Section R156-69-301b - Dentist Anesthesia and Analgesia - Permit Qualification(1) Under Sections 58-1-510 and 58-69-802 and Subsection 58-69-301(4)(b), the qualifications and training and safety standards for each classification of dentist anesthesia and analgesia permit are established in this section.(2) An applicant for a local anesthesia permit shall:(a) hold current CPR or BCLS-BLS certification; and(b) document successful completion of: (i) training in the administration of nitrous oxide that conforms to the ADA Teaching Guidelines, and if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; or(ii) continuing education training provided by an ADA accredit school that is the substantial equivalent of the training in Subsection (3)(b)(i).(3) An applicant for a minimal sedation permit shall:(a) hold current BCLS-BLD certification;(b) hold a current Utah controlled substance license in good standing;(c) hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in good standing;(d) document successful completion of: (i) training in the administration of nitrous oxide that conforms to the ADA Teaching Guidelines, and if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; or(ii) continuing education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is the substantial equivalent of the training in Subsection (3)(d)(i); and(e) document successful completion of: (i) training in pharmacological methods of minimal sedation that conforms to the ADA Teaching Guidelines, and if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; or(ii) continuing education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is the substantial equivalent of the training in Subsection (3)(e)(i).(4) An applicant for a moderate sedation permit shall:(a) hold current ACLS or PALS certification, except if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the applicant shall hold current PALS certification;(b) hold a current Utah controlled substance license in good standing;(c) hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in good standing; and(d) document successful completion, as evidenced by a letter from the course director, of: (i) comprehensive predoctoral or postdoctoral training in the administration of moderate sedation that: (A) conforms to the ADA Teaching Guidelines, and if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines;(B) includes at least 60 hours of didactic education in sedation; and(C) includes at least 20 sedation cases; or(ii) continuing education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is substantial equivalent of the education and training in Subsection (4)(d)(i).(5) An applicant for a deep sedation and general anesthesia permit shall: (a) hold current ACLS or PALS certification, except if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the applicant shall hold current PALS certification;(b) hold a current Utah controlled substance license in good standing;(c) hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in good standing; and(d) document successful completion, as evidenced by a letter from the program director, of at least one full-time year in a program of advanced postdoctoral training in the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia, that conforms to: (i) the ADA Teaching Guidelines, and if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; and(ii) the ASA standards or the AAOMS standards.Utah Admin. Code R156-69-301b
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-07, effective 3/27/2023