A HOUSE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to the Health Finance Commission the topic of prohibiting children under 14 years of age from using a tanning salon.

    Whereas, tanning beds expose people to ultraviolet radiation; and

    Whereas, the World Health Organization recently stated that ultraviolet radiation is carcinogenic to humans and placed ultraviolet radiation in their highest risk category, along with cigarettes, arsenic and mustard gas; and

    Whereas, the National Cancer Institute has reported a 50% increase in the number of melanoma cases among women age 15 and 39 since 1980; and

    Whereas, the American Cancer Society has stated that in 2009 over 68,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma and that melanoma will kill one person every 62 minutes; Therefore

    SECTION 1. That the Legislative Council is urged to assign to the Health Finance Commission established under IC 2-5-23 the topic of prohibiting children under 14 years of age from using a tanning salon.
    SECTION 2. That the committee shall operate under the direction of the Legislative Council, and that the commission shall issue a final report on this topic when directed to do so by the council.

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