Tex.
Occ. Code Section 258.153
Rules
(a)
The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including rules to establish the minimum standards for the administration of anesthesia by a dentist.(b)
The rules must be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and must include requirements relating to:(1)
for each type of permit held, the methods that may be used to administer an anesthetic and the anesthetic agents that may be used;(2)
dental patient evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and preparation;(3)
dental patient monitoring to be performed and equipment to be used during a procedure and during postprocedure monitoring;(4)
emergency procedures, drugs, and equipment, including education, training, and certification of personnel, as appropriate, and including protocols for transfers to a hospital;(5)
the documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with this subchapter;(6)
the period in which protocols or procedures covered by rules of the board shall be reviewed, updated, or amended; and(7)
the minimum components required to be included in a preoperative checklist to be used before administering anesthesia to a patient and retained in the patient’s dental record.
Source:
Section 258.153 — Rules, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.258.htm#258.153 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
