Section 338.11602. Intravenous conscious sedation; conditions; violations.

Rule 1602. (1)  A   dentist  shall  not  administer   intravenous  conscious sedation to a dental patient or delegate and supervise the performance of any act or function involved in the administration   of  intravenous   conscious sedation to a  dental  patient   unless  1 of the following conditions is satisfied:

(a)     The dentist complies with R 338.11601(1) or (2).

(b)     The dentist complies with both of the following provisions:

(i)     The dentist has completed a minimum of 60 hours of training in intravenous conscious sedation and related academic subjects,  including  a minimum  of  40  hours of supervised clinical instruction in which the individual has sedated not less than  20 cases in a course that is in compliance with the standards adopted in R 338.11603(2).

(ii)        The dentist and the  delegatee,   if  any,  maintains   current certification in basic or advanced cardiac life support from an agency or organization that grants such certification under standards substantially equivalent to the standards adopted in R 338.11603(3).

(c)     The facility in which the anesthesia is administered complies with the equipment standards adopted in R 338.11603(4).

(2) A dentist is in violation of section 16221(1)(g) of the act if he or she administers intravenous conscious sedation to a dental patient or delegates and supervises the performance of any act, task, or function  involved   in  the administration of intravenous conscious sedation to a dental patient without complying with the provisions of subrule (1) of this rule.

History: 1990 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2011 AACS.