Electrolysis Council

The Florida Electrolysis Council is comprised of five members appointed by the Board of Medicine, three are licensed electrologists who have been actively engaged in the delivery of electrolysis services in this state for a least four consecutive years prior to their appointment and who are not affiliated with an electrolysis school or manufacturer or supplier of electrolysis equipment or supplies.

Two consumer members must be residents of this state who have never been licensed electrologists, have no financial interest in the practice of electrology, and are not affiliated with an electrolysis school or manufacturer or supplier of electrolysis equipment or supplies.

Professional Members

Consumer Members

Council Staff

Allen Hall – Executive Director
Responsibilities: Handles the administration of the Medical Therapies/Psychology unit and legislative and budget issues.

Anna King – Program Operations Administrator
Responsible for the daily oversight of licensure and administrative operations for the Electrolysis Council Office. Reviews and provides guidance to Council staff regarding complex applications, regulatory and policy issues. Assists with the implementation of new regulations. Sets and implements operational goals and process improvements for the profession.

Vacant – Regulatory Specialist III
Serves as the lead preparer of the Council’s quarterly meeting agendas. Please direct any questions regarding applications or agendas to MQA.Electrolysis@FLhealth.gov. Serves as a subject matter expert for the profession.

Susan Craun – Regulatory Specialist – Team Lead
Serves as the lead application processing specialist and a subject matter expert for the profession. Processes and answers questions regarding electrologist licensure, electrology exam information, electrology facility licensure, 320-hour electrolysis training programs and 30-hour laser hair removal continuing education providers. 

Elijah McCutchen – Regulatory Specialist
Serves as an application processing specialist for the profession. Processes and answers questions regarding electrologist licensure, electrology exam information, electrology facility licensure and laser and light-based hair removal protocols. Assists with inquiries regarding 320-hour electrolysis training programs and 30-hour laser hair removal continuing education providers.

Deb Boutwell – Regulatory Specialist
Serves as an application processing specialist for the profession. Processes and answers questions regarding electrologist licensure, electrology exam information, electrology facility licensure and laser and light-based hair removal protocols. Assists with inquiries regarding 320-hour electrolysis training programs and 30-hour laser hair removal continuing education providers.  

Vacant – Regulatory Specialist
Responsibilities: Provides general assistance to callers and directs them to appropriate staff.

How to Apply

• Complete member questionnaire
• Submit questionnaire to: Florida Electrolysis Council Office, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C05, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
• Contact the council office with any questions

Application Review Process and Deadlines

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis until any outstanding vacancies are filled. Your completed questionnaire will be reviewed by the Electrolysis Council during one of its regularly scheduled meetings.

The council will make recommendations to the Florida Board of Medicine. The Board of Medicine will determine the meeting date(s) on which it will consider council member candidates and make final appointments. Candidates selected for review will receive notice of the meeting at which their application will be considered.

Role of the Florida Electrolysis Council

The Florida Electrolysis Council is created under section 478.44, Florida Statutes, under the supervision of the Florida Board of Medicine.

The council currently is delegated the following powers and duties: approval and denial of applicants for electrologist licensure; approval and denial of electrolysis training programs and continuing education providers; authority to notice rules for development and to propose rules to the board.

The council is also authorized to consider and make recommendations to the Board on petitions to adopt, amend or repeal rules which relate to the practice of the profession.

Expectations for Florida Electrolysis Council Members

• Becomes knowledgeable about the regulations governing the profession. Legal experience is not required to meet this expectation; the council staffs an attorney which provides guidance to the council on legal issues/questions.
• Participates in four quarterly public council meetings via conference call per year. Members are provided with materials to be discussed no later than two weeks prior to each scheduled meeting. Members are expected to review and be prepared to discuss and vote on items such as applications for licensure, training school and continuing education providership applications and rule modifications among other items.
• May serve as an officer or liaison for the council. Elections for council officer and liaison positions are conducted at the first scheduled meeting of each calendar year. Available positions include chair, vice-chair, unlicensed activity liaison, budget liaison, education liaison, and legislative liaison. These positions generally do not require a significant amount of time for the incumbents.
• Observes regulations affecting service as a member on the council. After appointment, all new members are required to undergo an orientation in which information is provided on the functions of the council, under the Florida Board of Medicine, and important parameters for service including Florida’s Sunshine Law.

Legal References

Chapter 478.44, F.S., states that any licensed electrologist may recommend one person to fill the vacancy. The law also allows professional organizations dealing with electrolysis to recommend at least twice as many persons as the number of vacancies to be filled.

478.44 Electrolysis Council; creation; function; powers and duties.–

(1) There is created the Electrolysis Council under the supervision of the board.

(2)(a) The council shall consist of five members, appointed by the board. Three members must be licensed electrologists who have been actively engaged in the delivery of electrolysis services in this state for at least 4 consecutive years prior to their appointment and who are not affiliated with an electrolysis school or manufacturer or supplier of electrolysis equipment or supplies. Two consumer members must be residents of this state who have never been licensed electrologists, have no financial interest in the practice of electrology, and are not affiliated with an electrolysis school or a manufacturer or supplier of electrolysis equipment or supplies.

(b) Initial council members who are licensed electrologists must be eligible for licensure at the time of their appointment. Electrologist members appointed after October 1, 1996, must have been licensed in this state for at least 3 years prior to their appointment.

(3) The term of office for each council member is 4 years. A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms. When a vacancy occurs on the council, any licensed electrologist may recommend one person to fill the vacancy, and any professional organization dealing with electrolysis, incorporated within the state as not for profit, which registers its interest with the board shall recommend at least twice as many persons to fill the vacancy as the number of vacancies to be filled, and the board, in its discretion, may appoint from the submitted names any of those persons so recommended. The board shall, when possible, appoint persons from different geographic areas.

(4)(a) The council shall annually elect from among its members a chair and vice chair.

(b) The council shall meet at least twice a year and shall hold such additional meetings as are considered necessary by the board. Three members of the council constitute a quorum.

(c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a council member shall be compensated $50 for each day the member attends an official meeting of the council or participates in official council business. A council member is also entitled to reimbursement for expenses pursuant to s.112.061. Travel out of state requires the prior approval of the State Surgeon General.

History.–s. 5, ch. 92-172; s. 1, ch. 95-221; s. 406, ch. 97-103; s. 67, ch. 2000-158; s. 20, ch. 2000-305; s. 9