02-313 C.M.R. ch. 14, § IX - ITINERANT DENTAL SEDATION AND/OR GENERAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES; PERMIT REQUIRED
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Qualifications for Initial Permits for Itinerant Dentist Sedation
Permit: In order to obtain a Permit for Itinerant Dental Sedation and/or
General Anesthesia, dentist applicants must satisfy each of the following:
(1) Have successfully completed an advanced
education program accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation
(CODA) that affords comprehensive and appropriate training necessary to
administer and manage deep sedation or general anesthesia commensurate with
Part IV.C of the "ADA Sedation Guidelines;"
(2) Possess current life support
certifications in accordance with Section
V(H)(1)(b);
(3) Have submitted to the Board a completed,
signed certification form that attests to adhering to the equipment, personnel,
procedures, techniques and documents as outlined in the "ADA Sedation
Guidelines" and requirements in this chapter; and
(4) Agree to comply with the notification
requirements in this chapter that requires the sedation provider to submit to
the Board, fourteen (14) days prior to delivering services in this chapter, a
signed, written agreement between the operating dentist and sedation provider
identifying location of which sedation and/or general anesthesia services are
to be administered and demonstrating compliance with the equipment, personnel,
procedures, techniques and documents as outlined in the "ADA Sedation
Guidelines" and requirements in this chapter. The agreement, at a minimum, must
describe how emergency response training and protocols will be developed and
practiced, procedures for verifying qualifications of personnel who assist in
the care and monitoring of the patient, responsibilities for pre- and post-
operative patient assessment and monitoring, responsibilities for obtaining
informed consent, and how compliance with applicable board statutes and
regulations will be achieved and maintained at the site.
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