21 NCAC 16Q .0304         ITINERANT (Mobile) Moderate PERMIT, EQUIPMENT AND EVALUATION

(a)  A dentist who holds a moderate conscious sedation permit from the Board and who wishes to provide moderate conscious sedation or other sedation services in the office of another practitioner shall obtain a mobile moderate conscious sedation permit from the Board by completing the application requirements of this Rule and paying a one-hundred dollar ($100.00) application fee and a two-hundred seventy-five dollar ($275.00) inspection fee. No mobile permit shall be required to administer moderate conscious sedation in a hospital or credentialed surgery center.

(b)  The permit holder shall maintain in good working order the equipment required by Rule .0103 of this Subchapter.

(c)  The unexpired medications required by Rules .0103 and .0302 of this Subchapter shall be on site and available to the permit holder.

(d)  Before a mobile moderate sedation permit may be issued, a permit holder appointed by the Board shall inspect the applicant's equipment and medications to ensure that they comply with Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule. The evaluation and inspection shall be conducted as set out in Rules .0104 and .0306 of this Subchapter.

(e)  Prior to administering moderate conscious sedation or other sedation services at another provider's office, the mobile permit holder shall inspect the host facility within 24 business hours before each procedure and shall ensure that:

(1)           the operatory's size and design permit emergency management and access of emergency equipment and personnel;

(2)           there is a CPR board or dental chair without enhancements suitable for providing emergency treatment;

(3)           there is lighting to permit performance of all procedures planned for the facility;

(4)           there is suction equipment, including non-electrical back-up suction; and

(5)           the facility shall be staffed with at least two BLS certified auxiliaries, one of whom shall be dedicated to patient monitoring and recording moderate conscious sedation or other sedation services data throughout the sedation procedure. This Subparagraph shall not apply if the dentist permit holder is dedicated to patient care and monitoring regarding sedation throughout the sedation procedure and is not performing the surgery or other dental procedure.

(f)  Upon inspection, the permit holder shall document that the facility where the general anesthesia or sedation procedure will be performed was inspected and that it met the requirements of Paragraph (e) of this Rule. The permit holder shall retain the inspection and compliance record required by this Paragraph for 10 years following the procedure and provide these records to the Board upon request.

(g)  The mobile moderate conscious sedation permit shall be displayed in the host facility where it is visible to patients receiving treatment.

(i)  All applicants for mobile moderate conscious sedation permit shall be in good standing with the Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-30; 90-30.1; 90-39; 90-48;

Recodified from 21 NCAC 16Q .0302(e)(f), Eff. November 1, 2013;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2017;

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

Amended Eff. August 1, 2024; August 1, 2018.