Md. Code Regs. 10.44.12.11

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 10.44.12.11 - Facility Evaluation Criteria

A. Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, to qualify for a permit, the facility and the applicant shall pass an evaluation of facility equipment, medications, and clinical records to include at least the following:

(1) Oxygen and gas delivery system, backup system fail-safe;

(2) Gas storage facility;

(3) Safety indexed gas system;

(4) Suction and backup system;

(5) Auxiliary lighting system;

(6) Suitability of operating room:

(a) Size;

(b) Lighting;

(c) Communications; and

(d) EMT accessibility;

(7) Recovery area, including oxygen, suction, and visual and electronic monitoring, which may include the operating room;

(8) Appropriate emergency drugs;

(9) Nonexpired drugs;

(10) Appropriate devices to maintain an airway with positive pressure ventilation;

(11) Preoperative medical history and physical evaluation form;

(12) Anesthesia records, including monitoring and discharge records;

(13) Monitoring equipment, including pulse oximeter and blood pressure monitoring;

(14) Anesthesia and monitoring equipment to ensure they are in proper working order;

(15) Defibrillator or automated external defibrillator (AED);

(16)For deep sedation or general anesthesia in pediatric patients:

(a) A precordial stethoscope;

(b) A pretracheal stethoscope; or

(c) A capnograph; and

(17) For Class II and Class III permits:

(a) An electrocardiogram (EKG);

(b) A capnograph measuring device; and

(c) Pulse oximeter.

B. In addition to the requirements outlined in §A of this regulation, to qualify for a permit, the dentist who will perform the administration and the dentist's staff shall be present in the operatory during the evaluation.

C. An applicant for a permit may not transport anesthesia or sedation equipment from one dental office to another for facility examination purposes.

Md. Code Regs. 10.44.12.11

Regulations .11 under General Anesthesia, repealed, and new Regulations .11 under Anesthasia and Sedation, adopted effective January 4, 2010 (36:18 Md. R. 1380)
Regulation .11 amended effective May 11, 2015 (42:9 Md. R. 648); amended effective 46:26 Md. R. 1164, eff. 12/30/2019