Code of Alabama - Title 34: Professions and Businesses - Section 34-9-89 - Treatment of patients under 12 years of age

Section 34-9-89 - Treatment of patients under 12 years of age.

When oral conscious sedation is used on any patient under 12 years of age, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) The drugs, dosages, and techniques used should carry a margin of safety which is unlikely to render the patient noninteractive and nonarousable.

(2) Appropriately sized emergency equipment must be available.

(Act 2005-298, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 563, §10; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021