HF 2224 (LSB 5757YH (4) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2224

BY  BRADLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the administration of moderate sedation by a licensee of the dental board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 153.20, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   153.20  Drugs, medicine, and surgery.
   1.  A dentist shall have the right to prescribe and administer drugs or medicine, perform such surgical operations, administer general or local anesthetics and use such appliances as may be necessary to the proper practice of dentistry.
   2.  The board shall not require additional anesthesia training or permitting, or the presence of additional personnel, as a condition of allowing a dentist to utilize moderate sedation during a procedure if an anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or dentist with a proper license and permit is engaged solely in administering the moderate sedation. This subsection does not apply if a dentist is also performing duties other than administering moderate sedation during the procedure.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the administration of moderate sedation by a dentist. The bill prohibits the board from requiring additional anesthesia training or permitting, or the presence of additional personnel, as a condition of allowing a dentist to utilize moderate sedation during a procedure if an anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or dentist with a proper license and permit is engaged solely in administering the moderate sedation. The bill does not apply if a dentist is both administering moderate sedation and performing other duties during the procedure.