21 NCAC 16Q .0504         MINIMAL CONSCIOUS SEDATION CREDENTIALS AND PERMIT

(a)  Before a dentist licensed to practice in North Carolina may administer or supervise a CRNA employed to administer or an RN employed to deliver minimal conscious sedation, the dentist shall obtain a Board-issued permit for minimal conscious sedation, moderate pediatric conscious sedation, moderate conscious sedation, or general anesthesia. A dentist may obtain a minimal conscious sedation permit from the Board by completing the application requirements of this Rule and paying a fee of three-hundred seventy-five dollars ($375.00) that includes the one-hundred dollar ($100.00) application fee and the two-hundred seventy-five dollar ($275.00) inspection fee. The permit shall be renewed annually and shall be displayed with the current renewal at all times in the facility of the permit holder where it is visible to patients receiving treatment.

(b)  The minimal conscious sedation permit holder shall ensure the level of the sedation administered does not exceed minimal conscious sedation as defined in Rule .0101(27) of this Subchapter.

(c)  An applicant for a minimal conscious sedation permit shall submit to the Board:

(1)           a completed application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the information and materials required by Rule .0102(b) and (c) of this Subchapter;

(2)           a copy of an unexpired ACLS certification; and

(3)           documentation showing completion of one of the following:

(A)          an 18-hour minimal conscious sedation course from the list, available on the Board's website, of sedation courses reviewed at any public Board meeting and approved by a majority of the Board based on its collective experience; or

(B)          a post-doctoral program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) that provides training in administering and managing minimal conscious sedation. A list of CODA-accredited programs is available at no cost at www.ada.org/coda and is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions.

(d)  Prior to issuance of a minimal conscious sedation permit, the applicant shall pass an evaluation and facility inspection in accordance with Rules .0505 and .0507 of this Section.

(e)  An applicant shall submit the fee set out in Paragraph (a) and satisfy all requirements in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Rule for the application to be complete. Applications that are not completed within one year of being submitted to the Board shall be disregarded without a refund of the fee.

(f)  A dentist who administers minimal conscious sedation in violation of this Rule shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by Rule .0701 of this Subchapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-30.1; 90-39;

Temporary Adoption Eff. March 13, 2003; December 11, 2002;

Eff. August 1, 2004;

Amended Eff. July 3, 2008;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2019;

Recodified from 21 NCAC 16Q .0401 Eff. November 9, 2020;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2021.