Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 28 - Board of Dental Examiners › Article 1 - Administration of Deep Sedation, General Anesthesia, Moderate Sedation, and Minimal Sedation › 12 AAC 28.015 - Permit requirements for use of moderate sedation, or for use of minimal sedation for a patient younger than 13 years of age

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Unless exempt
				  under 12 AAC 28.065, before administering moderate sedation to a patient, or
				  minimal sedation to a patient younger than 13 years of age, a dentist licensed
				  under AS 08.36 must have a moderate sedation permit issued by the
				  board.
(b) The requirement to
				  obtain a permit to administer moderate or minimal sedation under this section
				  does not apply to a dentist currently permitted under
				  12 AAC 28.010 to administer deep
				  sedation and general anesthesia.
(c) A dentist who holds a permit under this
				  section may not administer or employ an agent or technique that has so narrow a
				  margin for maintaining consciousness that the agent or technique is most likely
				  to produce deep sedation or general anesthesia. These agents include ketamine,
				  propofol, brevital, and sodium pentothal.
(d) An applicant for an initial or renewed
				  permit to administer moderate or minimal sedation under this section must
(1) submit a completed application on a form
				  provided by the board;
(2) submit a
				  dated and signed affidavit stating that the information provided is true, and
				  that the dentist has read and complied with all applicable statutes and
				  regulations;
(3) submit, on a form
				  provided by the board, a dated and signed affidavit attesting that the
				  dentist's facility meets the requirements of this chapter for the
				  administration of moderate or minimal sedation under this section;
(4) hold a current registration to prescribe
				  and administer controlled substances in this state issued by the United States
				  Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);
(5) provide proof of current certification in
				  advanced resuscitative techniques with hands-on simulated airway and megacode
				  training for healthcare providers, including basic electrocardiographic
				  interpretation; qualifying certification for an applicant who seeks to treat
				  patients 13 years of age and older includes the American Heart Association's
				  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Health Professionals; qualifying
				  certification for an applicant who seeks to treat patients younger than 13 year
				  of age includes Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for Health
				  Professionals; an applicant who seeks to treat patients of any age must also be
				  certified in both ACLS for Health Professionals and PALS for Health
				  Professionals or must be certified in equivalent qualifying certifications
				  under this paragraph, one for advanced cardiac life support for health
				  professionals and one for pediatric advanced life support for health
				  professionals; and
(6) submit the
				  applicable fees specified in
				  12 AAC 02.190.