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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 110SEDATION AND ANESTHESIA
RULE §110.14Emergency Preparedness Policies and Procedures
ISSUE 05/04/2018
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Pursuant to §258.1557 of the Act, all permit holders, including nitrous oxide, must develop written emergency preparedness policies and procedures specific to the permit holder's practice setting that establish a plan for the management of medical emergencies in each practice setting in which the dentist administers sedation/anesthesia.

(b)The emergency preparedness policies and procedures must include written protocols, policies, procedures, and training requirements specific to the permit holder's equipment and drugs for responding to emergency situations involving sedation/anesthesia, including information specific to respiratory emergencies.

(c)The permit holder must annually review the emergency preparedness policies and procedures to determine whether an update is necessary. The permit holder must maintain documentation of the dates of the emergency preparedness policies and procedures' creation, the most recent update, and the most recent annual review.

(d)Policies and procedures develop by all permit holders must include basic life support protocols, advanced cardiac life support rescue protocols, and/or pediatric advanced cardiac life support rescue protocols if treating pediatric patients, consistent with the requirements of §§110.3 - 110.6 of this chapter, as applied to the permit holder.

(e)Policies and procedures developed by all permit holders must include, at a minimum, the following documents:

  (1)Specific protocols for response to a sedation/anesthesia emergency, including specific protocols for advanced airway management techniques;

  (2)Staff training log, documenting staff training in emergency prevention, recognition, and response on at least an annual basis;

  (3)Emergency drug log documenting annual reviews for assurance of unexpired supply;

  (4)Equipment readiness log indicating annual reviews for assurance of function of the equipment required by §110.15 of this chapter; and

  (5)Individual office staff roles and responsibilities in response to an emergency, including roles and responsibilities specific to a response to a respiratory emergency.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 20, 2018

TRD-201801754

Tyler Vance

Interim Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Effective date: May 10, 2018

Proposal publication date: February 2, 2018

For further information, please call: (512) 475-0977



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