NAC631.2236. Certificate of site approval: General requirements.

     1. A dentist who is licensed in this State may employ:

     (a) An anesthesiologist who is licensed as such by the State of Nevada; or

     (b) A dentist who is licensed in this State and who holds a general anesthesia permit or conscious sedation permit,

Ê to administer general anesthesia, deep sedation or conscious sedation, as appropriate, to his or her patients at his or her office if he or she holds a certificate of site approval issued pursuant to this section.

     2. A dentist who is licensed in this State and who desires to receive or renew a certificate of site approval must submit to the Board:

     (a) An application for a certificate or for the renewal of a certificate, in a form approved by the Board;

     (b) The fee for the inspection of a facility which is established by the Board pursuant to NRS 631.345; and

     (c) Written documentation which demonstrates that the anesthesiologist or dentist who is to be employed to administer the general anesthesia, deep sedation or conscious sedation holds an appropriate license or permit issued by the appropriate board in this State to administer such anesthesia or sedation and, if the person to be employed is an anesthesiologist, that the anesthesiologist maintains unrestricted active staff privileges within the department of anesthesiology at a hospital or surgical center approved by The Joint Commission.

     3. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to this section, the Board will appoint one of its members or a representative of the Board to inspect the office of the applicant to determine whether the office complies with the requirements set forth in NAC 631.2227, 631.2229 and 631.2231. The person conducting the inspection shall report his or her determination to the Board.

     4. If the person conducting the inspection determines that the office of the applicant complies with the requirements of NAC 631.2227, 631.2229 and 631.2231 and the applicant has otherwise met the requirements of this section, the Executive Director shall issue a certificate of site approval to the applicant.

     5. A holder of a certificate of site approval shall maintain the information described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 at his or her office at all times.

     6. Each certificate of site approval issued by the Board must be renewed annually or biennially, as applicable, based on the renewal period set forth in NRS 631.330 for the type of license held by the holder of the certificate.

     7. The Board may reinspect the office of the holder of a certificate of site approval at any time.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam’rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000; A by R231-03, 5-25-2004; R158-08, 12-17-2008; R159-08, 4-23-2009)