In addition to meeting the requirements of 12 AAC 28.060, when moderate sedation is administered to a patient of any age, or minimal sedation is administered to a patient younger than 13 years of age,
- (1) the dentist's facility must have an operating area of size and design to pennit access of emergency equipment and personnel and to permit effective emergency management;
- (2) the dentist shall use an end-tidal carbon dioxide monitor or a pre-cordial stethoscope to monitor respiration;
- (3) the treatment team shall consist of the treating dentist and a second person to assist, monitor, and observe the patient; both the treating dentist and the second person shall be in the operating area with the patient throughout the dental procedure; and
- (4) the dentist shall continually monitor the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration using electrocardiographic monitoring, pulse oximetry, a blood pressure monitoring device, and a respiration monitoring device, unless the patient's behavior prevents it and is documented in the patient's record.
(Eff. 4/14/2018, Register 226; am 12/9/2018, Register 228)
Authority: AS 08.36.070