NAC631.2213. Permit required; qualifications of applicants.

     1. Except as otherwise set forth in NAC 631.2211 to 631.2256, inclusive, no dentist may:

     (a) Use general anesthesia or deep sedation for dental patients, except in a facility accredited by The Joint Commission, unless he or she first obtains a general anesthesia permit; or

     (b) Use conscious sedation for dental patients, except in a facility accredited by The Joint Commission, unless he or she first obtains a general anesthesia permit or conscious sedation permit.

Ê A separate general anesthesia permit or conscious sedation permit, as appropriate, is required for each location at which a dentist administers general anesthesia, deep sedation or conscious sedation.

     2. To obtain a general anesthesia permit or conscious sedation permit, a dentist must apply to the Board for such a permit on a form prescribed by the Board, submit any fees that are set by the Board pursuant to NRS 631.345 and produce evidence showing that he or she is a dentist who is licensed in this State, and:

     (a) For a conscious sedation permit, the applicant must show evidence of:

          (1) The completion of a course of study, subject to the approval of the Board, of not less than 60 hours dedicated exclusively to the administration of conscious sedation, and the successful management of the administration of conscious sedation to not less than 20 patients; or

          (2) The completion of a program for specialty training which is approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and which includes education and training in the administration of conscious sedation that is equivalent to the education and training described in subparagraph (1) and completion of an Advanced Cardiac Life Support course given by the American Heart Association or, if licensed as a specialist in pediatric dentistry, completion of a Pediatric Advanced Life Support course given by the American Heart Association.

     (b) For a general anesthesia permit, the applicant must show evidence of the completion of an Advanced Cardiac Life Support course given by the American Heart Association and:

          (1) The completion of a program, subject to the approval of the Board, of advanced training in anesthesiology and related academic subjects beyond the level of undergraduate dental school in a training program as described in the Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students, published by the American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and available, free of charge, at the Internet address http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/positions/statements/anxiety_guidelines.pdf; or

          (2) The completion of a graduate program in oral and maxillofacial surgery which has been approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam’rs, eff. 10-21-83; A by R005-99, 9-7-2000; R159-08, 4-23-2009)