Section 631.2213 - Review of holder of permit; renewal of permit1. 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.Nev. Admin. Code § 631.2213
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