Definitions

Definitions. The following terms are defined for purposes of this Chapter. 1. "Act" means the Mississippi Radiation Protection Law of 1976. 2. “Affected Party” means a tanning registrant whom an enforcement action has been taken by the Agency. 3. "Agency" means the Mississippi Department of Health. 4. "CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations. 5. “Complaint” is a written document submitted to the Agency addressing an existing or potential public health hazard. Part 14: General Sanitation November 11, 2011 6. "Consumer" means any member of the public who is provided access to a tanning facility in exchange for a fee or other compensation, or any individual who, in exchange for a fee or other compensation, is afforded use of a tanning facility as a condition or benefit of membership or access. 7. “EPA” means U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. 8. "FDA" means U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 9. “FTC” means Federal Trade Commission. 10. “Formal operator training” means a course of instruction pre-approved by the Agency conducted or presented under formal classroom conditions, a correspondence program, or through a computer based program by a person possessing adequate knowledge and experience to offer the curriculum, associated training and certification testing pertaining to and associated with the safe use of tanning equipment. Training shall cover ultraviolet radiation and the effects on the skin, photosensitivity, eye protection, equipment maintenance, FDA regulations and the provisions of this chapter. 11. "Healing arts" means the professional disciplines authorized by the laws of this state to use sources of radiation in the diagnosis or treatment of human or animal diseases. 12. "Individual" means any human being. 13. "Inspection" means an official examination or observation including but not limited to tests, surveys, and monitoring to determine compliance with rules, regulations, orders, requirements, and conditions of the Agency. 14. “Investigation” means a visit by an authorized individual(s) to a registered or unregistered facility for the purpose of determining the validity of complaints or allegations received by the Agency relating to this regulation. 15. “Medical Lamps” means any lamp that is specifically designed and labeled for medical use only. 16. “Minor” means any individual less than eighteen (18) years of age. 17. "Operator" means an individual designated by the Registrant to control operation of the tanning facility and to instruct and assist the consumer in the proper operation of the tanning equipment. 18. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this State, any other State or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing. Part 14: General Sanitation November 11, 2011 19. “Personal use” means operating a single tanning unit for individual purpose of cosmetic tanning. Personal use implies that the unit will not be used for any business purpose. Multiple tanning units cannot be used as personal use. 20. "Radiation" means ultraviolet radiation in these regulations. 21. "Radiation machine" means any device capable of producing radiation. 22. “Registrant" means any person who is registered with the Agency and is legally obligated to register with the Agency pursuant to these regulations and the Act. 23. “Registration" means registration with the Agency in accordance with regulations adopted by the Agency. 24. "Tanning device" means any equipment that emits radiation used during the process of skin tanning with a sun lamp product, such as any sun lamp product and any accompanying equipment, including but not limited to protective eyewear, timers, ballasts, starters, lamps, reflectors, cooling fans, acrylics, comfort pillows, and handrails. 25. "Tanning facility" means any location, place, area, structure or business which provides consumers access to tanning equipment for a fee, membership dues or any other compensation. 26. "These regulations" means all chapters of the Mississippi State Board of Health General Sanitation Regulations, Part 14-General Sanitation, Chapter 6, Regulations for Tanning Facilities. 27. "Ultraviolet radiation" means electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in air between two hundred (200) nanometers and four hundred (400) nanometers.