Sec. 20-123b. Permit for use of anesthesia required. Exception. Regulations.

(a) On and after the effective date of the regulations adopted in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, no dentist licensed under this chapter shall use moderate sedation, deep sedation or general anesthesia, as these terms are defined in section 20-123a, on any patient unless such dentist has a permit, currently in effect, issued by the commissioner, initially for a period of twelve months and renewable annually thereafter, authorizing the use of such moderate sedation, deep sedation or general anesthesia. A dentist may use minimal sedation, as defined in section 20-123a, without obtaining a permit issued by the commissioner.

(b) No applicant shall be issued a permit initially as required in subsection (a) of this section unless (1) the commissioner approves the results of an on-site evaluation of the applicant's facility conducted in consultation with the Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons by an individual or individuals selected from a list of site evaluators approved by the commissioner, provided such evaluation is conducted without cost to the state, (2) the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is in compliance with guidelines in the American Dental Association Guidelines for Teaching and the Comprehensive Control of Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry, and (3) such initial application includes payment of a fee in the amount of two hundred dollars.

(c) The commissioner may renew such permit annually, provided (1) application for renewal is received by the commissioner not later than three months after the date of expiration of such permit, (2) payment of a renewal fee of two hundred dollars is received with such application, and (3) an on-site evaluation of the dentist's facility is conducted in consultation with The Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons by an individual or individuals selected from a list of site evaluators approved by the commissioner, provided such evaluation is conducted without cost to the state on a schedule established in regulations adopted pursuant to this section and the commissioner approves the results of each such evaluation.

(d) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the State Dental Commission, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.

(e) The commissioner may deny or revoke a permit based on disciplinary action taken against a dentist pursuant to the provisions of section 20-114.

(P.A. 85-251, S. 2; P.A. 86-403, S. 40, 132; P.A. 92-23, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 23, 117; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 202; P.A. 15-163, S. 2; P.A. 16-66, S. 9.)

History: P.A. 86-403 made technical changes to Subsec. (b); P.A. 92-23 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to allow on-site evaluations to be conducted by an individual or individuals selected from a list of site evaluators approved by the commissioner on a schedule established in regulations instead of every five years; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised renewal fee from $50 to $160; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to increase fees from $160 to $200 and made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 15-163 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to conscious sedation with references to moderate sedation and deep sedation and adding provision re use of minimal sedation; P.A. 16-66 added Subsec. (e) re denial or revocation of permit based on disciplinary action.