ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 361

FOR the purpose of altering the authority of the State Board of Dental Examiners to
adopt certain regulations governing the administration of a certain type relating
to a certain form of sedation; prohibiting the Board from issuing a permit to
certain facilities under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Board from
issuing a permit to certain dentists under certain circumstances requiring
certain facilities or certain dentists to obtain certain permits under certain
circumstances; requiring the Board to develop and draft certain regulations only
after having convened and consulted with a certain committee consisting of
certain representatives; requiring the Board to hold a certain number of public
hearings regarding the proposed adoption of certain regulations; requiring the
publication of the date of certain hearings in the Maryland Register; and
generally relating to the regulation of sedation and the issuance of permits by
the State Board of Dental Examiners.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-205

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

4-205.

(a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board may:

(1) Adopt regulations governing:

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

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

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

(iv) [The] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (B) OF
THIS SECTION, THE issuance of a permit to a facility not otherwise regulated where a
dentist administers or has general anesthesia or [parenteral] CONSCIOUS sedation
administered;

(v) [The] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) (B) OF
THIS SECTION, THE issuance of a permit to a dentist who administers or has general
anesthesia or [parenteral] CONSCIOUS sedation administered;

(vi) Reasonable requirements for the training and evaluation of a
dentist before the dentist may administer general anesthesia or [parenteral]
CONSCIOUS sedation OTHER THAN NITROUS OXIDE ADMINISTERED ALONE AND NOT
IN CONJUNCTION WITH:

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