Radiation Protection Rules for Tanning Facilities
The proposed amendments to Section .1400, Tanning Facilities, of the Radiation Protection rules, are being made to improve the safety of individuals using tanning equipment, as well as making technical changes in the rules. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modified their health and safety requirements for the labeling of sunlamp products. The governor signed Session Law 2015-21 on May 21, 2015 prohibiting persons under the age of 18 from using tanning equipment. These proposed rules are being revised to conform to the FDA to require labels on tanning equipment that state contraindications regarding age, and skin lesions and warnings regarding skin cancer. These proposed rules are being revised to conform to the revised statute for under the age of 18 tanning equipment use prohibition. The proposed rules also address updates to the Radiation Protection Section's address and telephone number as well as an update to the agency's name due to the transfer of the Radiation Protection Section from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Notification of proposed amendment of rules (PDF, 142 KB)
- Proposed Effective Date: May 1, 2016
- Public Comment Period: October 1, 2015 - November 30, 2015
Comments may be submitted by:- Email: [email protected];
- Public Hearing
- Date: October 22, 2015
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Room 131, Wright Building, 1201 Umstead Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603.
- Mail: Nadine Pfeiffer, Division of Health Service Regulation, 2701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2701;
- The fiscal note was approved by the N.C. Radiation Protection Commission on
8/28/2015
- Rule Fiscal Note (PDF, 614 KB)
- Federal Certification required by G.S. 150B-19.1(g)
- Federal Certification (PDF, 171 KB)
- The notice of text as approved by the N.C. Radiation Protection Commission,
8/28/2015
and the Department of Health and Human Services, 6/22/2015
- Proposed 10A NCAC 15 .1403 (PDF, 92 KB)
- Proposed 10A NCAC 15 .1414 (PDF, 65 KB)
- Proposed 10A NCAC 15 .1415 (PDF, 131 KB)
- Proposed 10A NCAC 15 .1418 (PDF, 93 KB)
- Proposed 10A NCAC 15 .1419 (PDF, 8 KB)
- Proposed 10A NCAC 15 .1423 (PDF, 61 KB)
- OSBM Certification Date: August 10, 2015
- Public Comments
- Minutes from the public hearing on October 22, 2015 (PDF, 145 KB)
- American Academy of Dermatology Association (PDF, 247 KB)
- Technical Changes
- 10A NCAC 15 .1423 (PDF, 62 KB)
- Technical Changes
- 10A NCAC 15 .1403 (PDF, 94 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1414 (PDF, 66 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1415 (PDF, 133 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1418 (PDF, 135 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1423 (PDF, 63 KB)
- These rules were approved by the Rules Review Commission on 4/21/2016
- 10A NCAC 15 .1403 (PDF, 13 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1414 (PDF, 58 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1415 (PDF, 12 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1418 (PDF, 14 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1419 (PDF, 8 KB)
- 10A NCAC 15 .1423 (PDF, 13 KB)
- Effective Date: May 1, 2016
- Procedure for subjecting a proposed rule to Legislative Review: If an objection is not resolved prior to the adoption of the rule, a person may also submit written objections to the Rules Review Commission. If the Rules Review Commission receives written and signed objections in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.3(b2) from 10 or more persons clearly requesting review by the legislature and the Rules Review Commission approves the rule, the rule will become effective as provided in G.S. 150B-21.3(b1). The Commission will receive written objections until 5:00 p.m. on the day following the day the Commission approves the rule. The Commission will receive those objections by mail, delivery service, hand delivery, or facsimile transmission.