1. A. As provided in R.S. 40:2704, any person is exempt from the provisions of these regulations to the extent that such person:

   1. 1. uses equipment which emits ultraviolet radiation incidental to its normal operation;
   2. 2. does not use the equipment described in Paragraph 1 of this Subsection to deliberately expose parts of the living human body to ultraviolet radiation for the purpose of tanning or other treatment.
2. B. Any physician licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is exempt from the provisions of these regulations and is authorized to use a phototherapy device or other medical diagnostic and the therapeutic equipment which emits ultraviolet radiation.
3. C. Any individual is exempt from the provisions of these regulations to the extent that such individual owns tanning equipment exclusively for non-commercial use.
4. D. Tanning equipment while in transit or storage incidental thereto is exempt from the provisions of these regulations.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2701-2719.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Food and Drug Unit, LR 18: 274 (March 1992), amended LR 19:209 (February 1993), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 41:2658 (December 2015).