                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMITS FOR SEDATION AND ANESTHESIA REQUIRED (§ 54.1-2709.5)

A. Except as provided in subsection C, the Board shall require any dentist who
provides or administers sedation or anesthesia in a dental office to obtain
either a conscious/moderate sedation permit or a deep sedation/general
anesthesia permit issued by the Board. The Board shall establish by regulation
reasonable education, training, and equipment standards for safe administration
and monitoring of sedation and anesthesia to patients in a dental office.

B. A permit for conscious/moderate sedation shall not be required if a permit
has been issued for the administration of deep sedation/general anesthesia.

C. This section shall not apply to:

   1. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon who maintains membership in the American
   Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) and who provides the
   Board with reports which result from the periodic office examinations required
   by AAOMS; or

   2. Any dentist who administers or prescribes medication or administers nitrous
   oxide/oxygen or a combination of a medication and nitrous oxide/oxygen for the
   purpose of inducing anxiolysis or minimal sedation consistent with the
   Board&#8217;s regulations.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 526.