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Laws and regulations of laser operation in the United States
Author(s) -
DiGiorgio Catherine M.,
Avram Mathew M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.22792
Subject(s) - legislature , delegation , state (computer science) , law , laser , business , political science , computer science , physics , algorithm , optics
The laws and regulations governing laser operation in the United States are vague, complex, and vary state‐to‐state. The objective of this study is to present an overview of the laws and regulations of laser operation in each of the 50 states. We performed an extensive online search of the law in each of the 50 states by examining multiple state cosmetology boards, state legislative boards, state nursing boards, and state medical boards. Laser regulations are best divided into three categories: delegation, supervision, and operation. Our findings demonstrate the complicated nature of the regulations covering this issue and identify a lack of regulation in numerous states. Lasers Surg. Med. 50:272–279, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.