2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-193.26 — Permit to administer general anesthesia; issuance; conditions.

Section 71-193.26
Permit to administer general anesthesia; issuance; conditions.

The department, upon the recommendation of the board, shall issue a permit to a Nebraska-licensed dentist to administer general anesthesia on an outpatient basis to dental patients if the dentist:

(1) Maintains a properly equipped facility for the administration of general anesthesia as determined by the board;

(2) Is currently certified in basic life-support skills or the equivalent thereof;

(3) Has successfully completed an onsite evaluation covering the areas of physical evaluation, monitoring, sedation, and emergency medicine; and

(4) Meets at least one of the following criteria:

(a) Has completed one year of advanced training in anesthesiology and related academic subjects beyond the dental school level in an approved training program;

(b) Is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;

(c) Has completed the educational requirements for eligibility for examination by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;

(d) Is a fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology; or

(e) Is a licensed dentist who has been administering general anesthesia in a competent and efficient manner as determined by the board for ten of the twelve years immediately preceding October 1, 1988.

A dentist who has been issued a permit pursuant to this section may administer intravenous sedation or inhalation analgesia.

Source:

Laws 1986, LB 438, § 6

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska