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Board issues advisory on Avagon Pro device, approves recommended disciplinary actions
Summary
The board adopted legal staff recommendations that cosmetology licenses alone do not authorize use of certain medical devices (e.g., Avagon Pro) and asked licensees to consult the Department of Health; the board also adopted a set of disciplinary recommendations including a revocation recommendation in a repeat unlicensed practice case.
At its Oct. 6 meeting the Tennessee Cosmetology and Barber Examiners Board adopted a legal office advisory letter informing a licensee that use of an Avagon Pro device — a system that combines cavitation and radio‑frequency energy — may fall outside the scope of a cosmetology license and that the licensee should check with the Department of Health for medical‑device or medical‑service requirements.
Joe Wharton, the department’s counsel, presented a proposed private advisory ruling prepared for a licensee asking whether a cosmetology license permitted use of the Avagon Pro. The recommended response, which the board approved, advised that while some uses of the device may be consistent with cosmetology services, the device also performs functions…
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