A Guide To State Radiation Control Offices
The following list indicates the office in each state that has
expressed interest or has taken action with regard to indoor tanning
regulations, or the office that most likely is responsible for any action.
ALABAMA
Department of Public Health
Office of Radiation Control
Contact: Kirk Whatley, director
334) 206-5391
O. Box 303017
201 Monroe St., Suite 700
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
No regulations.
ALASKA
Department of Health and Social Services
Section of State Laboratories
Radiological Health Program
Contact: Clyde E. Pearce
907) 334-2107
4500 Boniface Parkway
Anchorage, AK 99507-1270
No regulations.
ARIZONA
Radiation Regulatory Agency
Contact: John Lamb, state health physicist
602) 255-4845
4814 S. 40th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Regulations, registration, license, fees, training required.
www.azsos.gov/public_services/title_12/12-01.pdf
ARKANSAS
Department of Health
Division of Radiation Control
Contact: Sherri Davidson, health physicist
501) 661-2922
4815 W. Markam St.
Mail Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205
No regulations.
CALIFORNIA
Department of Consumer Affairs
Barbering and Cosmetology Program
Enforcement Division of Licensing and Exams
916) 323-9020
400 R St., Suite 4080
Sacramento, CA 95814
Business & Professions Code 22700-22708
Business code in effect as it relates to the
Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988.
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
COLORADO
Department of Public Health and Environment
Consumer Protection Division
Contact: Dan Trimberger, program manager
(303) 692-3620
4300 Cherry Creek Drive S., Suite B-205
Denver, CO 80246
Regulations, registration fees, inspections.
www.cdphe.state.co.us/op/regs/consumer/101020.pdf
CONNECTICUT
Department of Environmental Protection
Radiation Division
Contact: Dr. Edward L. Wilds Jr.
(860) 424-3029
79 Elm St., Fifth Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
No regulations.
DELAWARE
Division of Public Health, Health Systems
Protection
Office of Radiation Control
(302) 744-4546
Jesse Cooper Building
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
No regulations.
FLORIDA
Florida Department of Health
Community and Environmental Health
Contact: VaKesha Brown, environmental
specialist III; tanning coordinator
(850) 245-4444, ext. 2492
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1710
Regulations, inspections, fees, training required.
www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/tanning/index.html
GEORGIA
Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs
(404) 656-3790
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.E., Suite 356
Atlanta, GA 30334
Regulations.
www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?code=31-38-1
HAWAII
Department of Health
Noise, Radiation and IAQ Branch
Contact: Russell Takata or Lynn Nakasone
(808) 586-4700
591 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Regulations written, no implementation.
IDAHO
Department of Health and Welfare
Division of Health Bureau of Laboratories
Contact: Dave Eisentrager, radiation control
program manager
(208) 334-2235, ext. 245
2220 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712
No regulations.
ILLINOIS
Department of Public Health
Division of Food, Drugs and Dairies
Contact: Melissa Estes
(217) 782-7532
525 W. Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Regulations, fees, inspections, training required, license required.
www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700795sections
INDIANA
Professional Licensing Agency, Cosmetology Board
Contact: Tracy Hicks or Nancy Hardy
(317) 232-2980
302 W. Washington St., Room E034
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2700
Regulations, inspections.
www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title25/ar8/ch15.4.html
IOWA
Department of Public Health
Bureau of Radiological Health
Contact: Charlene Craig
(515) 281-0415
401 S.W. Seventh St., Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309-4611
Regulations, fees, inspections, formal training required, state test
required.
www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/tanning_facilities.asp
KANSAS
Board of Cosmetology
Contact: Mary Lou Davis
(785) 296-3155
714 S.W. Jackson, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603
Regulations, inspections, fees, training required.
www.accesskansas.org/kboc/StatsandRegs.htm
KENTUCKY
Department of Public Health, Cabinet for Health Services
Radiation Health & Toxic Agents Branch
(502) 564-3700
275 E. Main St.
Frankfort, KY 40601
No regulations.
LOUISIANA
Department of Health and Hospitals
Food and Drug Unit
Contact: Walter G. Pichon III, program manager
(504) 896-1379
6867 Bluebonnet Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Regulations, fees, inspections, formal classroom training required.
MAINE
Radiation Control Program
Division of Health Engineering
Contact: Selena Vigue
(207) 287-5676
State House, 11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Regulations, inspections, fees.
www.state.me.us/dhhs/eng/rad/index.html
MARYLAND
Department of the Environment
Contact: Roland Fletcher, program manager
(410) 537-3300
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230
No regulations.
MASSACHUSETTS
Division of Community Sanitation Program
Contact: Steve Hughes, director
(617) 624-5757
250 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02108
Regulations.
www.mass.gov/dph/rcp/123.pdf
MICHIGAN
Department of Community Health,
Bureau of Health Systems
Radiation Safety Section
Contact: Bruce Matkovich
(517) 241-1989
P.O. Box 30664
Lansing, MI 48909
No regulations; general tanning information on state Web site.
www.michigan.gov/rss
MINNESOTA
Department of Health
Radiation Unit
Contact: George Johns, supervisor of radiation control
(651) 201-4545
1645 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108
Standards for tanning equipment; compliance enforced at county level.
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/radiation/moremdh/tanning.html
MISSISSIPPI
Department of Health
Division of Radiological Health
Contact: Herman Gaines, health physicist administrator
(601) 987-6893
3150 Lawson St.
Jackson, MS 39213
Regulations, fees.
MISSOURI
Department of Health and Senior Services
Section for Professional Registration
(573) 751-0293
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
No regulations.
MONTANA
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Radiological Control Program
Contact: Juan Stevens, radiological health coordinator
(406) 444-5266
P.O. Box 202953
Helena, MT 59620-2953
No regulations.
NEBRASKA
Department of Health and Human Services
Regulation and Licensure Credentialing
Contact: Kris Chiles, section administrator
(402) 471-2133
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
No regulations.
NEVADA
State Health Division
Bureau of Health Protection Services, Radiological Health Section
Contact: Stan Marshall, supervisor
(775) 687-4750
1179 Fairview Drive, Suite 102
Carson City, NV 89701-5405
No regulations.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics
Contact: Linda Elliott
(603) 271-3608
2 Industrial Park Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Regulations and training required.
www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2004/hb0729.html
NEW JERSEY
Department of Health and Senior Services
Consumer and Environmental
Health Services
Public Health, Sanitation and Safety Program
(609) 588-3124
P.O. Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08625-0369
Regulations.
www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/phss/
NEW MEXICO
Environment Department
Radioactive Control Bureau
Contact: Walter Medina
(505) 476-3236
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
No regulations.
NEW YORK
Department of Health
Public Affairs
Contact: Claire Pospisil
(518) 474-7354
Flanigan Square
547 River St., Room 530
Troy, NY 12180-2216
Regulations written, no implementation at state level.
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/environ/tanning.htm
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmentand Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Health, Radiation
Protection Section
Contact: Eileen Dannacker, registration and enforcement manager
(919) 571-4141
3825 Barrett Drive
1645 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1645
Regulations, fees, inspections, formal classroom-training required.
www.ncradiation.net
NORTH DAKOTA
Health Department Division of Air Quality
Radiation Control Program
Contact: Ken Wangler, manager of programs
(701) 328-5188
1200 Missouri Ave., Room 304
Bismarck, ND 58504-5264
No regulations; Board of Cosmetology regulatestanning beds for sanitation.
OHIO
State Board of Cosmetology
Contact: Terry Tomlin, tanning coordinator
(614) 644-6134
101 Southland Mall
3700 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43207-4041
Regulations, fees, formal training required.
www.cos.ohio.gov/who-we-are/cosmetology-board-statutes-and-rules/TANR6-04.pdf
OKLAHOMA
Department of Environmental Quality Radiation Management Section
Contact: Pam Bishop, environmental specialist
(405) 702-5100
707 N. Robinson, Fifth Floor
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
No regulations.
OREGON
Department of Human Services
Radiation Protection Services
Contact: Phil Wilson, health physicist
(970) 673-0510
800 N.E. Oregon, No. 21
Portland, OR 97232
Regulations, fees, inspection program, formal classroom training required.
www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/rps/tanpkt.cfm
PENNSYLVANIA
Department of Environmental Protection,
Bureau of Radiation Protection
Radiation Control Division
Contact: Steve Williams
(717) 787-5385
P.O. Box 8469
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469
No regulations.
RHODE ISLAND
Office of Occupational and Radiological Health
Radiation Control Program
Contact: Shelley Regan, industrial hygienist
(401) 222-2438
3 Capitol Hill, Room 206
Providence, RI 02908
Regulations, fees, inspections, training required, license required.
www.rules.state.ri.us/dar/regdocs/released/pdf/DOH/DOH_143_.pdf
SOUTH CAROLINA
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Bureau of Radiological Health
Contact: T. Pearce O’Kelley, bureau chief
(803) 545-4400
2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Regulations, fees, formal classroom-training required.
www.scdhec.gov/hr/#Radhlth
SOUTH DAKOTA
Department of Health
Office of Health Protection
Contact: Dave Micklos, director
(605) 773-3364
600 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
No regulations.
TENNESSEE
Division of Consumer Affairs
(615) 741-4737
500 James Robertson Parkway, Fifth Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0600
No regulations.
TEXAS
Department of State Health,
Drugs and Medical Devices Group
Contact: Tom Brinck, director of programs
(512) 834-6755
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, TX 78756
Regulations, inspections, application for license required.
www.tdh.state.tx.us/BFDS/DMD/
UTAH
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Radiation Control
Contact: Dane Finerfrock, manager
(801) 536-4250
168 N. 1950 W.
P.O. Box 144850
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850
Regulations in effect for Salt Lake and Utah counties.
www.radiationcontrol.utah.gov/drc_hmpg.htm
VERMONT
Radiation Control Program
Division of Health Protection
Contact: Carla White, radiological health specialist
(802) 865-7730
108 Cherry St.
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
No regulations.
VIRGINIA
Department of Health
Radiation Control Programs
Contact: Les Foldesi, director
(804) 864-8150
P.O. Box 2448
109 Governor St., Room 730
Richmond, VA 23219
No regulations.
WASHINGTON
State Department of Health
Radiation Protection
Contact: Ellen Haars, supervisor
(360) 236-3237
P.O. Box 47827
Olympia, WA 98504-7827
No regulations.
WEST VIRGINIA
Office of Environmental Health Services
Radiation, Toxics and Indoor Air Quality
(304) 558-2981
Capitol and Washington Streets
1 Davis Square, Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25301
No regulations.
WISCONSIN
Department of Health and Family Services
Division of Public Health
Radiation Protection Section
Contact: Mark Bunge, program supervisor
(608) 267-4784
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Regulations, registration required, annual fee.
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/dph_beh/BEH/Tanning/index.htm
WYOMING
Department of Agriculture
Consumer Health Services Section
Contact: Sheila Klemmitt
(307) 777-7211
2219 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
No regulations.
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