Bill Text: NY S07546 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7546 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits anyone under eighteen years of age from using an ultraviolet radiation device.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-09 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S07546 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07546-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7546
                    IN SENATE
                                       May 9, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  restrictions  on
          the use of ultraviolet radiation devices
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 3555 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
     2  ter 105 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     3    §  3555.  Restrictions on the use of ultraviolet radiation devices. 1.
     4  No owner, operator, or employee of a tanning facility shall  permit  the
     5  use  of  the tanning facility by a person eighteen years of age or older
     6  until such person provides a  driver's  license  or  other  photographic
     7  identification  card issued by a government entity or educational insti-
     8  tution indicating that the individual is at least eighteen years of  age
     9  and  the  facility  has  on  file  a signed written statement, in a form
    10  prescribed by the commissioner, acknowledging that such person has  read
    11  the  warnings  required  under  subdivision  two  of section thirty-five
    12  hundred fifty-four of this article and agrees  to  wear  safety  goggles
    13  before  using  an ultraviolet radiation device. Such signed statement of
    14  acknowledgment may be retained by  the  tanning  facility  off  premises
    15  provided  that  an  electronic image or facsimile of the original signed
    16  statement of acknowledgment is readily available by the owner or employ-
    17  ee responsible for the operation of the ultraviolet radiation device  of
    18  such facility.
    19    2.  No owner, operator, or employee of a tanning facility shall permit
    20  the use of an ultraviolet radiation device by a  person  [seventeen  to]
    21  under  eighteen  years  of  age  [until such person provides the tanning
    22  facility with the written consent, in a form prescribed by  the  commis-
    23  sioner,  of a parent or legal guardian to use such tanning facility. The
    24  parent or legal guardian shall sign such consent form in the presence of
    25  the owner of the tanning facility or an  employee  responsible  for  the
    26  operation  of the ultraviolet radiation device of such facility indicat-
    27  ing that such parent or guardian has read the  warnings  required  under
    28  subdivision  two of section thirty-five hundred fifty-four of this arti-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13642-01-6

        S. 7546                             2

     1  cle and that the person seventeen to eighteen years  of  age  agrees  to
     2  wear  safety  goggles before using an ultraviolet radiation device. Such
     3  original written consent shall be retained by the tanning facility for a
     4  period  of  twelve months and may be retained off premises provided that
     5  an electronic image or facsimile of the original signed consent form  is
     6  readily available by the owner or employee responsible for the operation
     7  of the ultraviolet radiation device of such facility.
     8    3.  A written consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian pursu-
     9  ant to subdivision two of this section shall expire twelve  months  from
    10  the  date it is signed by the parent or legal guardian. Upon the expira-
    11  tion of a written consent form, a new written consent shall be  provided
    12  in the manner prescribed in subdivision two of this section prior to the
    13  use  of an ultraviolet radiation device by any person seventeen to eigh-
    14  teen years of age.
    15    4. No owner, operator, or employee of a tanning facility shall  permit
    16  the  use  of an ultraviolet radiation device by persons sixteen years of
    17  age and under].
    18    3. This section shall be exclusive  and  shall  preempt  any  contrary
    19  local  law  or  ordinance, except that this section shall not preempt or
    20  supersede  local  laws  or  ordinances  imposing   additional   stricter
    21  restrictions  on  the use and operation of ultraviolet radiation devices
    22  at tanning facilities which are in effect prior to the effective date of
    23  this section.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.