Revision: Dec. 10, 2009, midnight
HB 1160 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1160
AN ACT relative to the tanning of minors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilliod, Belk 5; Rep. Schulze, Hills 26; Rep. French, Merr 5
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill prohibits the tanning of minors without a written order from a physician.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2296
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to the tanning of minors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Tanning of Minors. Amend RSA 313-A:31 to read as follows:
313-A:31 Tanning of Minors.
[I.] No person under the age of 18 shall be allowed to utilize a tanning device at a tanning facility without the written consent of that person’s parent or legal guardian, without a written order from a physician licensed under RSA 329 and without an operator present. Proof of age shall be satisfied with a driver’s license or other government issued identification containing date of birth and a photograph of the individual. This consent requirement shall be satisfied only if the parent or legal guardian is physically present at the time of the initial use of the tanning device, and the responsible adult signs a document declaring that he or she is the parent or legal guardian of the minor and attesting to the age of the minor. The consent of the parent or legal guardian shall be valid for 12 subsequent uses of the tanning device by the minor.
[II. No minors under the age of 14 shall be allowed to utilize a tanning device at a tanning facility without a written order from a physician licensed under RSA 329. Persons using a tanning facility under the provisions of this paragraph shall be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for every use of the tanning facility.]
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.