As used in this chapter, the term:
- (1) "Board" means the Board of Medicine.
- (2) "Council" means the Electrolysis Council.
- (3) "Department" means the Department of Health.
- (4) "Electrologist" means a person who engages in the practice of electrolysis.
- (5) "Electrolysis or electrology" means the permanent removal of hair by introducing, into and beneath the skin, ionizing (galvanic current) or nonionizing radiation (thermolysis or high-frequency current) to destroy the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system, using needle-type epilation devices that are registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration and used pursuant to protocols approved by the council and the board.
History.--s. 3, ch. 92-172; s. 168, ch. 94-218; s. 144, ch. 97-264.