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14 entriesSection 1646Defines “deep sedation” as drug-induced depressed consciousness with difficult arousal and possible ventilatory assistance, “general anesthesia” as drug-induced unconsciousness despite painful stimulation…Section 1646.1Requires dentists providing outpatient deep sedation or general anesthesia to hold an active dental license or qualifying permit and an active general-anesthesia…Section 1646.2Requires general-anesthesia permit applicants to complete one year of anesthesia training and hold advanced cardiac life support certification. Pediatric endorsement requires pediatric…Section 1646.3Requires a physical evaluation and medical history before a dentist administers deep sedation or general anesthesia, and requires records of those evaluations…Section 1646.4Allows the board to require an onsite inspection before issuing or renewing a deep-sedation or general-anesthesia permit. A failed inspection automatically suspends…Section 1646.5Requires a deep-sedation or general-anesthesia permitholder to complete 24 hours of approved study related to those subjects as a condition of permit…Section 1646.6Limits permit application and renewal fees and onsite inspection fees under the article to the maximum amounts prescribed by the referenced fee…Section 1646.7Defines article violations as unprofessional conduct and grounds to suspend/revoke a dentist’s permit, license, or both; probation is allowed only without bodily…Section 1646.8Limits the chapter so it does not authorize a dentist to administer, or directly supervise administration of, general anesthesia or deep sedation…Section 1646.9Allows a California-licensed physician with an active board general-anesthesia permit to administer deep sedation or general anesthesia in a dentist’s office when…Section 1646.10Sets a general-anesthesia permit to expire on the next expiration date specified by the referenced licensing provision after issuance, unless renewed under…Section 1646.11Allows a general anesthesia permitholder whose permit was issued before January 1, 2022, to follow that existing permit’s terms until it expires.…Section 1646.12Sets a pediatric endorsement to expire on the next expiration date specified by the referenced licensing provision after issuance, unless renewed under…Section 1646.13Sets January 1, 2022, as the date the article becomes operative. The article’s provisions take operative effect beginning on that date, so…