Florida Electrolysis Council - Temporary Permits

/Home/Laser Treatment Regulatory Issues/US Laser Treatment Regulatory Issues/States and Laser Treatment Regulations/Florida Laser Regulatory Issues/Dept of Health

Florida Electrolysis Council
Temporary Permits

*Information provided in PDF format will require free Adobe PDF Readersoftware.


The applications and materials are available for you to download directly to your computer. The files are in a PDF file format, which requires Adobe PDF Reader to download, and will open in a new browser window.
Temporary permits may be requested if you wish to practice electrolysis prior to examination and/or licensure. See section 3 of the application form (pdf - 164kb).


Temporary permits are issued based upon meeting the eligibility requirements and completion of the application file.


If you are denied licensure or if you fail the examination, the temporary permit is automatically revoked and you must cease practice immediately. Practicing on a revoked temporary permit can subject you to fines, probation and/or possible denial of licensure. The facility where you have been practicing and the facility owner are also subject to disciplinary action against their licenses by the Board of Medicine.


Temporary permits may be withheld prior to the councilĖs review, based upon the questions or problems that arise.


Temporary permit holders and laser hair removal
It has come to the CouncilĖs attention that individuals who applied by exam and have been granted a temporary permit to practice electrology may be considering practicing laser hair removal.

The CouncilĖs position is that temporary permit holders may not practice laser hair removal. Temporary permit holders may only practice in accordance with Section 478.46, F.S., and rule 64B8-51.005, F.A.C.

Laser and light-based training taken while the holder of a temporary permit, or any other time prior to full licensure, will never qualify an individual to practice laser hair removal. In order to qualify, the laser and light-based training must be taken after one has received his/her license.

Requirements for Laser Hair removal:

Fully licensed electrologists are allowed to perform laser and light-based hair removal only if they have completed the following requirements:

Completed a post licensure (after the issuance of your full license not your temporary permit) 30-hour continuing education course approved by the council pursuant to rule 64B8-52.004, F.A.C.
Certified in the use of laser and light-based hair devices for the removal or reduction of hair by a national certification organization approved by the Electrolysis Council and the Board of Medicine, which is the Society of Clinical & Medical Hair Removal, Inc. (SCMHR).
Are using only the laser and light-based hair removal or reduction devices upon which they have been trained; and
Are operating under the direct supervision and responsibility of a physician properly trained in hair removal and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 458 (physicians), or 459, F.S. (osteopathic physicians). See section 458.348(3), F.S. (Medical Practice Act).
Additional Requirements:

The supervising physician and the electrologist shall develop jointly written protocols as described in rule 64B8-56.002(4), F.A.C., and furnished to the council office prior to beginning the practice of laser hair removal.
The electrologist must make sure they are following rule 64B8-51.006, F.A.C., as it sets forth what is required of a licensed electrology facility where laser and light-based hair removal is performed.

The application package (pdf - 164kb) contains additional information regarding the application, fees, and instructions.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CopyrightŠ 2007 State of Florida