Tanning Consent for Persons Under Age Seventeen (17)

PURPOSE: To establish a standard consent form to be used by all tanning facilities operating in Missouri. (1) As used in this rule and the consent form included herein, the following terms mean: (A) Tanning device is any equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between two hundred (200) and four hundred (400) nanometers used for tanning of the skin, including, but not limited to, a sunlamp, tanning booth, or tanning bed; and (B) Tanning facility is any location, place, area, structure, or business which provides persons access to any tanning device for a fee, membership dues, or any other form of compensation. (2) Prior to any person less than seventeen (17) years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility, a parent or guardian of such person shall annually appear in person at the tanning facility and sign a written statement acknowledging that the parent or guardian has read and understands the warnings given by the tanning facility and consents to the person’s use of a tanning device at the tanning facility. (3) For purposes of obtaining the consent described in section (2) above, tanning facilities shall use the form included herein. This form is available in an electronic format at http://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/chronic/chronicdisease/TanningConsentForm.pdf. AUTHORITY: section 577.665, RSMo Supp. 2014.* Original rule filed Aug. 28, 2014, effective April 30, 2015. *Original authority: 577.665, RSMo 2014. Public Health