Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 5 - OFFICE-BASED SURGERY › Section R4-22-501 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In this Article,
"ACLS" means advanced cardiac life support performed
				  according to certification standards of the American Heart Association.
"Auscultation" means the act of listening to sounds within
				  the human body either directly or through use of a stethoscope or other
				  means.
"BLS" means basic life support performed according to
				  certification standards of the American Heart Association.
"Capnography" means monitoring the concentration of exhaled
				  carbon dioxide of a sedated patient to determine adequacy of the patient's
				  ventilatory function.
"Deep sedation" means a drug-induced depression of
				  consciousness during which a patient:
Cannot be easily aroused, but
Responds purposefully following repeated or painful
				  stimulation, and
May partially lose the ability to maintain ventilatory
				  function.
"Discharge" means a written or electronic documented
				  termination of office-based surgery provided to a patient.
"Emergency" means an immediate threat to the life or health
				  of a patient.
"General anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of
				  consciousness during which a patient:
Can not be aroused even with painful stimulus; and
May partially or completely lose the ability to maintain
				  ventilatory, neuromuscular, or cardiovascular function or airway.
"Health care professional" means a registered nurse or a
				  registered nurse practitioner, as defined in A.R.S. §
									32-1601,
				  physician assistant, as defined in A.R.S. §
									32-2501,
				  and any individual authorized to perform surgery under A.R.S. Title 32 who
				  participates in office-based surgery.
"Informed consent" means advising a patient of the:
Purpose for and alternatives to office-based surgery,
Risks associated with office-based surgery, and
Possible benefits and complications from office-based
				  surgery.
"Malignant hyperthermia" means a life-threatening condition
				  in an individual who has a genetic sensitivity to inhalant anesthetics and
				  depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs that occurs during or after the
				  administration of an inhalant anesthetic or depolarizing neuromuscular blocking
				  drug.
"Minimal sedation" means a drug-induced state during
				  which:
A patient responds to verbal commands,
Cognitive function and coordination may be impaired,
				  and
A patient's ventilatory and cardiovascular functions are
				  unaffected. "Moderate sedation" means a drug-induced depression of
				  consciousness during which:
A patient responds to verbal commands or light tactile
				  stimulations, and
No interventions are required to maintain ventilatory or
				  cardiovascular function.
"Monitor" means to assess the condition of a patient.
Office-based surgery" means a medical procedure performed by
				  an osteopathic physician in the physician's office or other practice location
				  that is not part of a licensed hospital or licensed ambulatory surgical center
				  while using sedation.
"PALS" means pediatric advanced life support performed
				  according to certification standards of the American Academy of Pediatrics or
				  the American Heart Association.
"Rescue" means to correct adverse physiologic consequences of
				  deeper than intended level of sedation and return the patient to the intended
				  level of sedation.
"Staff member" means an individual who:
Is not a health care professional, and
Assists with office-based surgery under the supervision of
				  the osteopathic physician performing the office-based surgery.
"Transfer" means a physical relocation of a patient from the
				  office or other practice location of an osteopathic physician to a licensed
				  health care institution.