Alabama Administrative Code
Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-10 - OFFICE-BASED SURGERY
Section 540-X-10-.04 - Standards For Office-Based Procedures - Local Anesthesia

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 540-X-10-.04

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) Equipment and supplies: Oral airway positive pressure ventilation device, epinephrine, and atropine should be available.

(2) Training required: The physician is expected to be knowledgeable in proper drug dosages, recognition and management of toxicity or hypersensitivity to local anesthetic and other drugs. It is recommended that the physician be currently trained in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).

(3) Assistance of other personnel: No other assistance is required, unless dictated by the scope of the surgical procedure.

Authors: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners ad hoc Committee: Arthur F. Toole, III, M.D.; Jorge A. Alsip, M.D.; James G. Chambers, III, M.D.; Craig H. Christopher, M.D.; Alcus Ray Hudson, M.D.; Pamela D. Varner, M.D.; James E. West, M.D.; and Task Force Sub-Committee: Jeff Plagenhoef, M.D.; Eric Crum, M.D.; Dan J. Coyle, Jr., M.D.; Gary Monheit, M.D.; Robert Hurlbutt, IV, M.D.; C. Paul Perry, M.D.; W. Guinn Paulk, M.D.; Mark McIlwain, D.M.D., M.D.; Jerald Clanton, D.M.D., M.D.; Patrick J. Budny, M.D.; James W. Northington, M.D.; David Franco, M.D.; Thomas E. Moody, M.D.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-53.

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