New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Den - State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Chapter Den 300 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Part Den 304 - USE OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA AND SEDATION BY DENTISTS
Section Den 304.01 - Definitions

(a) "General anesthesia" means a controlled state of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including inability to maintain an airway independently and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or combination thereof.

(b) Deep sedation" means an induced state of depressed consciousness, accompanied by partial loss of protective reflexes, including the inability to continually maintain an airway independently and/or to respond purposefully to verbal command, and is produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or combination thereof.

(c) " Moderate sedation", formerly known as conscious sedation, means a minimally depressed level of consciousness that retains the patient's ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or combination thereof.

(d) "Minimal sedation", formerly known as anxiolysis, means a drug induced state during which patients respond normally to verbal commands. Although cognitive function and coordination might be impaired, ventilatory and cardiovascular functions are unaffected.