22 Tex. Admin. Code § 110.14 - Emergency Preparedness Policies and Procedures
(a) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §
258.1557, all permit
holders, including nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation permit holders,
must develop written emergency preparedness policies and procedures specific to
the permit holder's practice setting that establish a plan for the management
of medical emergencies in each practice setting in which the dentist
administers sedation/anesthesia.
(b) The emergency preparedness policies and
procedures must include written protocols, policies, procedures, and training
requirements specific to the permit holder's equipment and drugs for responding
to emergency situations involving sedation/anesthesia, including information
specific to respiratory emergencies.
(c) The permit holder must annually review
the emergency preparedness policies and procedures to determine whether an
update is necessary. The permit holder must maintain documentation of the dates
of the emergency preparedness policies and procedures' creation, the most
recent update, and the most recent annual review.
(d) Policies and procedures developed by all
permit holders must include basic life support protocols, advanced cardiac life
support rescue protocols, and/or pediatric advanced cardiac life support rescue
protocols if treating pediatric patients, consistent with the requirements of
§§
110.3-
110.6 of this chapter (relating to
Sedation and Anesthesia), as applied to the permit holder.
(e) Policies and procedures developed by all
permit holders must include, at a minimum, the following documents:
(1) Specific protocols for response to a
sedation/anesthesia emergency, including specific protocols for advanced airway
management techniques;
(2) Staff
training log, documenting staff training in emergency prevention, recognition,
and response on at least an annual basis;
(3) Emergency drug log documenting annual
reviews for assurance of unexpired supply;
(4) Equipment readiness log indicating annual
reviews for assurance of function of the equipment required by §
110.15 of this chapter (relating
to Prevention of and Response to Sedation/Anesthesia Emergencies);
and
(5) Individual office staff
roles and responsibilities in response to an emergency, including roles and
responsibilities specific to a response to a respiratory
emergency.
(f) All
policies and procedures described in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this
section must be reviewed and updated at least annually, and must be reviewed
and updated as soon as possible after the permit holder obtains a higher permit
level. Permit holders must maintain versions of the policies and procedures
described in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section for at least two
years after the creation or update of the policies and procedures.
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