2019 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 35-A - Ultraviolet Radiation Devices
3554 - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner.

§  3554.  Powers  and  duties of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner
shall inspect each tanning facility licensed under this article and each
ultraviolet radiation device used, offered, or made available for use in
such facility, not less than biennially. The commissioner may  establish
a  fee  for  such  inspection,  which shall not exceed fifty dollars per
ultraviolet radiation device; provided, however, that no facility  shall
be  required  to  pay  any  such  fee  on  more than one occasion in any
biennial  registration  period.  The  commissioner   may   appoint   and
designate, from time to time, persons to make the inspections authorized
by this article.
  2.  The  commissioner  shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of this  article,  including,  but  not  limited  to,
regulations:
  (a)  requiring each tanning facility to conspicuously post the license
required by this article, and appropriate warning signs as prescribed by
the commissioner;
  (b) requiring each tanning facility to provide informational pamphlets
to customers advising of conditions, such as the use of photosensitizing
drugs, under which the use of ultraviolet radiation is contraindicated;
  (c) establishing standards for cleanliness, hygiene and safety; and
  (d) requiring each tanning facility to provide safety goggles and  any
other  safety-related  devices  to  customers  without additional charge
therefor.
  3. The commissioner may by regulation authorize any county  department
of health to administer this section within its jurisdiction.