Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 478.42 (2025)
Definitions.
✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us
JustiaFla. Statutes
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
478.42 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Board” means the Board of Medicine.
(2) “Council” means the Electrolysis Council.
(3) “Department” means the Department of Health.
(4) “Electrologist” means a person who engages in the practice of electrolysis.
(5) “Electrolysis or electrology” means the permanent removal of hair by destroying the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system, using equipment and devices approved by the board which have been cleared by and registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration and that are used pursuant to protocols approved by the board.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2022 · leading case: Dr. Navarro's Vein Centre of the Palm Beach, Inc. v. Miller, 22 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).
Dr. Navarro's Vein Centre of the Palm Beach, Inc. v. Miller, 22 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “The complaint specifically alleged that the doctor was not performing medical treatment, but rather cosmetic electrolysis as defined by section 478.42(5), Florida Statutes (2008).”
Soc'y for Clinical & Med. Hair etc. v. Dep't of Health, Bd. of Med., 183 So. 3d 1138 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015). “” § 478.42(4), Fla. Stat. (2014). Electrolysis is the permanent removal of hair by destroying the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system through the use of a laser or other approved device.”
Anzio Ironworks Corp. v. Gerber (M.D. Fla. 2022). “” § 478.42(a) (listing the fee for each separate manufacturing location); accord 18 U.”
— 478.42(4) — 1 case
Soc'y for Clinical & Med. Hair etc. v. Dep't of Health, Bd. of Med., 183 So. 3d 1138 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015). “” § 478.42(4), Fla. Stat. (2014). Electrolysis is the permanent removal of hair by destroying the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system through the use of a laser or other approved device.”
— 478.42(5) — 2 cases
Dr. Navarro's Vein Centre of the Palm Beach, Inc. v. Miller, 22 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “The complaint specifically alleged that the doctor was not performing medical treatment, but rather cosmetic electrolysis as defined by section 478.42(5), Florida Statutes (2008).”
Soc'y for Clinical & Med. Hair etc. v. Dep't of Health, Bd. of Med., 183 So. 3d 1138 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015). “” § 478.42(4), Fla. Stat. (2014). Electrolysis is the permanent removal of hair by destroying the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system through the use of a laser or other approved device.”
— 478.42(a) — 1 case
Anzio Ironworks Corp. v. Gerber (M.D. Fla. 2022). “” § 478.42(a) (listing the fee for each separate manufacturing location); accord 18 U.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.