<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:43:09:06.02"><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000000">20:43:09:06.02</span></a><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000001">.  Minimal sedation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">If a patient is 12 years or older, a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> dentist may administer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">an oral drug to achieve a state of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">minimal sedation without a permit. A dentist administering minimal sedation must have appropriate access to oxygen and suction and emergency drugs and must meet the standards of the Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists. </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">If a patient is 12 years or older, a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> dentist may administer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">to the patient </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">or prescribe for </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">patient </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">self-administration </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">up to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> the maximum recommended dose of a single enteral drug </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">per visit, to achieve a state of minimal sedation without a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> general anesthesia and deep sedation permit or moderate sedation permit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">    </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> 37 SDR 131, effective January 6, 2011; 42 SDR 83, effective December 3, 2015</span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">; 48 SDR 62, effective December 13, 2021</span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">    </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">(</span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">20</span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">    </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">(1)(3)(13)(14)(22).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">    </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> "Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists," 201</span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0">6</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> Edition, American Dental Association. Copies may be obtained from the American Dental Association at </span><span class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C2">www.ada.org</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591C0"> free of charge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5431852d-787e-4a96-a829-4dff9d2da591000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>