Sec. 401.501. DEFINITIONS  


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  • In this subchapter:

    (1) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

    (2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

    (3) "Laser hair removal" means the use of a laser or pulsed light device for nonablative hair removal procedures.

    (4) "Laser hair removal facility" means a business location that provides laser hair removal.

    (5) "Laser or pulsed light device" means a device approved by the department and the United States Food and Drug Administration for laser hair removal.

    (6) "Nonablative hair removal procedure" means a hair removal procedure using a laser or pulsed light device that does not remove the epidermis.

    (7) "Operator" means the owner of a laser hair removal facility, an agent of an owner, or an independent contractor of a laser hair removal facility.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 303 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.