ARTICLE 2.84. Use of Moderate Sedation [1647. - 1647.12.]

Article 2.84 added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 929, Sec. 6.

§§ 1647–1647.12 · 12 sections

§ 1647 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a commendable patient safety record has been maintained in the past by dentists and those other qualified providers…
§ 1647.1 (a) As used in this article, “moderate sedation” means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which a patient responds purposefully to verbal…
§ 1647.2 (a) A dentist may administer or order the administration of moderate sedation on an outpatient basis for a dental patient if the dentist possesses an active…
§ 1647.3 (a) A dentist who desires to administer or to order the administration of moderate sedation shall possess a dentist license or a permit under Section 1638 or…
§ 1647.4 A moderate sedation permit shall expire on the date specified in Section 1715 that next occurs after its issuance, unless it is renewed as provided in this…
§ 1647.5 A permittee shall be required to complete 15 hours of approved courses of study related to moderate sedation as a condition of renewal of a permit. Those…
§ 1647.6 (a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of moderate sedation. (b) Records of the physical evaluation, medical…
§ 1647.7 (a) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a permit to administer moderate sedation, the board may, at its discretion, require an onsite inspection and evaluation…
§ 1647.8 (a) The application fee for a permit or renewal under this article shall not exceed the amount prescribed in Section 1724. (b) The fee for an onsite inspection…
§ 1647.9 A violation of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for the revocation or suspension of the dentist’s permit or license, or both. The…
§ 1647.10 A conscious sedation permitholder who has a permit that was issued before January 1, 2022, may follow the terms of that existing permit until it expires. Any…
§ 1647.12 This article shall become operative on January 1, 2022.