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IN HB1087
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Zent
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AI Summary
HB 1087 Summary
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Exempts physicians licensed under IC 25-22.5 who use or prescribe phototherapy devices in medical practice from tanning facility regulatory requirements, replacing the previous exemption for medical treatment facilities using ultraviolet radiation.
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Prohibits individuals under 18 years of age from using tanning devices in tanning facilities.
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Requires tanning facility operators to verify age by checking government-issued photo identification (driver's license, state ID card, or passport) before allowing any individual to use a tanning device.
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Mandates that written statements required before tanning device use include a notice that individuals under 18 years of age may not use tanning devices.
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Repeals previous provisions allowing 16-year-olds to use tanning devices with parental consent, establishing a uniform 18-year minimum age requirement.
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Effective date: July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Tanning facilities. Exempts physicians who, in the practice of medicine, use or prescribe a phototherapy device for a patient from the tanning facility regulatory requirements. (Current law exempts a medical treatment facility that uses ultraviolet radiation in the treatment of disease.) Prohibits an individual less than 18 years of age from using a tanning device in a tanning facility. Requires the operator or owner of a tanning facility to include a statement in the written information required to be signed before an individual may use a tanning device that individuals less than 18 years of age may not use a
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/3/2018