RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B8-51.006Rule Governing Licensure and Inspection of Electrology Facilities
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 45 No. 44, March 5, 2019 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held August 2, 2019. The changes are as follows:
64B8-51.006 Rule Governing Licensure and Inspection of Electrology Facilities.
(1) No change.
(2) Electrology Facility Licensure.
(a) No change.
(b) To obtain the license, the applicant shall provide information to the Department as required by this rule on a form provided by the Department and approved and incorporated herein by reference by the Board as Form DH-MQA 1213, entitled “State of Florida Application for Electrolysis Facility Licensure – New Facility or New Ownership” (revised 08/02/2019), which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- 07894, or the Department at The Florida Department of Health, Electrolysis Council, Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256. The applicant must pay a $100 application fee, which is nonrefundable, $100 inspection fee, $100 licensure fee and a $5.00 unlicensed activity fee.
(3) Electrology Facility Safety and Sanitary Requirements. Paragraph (a) of this subsection applies to all electrology facilities regardless of the modalities used. Paragraph (b) of this rule applies to electrology facilities where epilators are used. Paragraph (c) of this rule applies to electrology facilities where laser or light-based equipment is used.
(a) No change.
(b) In addition to those specified in paragraph (3)(a), the requirements to be followed, and materials and equipment to be available, at each electrology facility where epilators are used are listed below.
1. through 3. No change.
4. A sharps container for disposal of used needles/probes, as defined in Rule 64E-16.002(24), F.A.C., effective December 2, 2015, which is hereby incoporated by reference and can be obtatined from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- ;
5. through 7. No change.
(c) No change.
(4) through (5) No change.
(6) Transfer of Ownership or Location of the Electrology Facility.
(a) No change.
(b) An electrology facility license may be transferred from one location to another only upon approval by the Department which approval shall be granted upon compliance with all requirements set out below in subparagraphs 1. through 3. Only the licenses for electrology facilities which have passed inspection at the original location are eligible for transfer to another location. In order to begin practice at the new location, the electrology facility license holder must first perform all of the following procedures:
1. File a completed application for transfer prior to the date of the transfer on a form prescribed by the Department, and approved and incorporated herein by reference by the Board as Form DH5018-MQA-07/2016, entitled “State of Florida Application for Transfer of Electrolysis Facility Location” (revised 08/02/2019), which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- 07896, or the Department at the Florida Department of Health, Electrolysis Council, Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256, which application must be processed by the Council office,
2. through 3. No change.
(7) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.037, 478.43(1), (4), 478.51(3), (11) FS. Law Implemented 456.037, 456.0635, 458.348(2), 478.43, 478.49, 478.51, 478.55 FS. History–New 11-16-93, Formerly 61F6-76.006, Amended 5-11-95, 6-26-96, Formerly 59R-51.006, Amended 12-23-97, 12-22-98, 2-17-00, 3-25-01, 4-8-02, 6-16-03, 7-29-10, 6-19-13, 12-25-14, 2-16-17, 9-11-18, .
DH-MQA 1213:
Page 9 of the form has been renumbered.
The referenced to Rule 64E-16, F.A.C., has been added to the text, the application and incorporated by reference, page 3.
DH5018-MQA:
Page 9 of the form has been renumbered correctly.
The referenced to Rule 64E-16, F.A.C., has been added to the text, the application and incorporated by reference, page 3.
