The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners adopts new rule §110.13, relating to a required preoperative checklist for sedation and anesthesia. This rule is adopted with a minor change to the proposed text as published in the February 2, 2018, issue of the Texas Register (43 TexReg 530). The change will clarify that the checklist can be either a paper or electronic record. The board is not submitting this change for re-proposal because it does not affect the rule whatsoever, it merely clarifies it.

New rule §110.13 provides that licensees must complete a preoperative checklist prior to administering nitrous or levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 sedation/anesthesia to a patient. The checklist must contain at least the specified components in the rule and must be maintained in the patient's records.

The Board received comments from the Texas Dental Association and the Texas Academy of General Dentistry, both of which support the rule as drafted.

Rule §110.13 is adopted under Texas Occupations Code §254.001(a). The Board interprets §254.001(a) to give the Board authority to adopt rules necessary to perform its duties and ensure compliance with state law relating to the practice of dentistry to protect the public health and safety.

No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the rule.