(a) The board shall appoint a subcommittee to carry out the review and on-site inspection of any dentist applying for or renewing a permit under this article.
(b) The subcommittee shall make a recommendation for issuing or revoking a permit under this article.
(c) This subcommittee shall be known as the West Virginia Board of Dentistry Subcommittee on Anesthesia. The subcommittee shall, at a minimum, consist of one member of the board who shall act as chairman of the subcommittee and two members holding a Class 4 permit and two members holding a Class 3 permit.
(d) The subcommittee shall adopt policies and procedures related to the regulation of general anesthesia/deep conscious sedation, conscious sedation/moderate sedation, anxiolysis/minimal sedation, and relative analgesia/minimal sedation with the same being approved by the board. The subcommittee members shall be paid and reimbursed expenses pursuant to article one of this chapter.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
Article 4A. Administration of Anesthesia by Dentists
§30-4A-1. Requirement for Anesthesia Permit; Qualifications and Requirements for Qualified Monitors
§30-4A-2. Presumption of Degree of Central Nervous System Depression
§30-4A-3. Classes of Anesthesia Permits
§30-4A-5. Qualifications, Standards, and Continuing Education Requirements for a Class 2 Permit
§30-4A-8. Board to Review, Inspect and Reinspect Dentists for Issuance of Permits
§30-4A-10. Reporting of Death, Serious Complications or Injury
§30-4A-11. Immunity From Liability
§30-4A-12. Facility Inspections
§30-4A-13. Issuance of Regular Annual Permits
§30-4A-14. Waiting Period for Reapplication or Reinspection of Facilities
§30-4A-15. Application and Annual Renewal of Regular Permits; Fees
§30-4A-16. Violations of Article; Penalties for Practicing Anesthesia Without a Permit
§30-4A-17. Appointment of Subcommittee; Credentials Review; and On-Site Inspections