§ 328.25. Oral maxillofacial surgery assistant permits
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: May 28, 2021
Effective: May 28, 2021
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 328.25
§ 328.25. Oral maxillofacial surgery assistant permits
G. If an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant is not currently employed by an oral maxillofacial surgeon, the oral maxillofacial surgery assistant permit shall automatically revert to a dental assistant permit as set forth in Section 328.24 of this title and may be eligible for an expanded function assisting a dentist who holds a parenteral or pediatric anesthesia permit; provided, only the dentist may administer anesthesia and assess the patient's level of sedation. The oral maxillofacial surgery assistant permit may be reinstated upon employment under a licensed oral maxillofacial surgeon.
4. Completion of a standardized course approved by the Board including a minimum of four (4) hours of didactic training that must include anatomy, intravenous access or phlebotomy, technique, risks and complications, and hands-on experience starting and maintaining intravenous lines on a human or simulator/manikin, and pharmacology; and
K. Oral maxillofacial surgery assistants shall be required to complete eight (8) hours of continuing education every two (2) years in classes approved by AAOMS that are certified by the American Dental Association CERP program or another program approved by the Board. The continuing education requirement shall include at least one (1) hour on infection control.
L. The Anesthesia Committee provided pursuant to Section 328.17 of this title may make a recommendation to the Board for an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant holding a temporary training permit to substitute training received from another state university, dental school or technical training institute or training acquired in a surgery center or hospital while working under the authority of a licensed physician, to qualify as a partial substitute for the requirements to attain an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant permit.
a. follow instructions of the oral surgeon while acting as an accessory hand on behalf of the oral surgeon that is administering the medication and actively treating the patient. For the purposes of this section, “administer” means to have the sole responsibility for anesthesia care including determining medicines to be used and the dosage, timing, route of delivery and administration of medication and the assessment of the level of anesthesia and monitoring the physiological results of such care; provided, only an oral surgeon or dentist possessing a current general anesthesia permit may administer or assess the level of sedation or general anesthesia and monitor the results of such care,
N. Only an oral surgeon shall be responsible to diagnose, treat, monitor, determine and administer the selection of the drug, dosage, and timing of all anesthetic medications, and care of the patient through the perioperative period shall rest solely with the supervising oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
Credits
Laws 1970, c. 173, § 25, eff. July 1, 1970; Laws 2000, c. 283, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 13, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 151, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 566, § 6, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 328.25, OK ST T. 59 § 328.25
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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