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 introducing, into and beneath the skin, ionizing (galvanic current) or nonionizing radiation (thermolysis or high-frequency current) to destroy the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system, using needle-type epilation devices that are registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration and used pursuant to protocols approved by the council and the board.