20:43:09:08. Permits -- Application fees -- Temporary permits -- Renewal. The application fee for a general anesthesia and deep sedation, moderate sedation, or host permit is fifty dollars. The application fee for a permit for a dentist, dental hygienist, or registered dental assistant to administer nitrous oxide sedation and analgesia is forty-five dollars. The application fee for a permit for a dental hygienist to administer local anesthesia is forty-five dollars.
The State Board of Dentistry may issue a temporary permit to an applicant who has met the applicable requirements of this chapter. The board shall determine the duration of the temporary permit, which may not exceed one year. The temporary permit of a permit holder who fails an inspection is automatically suspended. Upon suspension, the applicant may request another inspection.
A general anesthesia and deep sedation permit, moderate sedation permit, or host permit must be renewed annually. The renewal fee for a general anesthesia and deep sedation permit, a moderate sedation permit, or a host permit is fifty dollars. The board may conduct a re-evaluation of the credentials and facility of the permit holder for permit renewal. Any dentist renewing a general anesthesia and deep sedation permit or moderate sedation permit must be able to demonstrate continued competency as required by the board. A dentist who holds a general anesthesia and deep sedation permit shall complete at least fifty cases of general anesthesia or deep sedation annually. A dentist who holds a moderate sedation permit shall complete at least twelve cases of moderate sedation annually. If a dentist is unable to complete the required number of annual sedation or anesthesia cases, the dentist must complete three hours of board-approved continuing education that pertain to the administration and management of the applicable level of sedation or anesthesia for each case not completed. This continuing education is in addition to other continuing education permit requirements. A dentist who holds a general anesthesia and deep sedation, moderate sedation, or host permit shall document completion of team training on emergency response protocols at least annually in the setting where the anesthesia or sedation is being provided. The permit holder must provide documentation of the requirements outlined in this section to the board upon request.
A nitrous oxide sedation and analgesia permit, local anesthesia permit, and permit to monitor patients under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation must be renewed annually. The renewal fee for a nitrous oxide sedation and analgesia permit for a dentist is fifty dollars. The renewal fee for a nitrous oxide sedation and analgesia permit for a dental hygienist is thirty-five dollars. The renewal fee for a nitrous oxide sedation and analgesia permit for a registered dental assistant is thirty-five dollars. The renewal fee for a permit to administer local anesthesia for a dental hygienist is thirty-five dollars. There is no renewal fee for a permit to monitor patients under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation.
Failure to properly renew a general anesthesia and deep sedation permit, moderate sedation permit, host permit, nitrous oxide sedation and analgesia permit, local anesthesia permit, or a permit to monitor patients under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation constitutes an automatic suspension of the permit.
Source: 19 SDR 32, effective September 6, 1992; 37 SDR 131, effective January 6, 2011; 38 SDR 172, effective April 25, 2012; 42 SDR 19, effective August 17, 2015; 42 SDR 83, effective December 3, 2015; 48 SDR 62, effective December 13, 2021; 50 SDR 64, effective November 29, 2023.
General Authority: SDCL 36-6A-14(20), 36-6A-50(12)
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-6A-14(9)(14)(22), 36-6A-23(2), 36-6A-50(12).
