2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-68-4 — Safety standards established.

    The director of the department of health shall, by regulation, establish minimum safety standards for tanning facilities. The standards shall include, but not be limited to:

   (1) Establishment of a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature at which tanning devices may be operated;

   (2) A requirement that a timer device be incorporated into each tanning device;

   (3) A requirement that a patron at a tanning facility wear protective eye glasses when using tanning equipment and that a patron be supervised as to the length of time the patron uses tanning equipment at the facility;

   (4) Requiring that the facility operator post easily legible, permanent warning signs near the tanning equipment which states: "Danger – Ultra-violet radiation. Follow all instructions. Avoid overexposure"; as well as a list, prepared by the director of the department of health, of prescription and non-prescription drugs which may cause photosensitivity in patients using a tanning center; and

   (5) Require that the facility have protective shielding for tanning equipment in the facility.