§ 123.7. Dental anesthetist and nurse anesthetist qualifications.
(a) Qualified dentist anesthetists and nurse anesthetists must be able to provide general anesthesia under the overall direction of either:
(1) The director of anesthesia services or his designee, when a full-time anesthesiologist heads the anesthesia service.
(2) The surgeon or obstetrician responsible for the care of the patient.
(b) Qualified dentist anesthetists and nurse anesthetists shall be competent to:
(1) Induce anesthesia.
(2) Maintain anesthesia at required levels.
(3) Support life functions during the period in which anesthesia is being administered, including induction and intubation procedures.
(4) Recognize and take appropriate corrective action, including the requesting of consultation, when necessary, for abnormal patient responses to the anesthesia or to an adjunctive medication or other form of therapy.
(5) Provide professional observation and resuscitative care, including the requesting of consultation, when necessary, until the patient has regained control of his vital functions.
(c) When the operating/anesthesia team consists entirely of nonphysicians, for example, dentist with nurse anesthetist, dentist with dentist anesthetist, podiatrist with dentist or nurse anesthetist, a physician shall be immediately available in case of an emergency, such as cardiac standstill or cardiac arrhythmia. The requirement that the physician be immediately available may mean in the hospital or in the immediate proximity of the operative procedure area or within minutes of the operating suite.
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 123.7 (relating to anesthesia).
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