New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 15 - DENTISTS, ANESTHESIA/SEDATION ADMINISTRATION
Section 16.5.15.17 - REPORTING ADVERSE INCIDENTS
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.15.17
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Each licensed dentist must submit a written report to the board within thirty days after any significant morbidity or mortality or other incident which results in temporary or permanent physical or mental injury of a patient during, or as a result of, nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, conscious sedation administered via oral, rectal, or parenteral routes, deep sedation, or general anesthesia.
B. The report is required regardless of the need for hospitalization after the incident and shall include the following:
(1) description
of the dental procedure;
(2)
description of the pre-operative physical condition of the patient;
(3) list of drugs and dosage administered and
route of administration;
(4)
description in detail of techniques utilized in administering the drugs
utilized;
(5) the names of
auxiliary personnel in attendance; and
(6) description of the adverse occurrence to
include the following: detailed description of symptoms of any incident;
treatment initiated on the patient; response of the patient to the treatment;
description of the patient's condition on termination of treatment; and copies
of the patient record, medical history and operative report.
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