Texas § 258.153 RULES.

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§ 258.153 — RULES.

Texas § 258.153

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 258.153 (2026).

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Sec. 258.153. RULES.

(a)The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including rules to establish the minimum standards for the administration of anesthesia by a dentist.

(b)The rules must be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and must include requirements relating to:

(1)for each type of permit held, the methods that may be used to administer an anesthetic and the anesthetic agents that may be used;

(2)dental patient evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and preparation;

(3)dental patient monitoring to be performed and equipment to be used during a procedure and during postprocedure monitoring;

(4)emergency procedures, drugs, and equipment, including education, training, and certification of personnel, as appropriate, and including protocols

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Sec. 258.153. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including rules to establish the minimum standards for the administration of anesthesia by a dentist.
(b) The rules must be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and must include requirements relating to:
(1) for each type of permit held, the methods that may be used to administer an anesthetic and the anesthetic agents that may be used;
(2) dental patient evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and preparation;
(3) dental patient monitoring to be performed and equipment to be used during a procedure and during postprocedure monitoring;
(4) emergency procedures, drugs, and equipment, including education, training, and certification of personnel, as appropriate, and including protocols for transfers to a hospital;
(5) the documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with this subchapter;
(6) the period in which protocols or procedures covered by rules of the board shall be reviewed, updated, or amended; and
(7) the minimum components required to be included in a preoperative checklist to be used before administering anesthesia to a patient and retained in the patient's dental record.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 349, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313 ), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2017.