# 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.2: 16 TAC § 118.2. Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.2
- **Heading:** 16 TAC § 118.2. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 16 ECONOMIC REGULATION / Part 4 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION / Chapter 118 LASER HAIR REMOVAL / 16 TAC § 118.2

## Text

(a) This chapter establishes requirements for:
(1) radiation safety in the use of lasers or pulsed
 light devices for hair removal procedures;
(2) laser hair removal (LHR) facility operations, training
 and qualifications for persons performing LHR procedures, customer
 notification, consulting physicians, enforcement, penalties, and responsibilities
 of the registrant, laser safety officer (LSO), certified individuals,
 and consulting physicians;
(3) the registration of LHR facilities and the certification
 of individuals who perform or attempt to perform LHR procedures.
(b) No person may operate a LHR facility except as
 authorized in a certificate of LHR registration issued by the department
 in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(c) No person may perform or attempt to perform LHR
 except as authorized in a certificate issued by the department in
 accordance with this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.1 16 TAC § 118.1. Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_1.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.2 16 TAC § 118.2. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_2.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.3 16 TAC § 118.3. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_3.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.10 16 TAC § 118.10. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_10.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.20 16 TAC § 118.20. Prohibitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_20.md)
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- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.34 16 TAC § 118.34. Laser Hair Removal Professionals and Senior Laser Hair Removal Technicians--Auditing and Supervision Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_34.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.35 16 TAC § 118.35. Continuing Education Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_35.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.40 16 TAC § 118.40. License Terms; Renewals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_40.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.50 16 TAC § 118.50. Requirements for Certifying Entities and Examinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_50.md)
- [16 Tex. Admin. Code § 118.60 16 TAC § 118.60. Consulting Physician--Responsibilities and Protocols](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T16_P4_C118_S118_60.md)

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