Sec. 258.153. RULES. (a) The board shall establish by rule the minimum standards for the enteral administration of anesthesia by a dentist.
(b) The rules must be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and must include requirements relating to:
(1) the methods used to enterally administer an anesthetic and the anesthetic agents that may be used;
(2) dental patient evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and preparation;
(3) dental patient monitoring to be performed and equipment to be used during a procedure and during postprocedure monitoring;
(4) emergency procedures, drugs, and equipment, including education, training, and certification of personnel, as appropriate, and including protocols for transfers to a hospital;
(5) the documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with this subchapter; and
(6) the period in which protocols or procedures covered by rules of the board shall be reviewed, updated, or amended.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 349, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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