Commercial Tanning Facilities
The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) permits and inspects
commercial tanning facilities, to increase the public's knowledge of the hazards of indoor tanning, minimize user injuries and prevent tanning access by minors.
Use our confidential complaint form to report underage tanning, an unclean tanning facility or other problems.
Requirements & Forms
- Customers must be at least 18 years old to use indoor tanning facilities.
- Application for Permit to Operate a Tanning Facility - 2-year permit required at all facilities with UV device(s).
- Injury and Illness Report - must be completed and submitted to RCDOH within 24 hours if injury or illness from UV device occurs.
- New York State Warning Sign (available in English and Spanish) - a 11x17" sign must be posted within three (3) feet of each UV device. The operator shall enter the manufacturer's maximum exposure time on the sign for the device it is posted near.
- Rockland County Warning Sign - a 17x22" sign must be posted at the front or main entrance to the facility and on each UV device in an area immediately visible to a customer using the device.
- Statement of Acknowledgement Form (available in English and Spanish) - must be signed by each customer.
- Tanning Hazards Information Sheet (available in English and Spanish) - must be read by each customer.
Regulations & Resources
- NYS Department of Health - information on skin cancer.
- NYS Public Health Law, Article 35-A
- NYS Sanitary Code, Part 72, Subpart 72-1
- Rockland County Sanitary Code, Article XIV
- US Food and Drug Administration - information about skin tanning, UV exposure, UV emitting products, and skin protection.
- US Food and Drug Administration, 21 CFR 1040.20 - sunlamp products and UV lamps intended for use in sunlamp products.
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