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2011 House Bill 1363: Regulating tanning facilities
Introduced by Rep. Jeannie Darneille (Tacoma) (D) on January 19, 2011
Creates regulations for tanning facilities. This act restricts access to tanning facilities by minors. This act also safety, training, and licensure requirements for these facilities. This act takes effect January 1, 2012.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on January 19, 2011
Substitute offered in the House on February 17, 2011
Replaces the maximum fee with a $125 fee plus $25 per each bed over 10; removes the public awareness campaign; removes the warnings(including the requirement that the DOH adopt a model sign); removes the bulb replacement schedules; and, removes the intent section. The substitute bill makes the following changes to the injury report: requires the report to be in writing; requires the report to be submitted only in cases where medical attention was sought or obtained; and allows the tanning facility to submit the report within five days, instead of by the end of the next business day; removes the requirement that tanning facilities must follow the same cleanliness standards as salons/shops; requires tanning operators to complete a DOH approved training course; allows a facility to operate without a trained operator if: the tanning equipment is remotely monitored; customers are provided with personal security devices capable of summoning first responders; and each customer utilizing equipment without an operator present has had at least one session with an operator present in which the customer received the required instruction; gives the DOH until July 1, 2012, to modify recordkeeping requirements and adopt rules necessary to implement the act; and, extends the effective date until July 1, 2012.
Referred to the House Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight Committee on February 17, 2011
Substitute offered in the House on February 21, 2011
Removes the specific dollar cap on tanning facilities license fees.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 25, 2011
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on January 12, 2012