New sedation and general anesthesia
regulations take effect on December 1, 2010.
The Kansas Dental Board is notifying Kansas licensed dentists that the new
permit system will have three levels, and each level will have a separate
associated permit for sedation or general anesthesia for patients 12 years of
age or younger. All current permits expire on November 30, 2010.
Level I - Enteral conscious sedation or combination
inhalation-enteral conscious sedation
Level II - Parenteral conscious sedation
Level III - Deep sedation and general anesthesia
The new regulations K.A.R. 71-5 (1 through 13) can be reviewed on the web site
of the Kansas Dental Board at www.kansas.gov/kdb
Grandfathering
The deadline for application for a new permit is November 1, 2010, although
applications can be sent in at any time before that. Before November 1, 2010, a
dentist can apply for a permit based on training, or based on experience (what
is commonly called “grandfathering”).
The Board expects that many dentists who
currently provide sedation treatment will choose to “grandfather” by submitting
the case documentation form on the application form. On the dental board
website, on the left side of the home page, is a shaded vertical menu. The
fourth item is “Applications & Forms”.
Choose the application based on whether
your Kansas Dental License ends in an even or odd number This even/odd number
reflects your renewal cycle for your regular dental license, and will put your
sedation permit on the same cycle. You will notice that the permit fee differs
for odd and even numbered licenses because the length of time left in the
license renewal cycle is different.
You can review the entire regulation through
a link on the Dental Board home page. In addition, the part of the regulation
that addresses record keeping, procedure and equipment requirements for each
permit level will print as part of that permit application.
If you choose to
apply based on training, you will find a list of courses that have been approved
under the menu link: “Sedation Permit Information & Approved Courses”. These
approved providers have already submitted the “applications for Course Approval”
that you will see on the website, and their courses have been approved.
CPR Requirements
The Level I permit specifically requires “basic cardiac life support for the
health care provider”, not the standard public level CPR class. The Level II and
Level III permits require “advanced cardiac life support” or board approved
equivalents.
Future CE Requirements
In the future, to renew a permit, there will be specific sedation/anesthesia
related continuing education requirements, and they are in addition to the usual
hours required for license renewal. For Level I permit renewal, 6 hours will be
required, for Level II – eight hours, and for Level III – eight hours.
A new permit is required for any dentist providing sedation or anesthesia after
November 30 2010, even those who hold permits under the expiring regulations.
You can send your application for a new permit to the Dental Board at any time
before the application deadline of November 1, 2010. |
