Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, MODERATE SEDATION OR DEEP SEDATION
Section 631.2213 - Review of holder of permit; renewal of permit
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 631.2213
Current through December 12, 2024
1. Except as otherwise set forth in NAC 631.2211 to 631.2256, inclusive, no dentist may:
(a) Use general anesthesia or deep
sedation for dental patients, except in a facility for which a permit is held
as required by NRS
449.442, unless he or she first :
(1) Obtains a general anesthesia permit;
or
(2) Employs a dentist who is
licensed in this State and who holds a general anesthesia permit to administer
general anesthesia to his or her patients, and obtains a certificate of site
approval for each location at which general anesthesia, deep sedation or
moderate sedation is administered to his or her patients;
(b) Use moderate sedation for dental patients
who are 13 years of age or older, except in a facility for which a permit is
held as required by NRS 449.442, unless he or she
first obtains:
(1) Obtains a general
anesthesia permit or a moderate sedation permit pursuant to paragraph (a) of
subsection 2; or
(2) Employs a
dentist who is licensed in this State and who holds a general anesthesia permit
or a moderate sedation permit pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 to
administer moderate sedation to his or her patients who are 13 years of age or
older, and obtains a certificate of site approval for each location at which
moderate sedation is administered to his or her patients who are 13 years of
age or older; or
(c) Use
moderate sedation for dental patients who are 12 years of age or younger,
except in a facility for which a permit is held as required by
NRS
449.442, unless he or she first:
(1) Obtains a moderate sedation permit
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2; or
(2) Employs a dentist who is licensed in this
State and who holds a general anesthesia permit or a moderate sedation permit
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 to administer moderate sedation to
his or her patients who are 12 years of age or younger, and obtains a
certificate of site approval for each location at which moderate sedation is
administered to his or her patients who are 12 years of age or
younger.
2. To obtain a general anesthesia permit or moderate sedation permit, a dentist must apply to the Board for such a permit on a form prescribed by the Board, submit any fees that are set by the Board pursuant to NRS 631.345 and produce evidence showing that he or she is a dentist who is licensed in this State, and:
(a) For a moderate sedation permit to
administer moderate sedation to a patient 13 years of age or older, the
applicant must show evidence of:
(1) The
completion of a course of study, subject to the approval of the Board, of not
less than 60 hours dedicated exclusively to the administration of moderate
sedation, and the successful administration as the operator of moderate
sedation to not less than 20 patients; or
(2) The completion of a program for specialty
training which is approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
American Dental Association and which includes education and training in the
administration of moderate sedation that is equivalent to the education and
training described in subparagraph (1) and :
(I) Valid certification in Advanced Cardiac
Life Support by the American Heart Association; or
(II) The completion of a course approved by
the Board that provides instruction on medical emergencies and airway
management.
(b) For a moderate sedation permit to
administer moderate sedation to a patient 12 years of age or younger, the
applicant must show evidence of:
(1) The
completion of a course of study, subject to the approval of the Board, of not
less than 60 hours dedicated exclusively to the administration of moderate
sedation to patients 12 years of age or younger, and the successful
administration as the operator of moderate sedation to not less than 25
patients who are 12 years of age or younger; or
(2) The completion of a program for specialty
training which is approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
American Dental Association and which includes education and training in the
administration of moderate sedation that is equivalent to the education and
training described in subparagraph (1) and:
(I) Valid certification in Pediatric Advanced
Life Support by the American Heart Association; or
(II) The completion of a course approved by
the Board that provides instruction on medical emergencies and airway
management.
(c) For a general anesthesia permit, the
applicant must show evidence of the completion of an Advanced Cardiac Life
Support course given by the American Heart Association or a course providing
similar instruction that is approved by the Board, and:
(1) The completion of a program, subject to
the approval of the Board, of advanced training in anesthesiology and related
academic subjects beyond the level of undergraduate dental school in a training
program as described in the Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation
to Dentists and Dental Students, published by the American Dental Association,
211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and available, free of
charge, at the Internet address
http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Education%20and%20Careers/Files/ADA_Sedation_Teaching_Guidelines.pdf?la=en;
or
(2) The completion of a graduate
program in oral and maxillofacial surgery or dental anesthesiology which has
been approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association.
3. A holder of a general anesthesia permit may administer general anesthesia, deep sedation or moderate sedation to a patient of any age.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam'rs, eff. 10-21-83; A by R005-99, 9-7-2000; R159-08, 4-23-2009; A by R004-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018
NRS 631.190 and 631.265
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