12 AAC 28.062 - Additional requirements for administering moderate sedation, or minimal sedation for a patient younger than 13 years of age

In addition to meeting the requirements of 12 AAC 28.060, when moderate sedation is administered to a patient of ant age or miimal sedation is administered to a patient younger than 13 years of age.

(1) the dentist's facility shall have an operating area of size and design to permit access of emergency equipment and personnel and to permit effective emergency management;

(2) the dentist shall use an end-tidal carbon dioxide monitor or a pre-cordial stethoscope to monitor respiration; and

(3) the treatment team shall consist of the treating dentist and a second person to assist, monitor, both the treating dentist and the second person shall be in the operating area with the patient throughout the dental procedure; and

(4) the dentist shall continually monitor the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration using electrocardiographic monitoring, pulse oximetry, a blood pressure monitoring device, and a respiration monitoring device, unless the patient's behavior prevents it and is documented in the patient record.

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12 AAC 28.062

Eff. 4/14/2018,Register 226, July 2018; am 12/9/2018,Register 228, January 2019

Authority:AS 08.36.070