La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXIII-1509
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024
Section XXXIII-1509 - Third-Party Sedation/AnesthesiaA. 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.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXIII-1509
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 20:659 (June 1994), amended LR 22:1216 (December 1996), LR 32:244 (February 2006), LR 37:590 (February 2011), LR 37:2151 (July 2011), LR 38:1958 (August 2012), LR 39:90 (January 2013), LR 40:1094 (June 2014), Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 4254 (1/1/2016), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Dentistry, LR 4348 (1/1/2017), Amended LR 491383 (8/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8).