(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to all persons who:
- (1) perform or attempt to perform laser hair removal (LHR); or
- (2) operate a laser hair removal facility.
- (b) This chapter does not apply to the manufacture of LHR devices.
- (c) Except for consulting physicians and alternate consulting physicians, this chapter does not apply to a physician or to a physician's employee or delegate acting under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 157.
- (d) A certification issued under this chapter only authorizes a person to perform nonablative cosmetic LHR. The certification does not authorize the person to diagnose, treat, or offer to treat any client for any illness, disease, injury, defect or deformity of the human body.
- (e) This chapter applies only to LHR devices used for nonablative hair removal.
- (f) A person who receives, possesses, uses, owns, or acquires an LHR device and who does not hold an LHR facility license is subject to the requirements of this chapter, including any requirement applicable to a person who does hold an LHR facility license.
- (g) A health professional licensed under another law is not required to hold a certificate issued under this chapter to perform laser hair removal if the performance of laser hair removal is within the scope of that professional's practice as determined by the professional's licensing board.
Source Note:The provisions of this §118.2 adopted to be effective October 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 6315.