Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7

Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-27.5

Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of IC 25-27.5, "general anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable, even by pain stimulation.

(b) The following are conditions that a patient under general anesthesia may experience:

1. (1) The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired.
2. (2) Patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, and positive pressure ventilation may be required due to depressed spontaneous ventilation or drug-induced depression of neuromuscular function.
3. (3) Cardiovascular function may be impaired.

(Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 2.2-1.1-8; filed Apr 6, 2010, 2:52 p.m.: 20100505-IR- 844090164FRA; readopted filed Nov 22, 2016, 12:11 p.m.: 20161221-IR-844160317RFA; readopted filed Nov 22, 2022, 12:22 p.m.: 20221221-IR-844220255RFA; readopted filed Feb 27, 2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR-844230772RFA)