IN HR0003

Urges the Legislative Council to assign the Health Finance Commission to study prohibiting children under 14 years of age from using tanning salons

Cites World Health Organization classification of ultraviolet radiation as carcinogenic, placing it in the highest risk category alongside cigarettes, arsenic, and mustard gas

References National Cancer Institute data showing a 50% increase in melanoma cases among women ages 15-39 since 1980

Notes American Cancer Society statistics that over 68,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma in 2009, with melanoma killing one person every 62 minutes

Requires the Health Finance Commission to issue a final report on the topic when directed by the Legislative Council