an electronic
   18  device approved by the United States Food and Drug
   19  Administration for laser hair removal.
   20         Section 2. Section 478.49, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   21  read:
   22         478.49 License and certification required.—
   23         (1) No person may practice electrology or hold herself or
   24  himself out as an electrologist in this state unless the person
   25  has been issued a license by the department and holds an active
   26  license pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
   27         (2) A licensee shall display her or his license in a
   28  conspicuous location in her or his place of practice and provide
   29  it to the department or the board upon request.
   30         (3) A licensee who uses a laser or pulsed-light device in a
   31  laser hair removal procedure must be certified by a nationally
   32  recognized electrology organization in the use of these devices
   33  and must have the appropriate training, as determined by board
   34  rule, for each such device used by the licensee.
   35         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.