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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-117-104

Requirements

Known as the Tanning Facility Control Act

The act spans §§ 68–68 (7 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Crystal BLACKWELL, as Next Friend to Jacob Blackwell, a Minor v. SKY HIGH SPORTS NASHVILLE OPERATIONS, LLC (2017)

Most recently applied in Crystal BLACKWELL, as Next Friend to Jacob Blackwell, a Minor v. SKY HIGH SPORTS NASHVILLE OPERATIONS, LLC (January 2017)

Acts 1990, ch. 845, § 1; T.C.A., § 68-54-104; Acts 2002, ch. 528, §§ 1-5; 2018, ch. 608, § 1.

(1) A tanning facility shall: Have a trained attendant on duty whenever the facility is open for business;

(2) Provide each customer with protective eyewear that meets the requirements of 21 CFR 1040.20(c)(4);

(3) Not allow a person to use a tanning device if that person does not use the protective eyewear;

(4) Show each customer how to use suitable physical aids, such as handrails and markings on the floor, to maintain proper exposure distance as recommended by the manufacturer;

(5) Limit each customer to the maximum exposure time as recommended by the manufacturer; and

(6) Control the interior temperature of a tanning facility so that it does not exceed thirty-four degrees centigrade (34° C).

(7) Each time a person uses a tanning facility or each time a person executes or renews a contract to use a tanning facility, the person shall sign a written statement, as set forth in this chapter, that the person: Has read and understood the warnings before using the device; and

(8) Agrees to use the protective eyewear that the tanning facility provides.

(9) When using a tanning device, a person shall use the protective eyewear that the tanning facility provides.

(10) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b)(3)(B), a person between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age shall be accompanied by the person's parent or legal guardian when using a tanning device. The accompanying parent or legal guardian must provide photo identification, provide proof of guardianship if applicable, and sign a warnings statement on a form issued by the department of health that complies with § 68-117-106 and states that the legal guardian is giving consent for use of a tanning device to the person who is between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age. The department of health shall issue a warning statement form that complies with this subdivision (b)(3)(A) on its website.

(11) A person between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age who has used a tanning device at a tanning facility in compliance with subdivision (b)(3)(A) may use a tanning device at that tanning facility without the parent or guardian present on a subsequent visit as long as the signed statement required by subdivision (b)(3)(A) remains on file with the tanning facility.

(12) A person under sixteen (16) years of age is prohibited from using a tanning device at a tanning facility.

(13) The operator of the tanning facility shall maintain the signed statements provided for in subdivision (b)(3) for a period of not less than two (2) years and shall make them available for inspection upon request.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.