98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0188
 
Introduced 1/18/2013, by Rep. Robyn Gabel
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
210 ILCS 145/25  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8351-25

     Amends the Tanning Facility Permit Act. Provides that a tanning facility may not permit any person less than 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has the permission of a parent or guardian, to use tanning equipment or a device defined as equipment that emits ultraviolet (UV) radiation used for tanning of the skin, such as a sunlamp, tanning booth, or tanning bed that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers. Provides that "tanning equipment" includes any accompanying equipment, such as protective eyewear, timers, and handrails, and does not include certain devices.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
4    Section 5. The Tanning Facility Permit Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 25 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 145/25)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8351-25)



7    Sec. 25. Operating requirements. 
8    (1) Each tanning facility shall have on
hand at all times 
9an operator adequately trained in the correct operation
of the 
10facility so as to be able to inform and assist the public in 
11its
proper use. Each operator shall perform the following 
12functions as a
precondition to the public having access to the 
13tanning facility being
made to the public:

14        (a) The operator shall require each person desiring to 
15    use the facility
to fill out a form specifying any and all 
16    prescription medicines and
over-the-counter medications 
17    they are presently taking. The form shall be
kept as a 
18    permanent record of the individual's attendance and 
19    progress.

20        (b) The operator shall require each person desiring to 
21    use a tanning
facility to use protective eyewear.

22        (c) The operator shall instruct the user in the proper 
23    position to
maintain in relation to the tanning lamps 
 
 
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1    within the facility; the position
of the safety railing, if 
2    applicable; the manual switching device to
terminate the 
3    radiation in case of emergency; and a recommended time of

4    exposure.

5        (d) The operator shall monitor the use of the facility 
6    to ensure that
the interior temperature does not exceed 100 
7    degrees fahrenheit or
34 degrees centigrade.

8        (e) The operator shall inspect the facility to ensure 
9    that the floors
are dry. The floors are to be made dry 
10    prior to each individual's use.

11        (f) The operator shall give each person using the 
12    facility a written copy of
the warning required under 
13    subsection (h) of Section 20 of this Act prior
to each 
14    person's use of the facility.  The operator shall post signs

15    warning consumers of the potential effects of radiation on 
16    persons taking
medication and the relationship of 
17    radiation to skin cancer.

18        (g) The operator shall be responsible for proper 
19    sanitizing procedures
for all sunlamp equipment and 
20    protective eyewear between every user.
21    (2) A tanning facility may not permit any person less than 
2218 years of age, regardless of whether the person has the 
23permission of a parent or guardian, to use tanning equipment or 
24a device defined as equipment that emits ultraviolet (UV) 
25radiation used for tanning of the skin, such as a sunlamp, 
26tanning booth, or tanning bed that emits electromagnetic 
 
 
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1radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 
2nanometers. For the purposes of this Section, "tanning 
3equipment" includes any accompanying equipment, such as 
4protective eyewear, timers, and handrails.  "Tanning equipment" 
5does not include any of the following:
6        (a) Phototherapy devices utilized by appropriate 
7    health care professionals under the direct supervision of a 
8    physician who is trained in the use of phototherapy 
9    devices.
10        (b) Devices used for personal use in a private 
11    residence.
12        (c) Devices intended for purposes other than the 
13    irradiation of human skin.
14        (d) Devices used to apply chemicals to the skin to 
15    achieve a bronze color, commonly referred to as spray-on, 
16    mist-on, or sunless tans.


17(Source: P.A. 87-636.)