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| Public Act 098-0349 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Tanning Facility Permit Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 25 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 145/25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8351-25)
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Sec. 25. Operating requirements. | ||||
(1) Each tanning facility shall have on
hand at all times | ||||
an operator adequately trained in the correct operation
of the | ||||
facility so as to be able to inform and assist the public in | ||||
its
proper use. Each operator shall perform the following | ||||
functions as a
precondition to the public having access to the | ||||
tanning facility being
made to the public:
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(a) The operator shall require each person desiring to | ||||
use the facility
to fill out a form specifying any and all | ||||
prescription medicines and
over-the-counter medications | ||||
they are presently taking. The form shall be
kept as a | ||||
permanent record of the individual's attendance and | ||||
progress.
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(b) The operator shall require each person desiring to | ||||
use a tanning
facility to use protective eyewear.
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(c) The operator shall instruct the user in the proper | ||||
position to
maintain in relation to the tanning lamps | ||||
within the facility; the position
of the safety railing, if | ||
applicable; the manual switching device to
terminate the | ||
radiation in case of emergency; and a recommended time of
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exposure.
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(d) The operator shall monitor the use of the facility | ||
to ensure that
the interior temperature does not exceed 100 | ||
degrees fahrenheit or
34 degrees centigrade.
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(e) The operator shall inspect the facility to ensure | ||
that the floors
are dry. The floors are to be made dry | ||
prior to each individual's use.
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(f) The operator shall give each person using the | ||
facility a written copy of
the warning required under | ||
subsection (h) of Section 20 of this Act prior
to each | ||
person's use of the facility. The operator shall post signs
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warning consumers of the potential effects of radiation on | ||
persons taking
medication and the relationship of | ||
radiation to skin cancer.
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(g) The operator shall be responsible for proper | ||
sanitizing procedures
for all sunlamp equipment and | ||
protective eyewear between every user. | ||
(2) 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. For the purposes of this Section, "tanning | ||
equipment" includes any accompanying equipment, such as | ||
protective eyewear, timers, and handrails. "Tanning equipment" | ||
does not include any of the following: | ||
(a) Phototherapy devices utilized by appropriate | ||
health care professionals under the direct supervision of a | ||
physician who is trained in the use of phototherapy | ||
devices. | ||
(b) Devices used for personal use in a private | ||
residence. | ||
(c) Devices intended for purposes other than the | ||
irradiation of human skin. | ||
(d) Devices used to apply chemicals to the skin to | ||
achieve a bronze color, commonly referred to as spray-on, | ||
mist-on, or sunless tans.
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(Source: P.A. 87-636.)
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