Ch. 28                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  Adopt regulations governing:

(i) The administration of general anesthesia by
a licensed dentist;

(ii) The administration of parenteral sedation
by a licensed dentist;

(iii) The use of a dental assistant by a
licensed dentist in performing intraoral procedures;

(iv) The issuance of a permit to a facility NOT
OTHERWISE REGULATED where a [licensed] dentist administers or has
GENERAL anesthesia OR PARENTERAL SEDATION administered; [and]

(v) The issuance of a permit to a [facility
where a licensed] dentist WHO administers or has GENERAL
ANESTHESIA OR parenteral sedation administered;

(VI)  REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRAINING
AND EVALUATION OF A DENTIST BEFORE THE DENTIST MAY ADMINISTER
GENERAL ANESTHESIA OR PARENTERAL SEDATION; AND

(VII)  THE DISCIPLINE OF A HOLDER OF ANY
FACILITY OR ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION PERMIT FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA OR PARENTERAL SEDATION.

(2)  After consulting with the State Board of
Pharmacy, adopt regulations regarding the dispensing of
prescription drugs by a licensed dentist; and

(3)  On receipt of a written and signed complaint,
investigate an alleged violation of this title.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July June 1, 1989.

Approved April 11, 1989.

CHAPTER 28

(Senate Bill 142)

AN ACT concerning

Professional Engineers - Time Limitation on Hearings

FOR the purpose of clarifying the requirement that the Board of
Registration for Professional Engineers must schedule a

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