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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Tanning Facility Permit Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 25 as follows:
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| 6 | (210 ILCS 145/25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8351-25)
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| 7 | Sec. 25. Operating requirements. | ||||||
| 8 | (1) Each tanning facility shall have on
hand at all times | ||||||
| 9 | an operator adequately trained in the correct operation
of the | ||||||
| 10 | facility so as to be able to inform and assist the public in | ||||||
| 11 | its
proper use. Each operator shall perform the following | ||||||
| 12 | functions as a
precondition to the public having access to the | ||||||
| 13 | tanning facility being
made to the public:
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| 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.
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| 20 | (b) The operator shall require each person desiring to | ||||||
| 21 | use a tanning
facility to use protective eyewear.
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| 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
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| 4 | exposure.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 15 | warning consumers of the potential effects of radiation on | ||||||
| 16 | persons taking
medication and the relationship of | ||||||
| 17 | radiation to skin cancer.
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| 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 | ||||||
| 22 | 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has the | ||||||
| 23 | permission of a parent or guardian, to use tanning equipment or | ||||||
| 24 | a device defined as equipment that emits ultraviolet (UV) | ||||||
| 25 | radiation used for tanning of the skin, such as a sunlamp, | ||||||
| 26 | tanning booth, or tanning bed that emits electromagnetic | ||||||
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| 1 | radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 | ||||||
| 2 | nanometers. For the purposes of this Section, "tanning | ||||||
| 3 | equipment" includes any accompanying equipment, such as | ||||||
| 4 | protective eyewear, timers, and handrails. "Tanning equipment" | ||||||
| 5 | does 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.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 87-636.)
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