Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession
Chapter 15 - Anesthesia/Analgesia Administration
Section XXXIII-1509 - Third-Party Sedation/Anesthesia

A. Sedation and/or general anesthesia may be performed in a dental office in conjunction with dental work when the dentist utilizes the services of a third-party Louisiana-licensed physician who specializes in anesthesiology, a third-party Louisiana-licensed certified registered nurse anesthetist, or a Louisiana-licensed dentist with an appropriate sedation permit for the level of anesthesia to be achieved provided that the third-party anesthetist must remain on the premises of the dental facility until any patient given sedation is recovered.

B. In order to utilize a third-party to administer sedation and/or anesthesia as described in Subsection A, a dentist must obtain an office permit for each office location at which a third-party anesthetist will be administering sedation or anesthesia, subject to the exceptions in R.S. 37:793(H). This permit will only be issued after an office inspection by the board to assure that the office meets the minimum requirements for facilities, personnel and equipment for sedation/anesthesia procedures. Additionally, the dentist who is performing the dental work but not performing the sedation/general anesthesia must have current certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) as described in §1503. E and, if children are to be sedated, must also have current certification in pediatric life support (PALS) as described in §1504. A.4 If a dentists practice is restricted to treating only children, the certification in pediatric life support (PALS) described in §1504. A.4 will suffice as a substitute for ACLS.