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12 entriesSection 1647Establishes legislative findings only, declaring that dental sedation has had a commendable safety record but evolving drugs and techniques justify added regulation,…Section 1647.1Defines “moderate sedation” as drug-induced depressed consciousness in which the patient purposefully responds to verbal commands or light touch, needs no airway…Section 1647.2Allows outpatient moderate sedation when the dentist has a dental credential plus a general-anesthesia or moderate-sedation permit. Patients under 13 require a…Section 1647.3Requires moderate-sedation permit applicants to complete at least 60 training hours and 20 cases. Pediatric endorsement requires 20 under-13 cases and, for…Section 1647.4Sets a moderate-sedation permit to expire on the next expiration date specified by the referenced licensing provision after issuance, unless renewed under…Section 1647.5Requires a moderate-sedation permitholder to complete 15 hours of approved study related to moderate sedation as a condition of permit renewal. Those…Section 1647.6Requires a physical evaluation and medical history before moderate sedation is administered and requires records of that evaluation, history, and the moderate-sedation…Section 1647.7Allows the board to require inspection before issuing/renewing a moderate-sedation permit; failure suspends it after 30 days unless retesting is passed, inspections…Section 1647.8Limits the application fee for an initial or renewed permit and the onsite inspection fee to the maximum amounts prescribed by the…Section 1647.9Defines a violation of the article as unprofessional conduct and grounds to suspend or revoke the dentist’s permit, license, or both. The…Section 1647.10Allows a conscious-sedation permitholder whose permit was issued before January 1, 2022, to follow that existing permit’s terms until it expires. Any…Section 1647.12Sets January 1, 2022, as the date the article becomes operative. The article’s provisions take operative effect beginning on that date, so…