(a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of oral conscious sedation to an adult. Any dentist who administers, or orders the administration of, oral conscious sedation to an adult shall maintain records of the physical evaluation, medical history, and oral conscious sedation procedures used as required by the board regulations.

(b) A dentist who administers, or who orders the administration of, oral conscious sedation for an adult patient shall be physically present in the treatment facility while the patient is sedated, and shall be present until discharge of the patient from the facility.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 1647.22

  • Adult patient: means a dental patient 13 years of age or older. See California Business and Professions Code 1647.18
  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • Oral conscious sedation: means a minimally depressed level of consciousness produced by oral medication that retains the patient's ability to maintain independently and continuously an airway, and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command. See California Business and Professions Code 1647.18

(c) The drugs and techniques used in oral conscious sedation to adults shall have a margin of safety wide enough to render unintended loss of consciousness unlikely.

(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 539, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)

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