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Public Act 095-0399


 

Public Act 0399 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 095-0399
 
SB0214 Enrolled LRB095 06272 RAS 26367 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
changing Sections 8.1 and 45 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 25/8.1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2308.1)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 8.1. Permit for the administration of anesthesia and
sedation.
    (a) No licensed dentist shall administer general
anesthesia, deep sedation, or conscious sedation without first
applying for and obtaining a permit for such purpose from the
Department. The Department shall issue such permit only after
ascertaining that the applicant possesses the minimum
qualifications necessary to protect public safety. A person
with a dental degree who administers anesthesia, deep sedation,
or conscious sedation in an approved hospital training program
under the supervision of either a licensed dentist holding such
permit or a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its
branches shall not be required to obtain such permit.
    (b) In determining the minimum permit qualifications that
are necessary to protect public safety, the Department, by
rule, shall:
        (1) establish the minimum educational and training
    requirements necessary for a dentist to be issued an
    appropriate permit;
        (2) establish the standards for properly equipped
    dental facilities (other than licensed hospitals and
    ambulatory surgical treatment centers) in which general
    anesthesia, deep sedation, or conscious sedation is
    administered, as necessary to protect public safety;
        (3) establish minimum requirements for all persons who
    assist the dentist in the administration of general
    anesthesia, deep sedation, or conscious sedation,
    including minimum training requirements for each member of
    the dental team, monitoring requirements, recordkeeping
    requirements, and emergency procedures; and
        (4) ensure that the dentist and all persons assisting
    the dentist or monitoring the administration of general
    anesthesia, deep sedation, or conscious sedation maintain
    current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).
        (5) establish continuing education requirements in
    sedation techniques for dentists who possess a permit under
    this Section.
When establishing requirements under this Section, the
Department shall consider the current American Dental
Association guidelines on sedation and general anesthesia, the
current "Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric
Patients During and After Sedation for Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Procedures" established by the American Academy of
Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and
the current parameters of care and Office Anesthesia Evaluation
(OAE) Manual established by the American Association of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
    (c) A licensed dentist must hold an appropriate permit
issued under this Section in order to perform dentistry while a
nurse anesthetist administers conscious sedation, and a valid
written practice agreement must exist between the dentist and
the nurse anesthetist, in accordance with the Nursing and
Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
    A licensed dentist must hold an appropriate permit issued
under this Section in order to perform dentistry while a nurse
anesthetist administers deep sedation or general anesthesia,
and a valid written practice agreement must exist between the
dentist and the nurse anesthetist, in accordance with the
Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
    For the purposes of this subsection (c), "nurse
anesthetist" means a licensed certified registered nurse
anesthetist who holds a license as an advanced practice nurse.
(Source: P.A. 92-280, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
    (225 ILCS 25/45)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2345)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 45. Advertising. The purpose of this Section is to
authorize and regulate the advertisement by dentists of
information which is intended to provide the public with a
sufficient basis upon which to make an informed selection of
dentists while protecting the public from false or misleading
advertisements which would detract from the fair and rational
selection process.
    Any dentist may advertise the availability of dental
services in the public media or on the premises where such
dental services are rendered. Such advertising shall be limited
to the following information:
    (a) The dental services available;
    (b) Publication of the dentist's name, title, office hours,
address and telephone;
    (c) Information pertaining to his or her area of
specialization, including appropriate board certification or
limitation of professional practice;
    (d) Information on usual and customary fees for routine
dental services offered, which information shall include
notification that fees may be adjusted due to complications or
unforeseen circumstances;
    (e) Announcement of the opening of, change of, absence
from, or return to business;
    (f) Announcement of additions to or deletions from
professional dental staff;
    (g) The issuance of business or appointment cards;
    (h) Other information about the dentist, dentist's
practice or the types of dental services which the dentist
offers to perform which a reasonable person might regard as
relevant in determining whether to seek the dentist's services.
However, any advertisement which announces the availability of
endodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics,
prosthodontics, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, oral
and maxillofacial surgery, or oral and maxillofacial radiology
by a general dentist or by a licensed specialist who is not
licensed in that specialty shall include a disclaimer stating
that the dentist does not hold a license in that specialty.
    It is unlawful for any dentist licensed under this Act to
do any of the following:
        (1) Use To use testimonials or claims of superior
    quality of care to entice the public. ;
        (2) Advertise To advertise in any way to practice
    dentistry without causing pain. ;
        (3) Pay To pay a fee to any dental referral service or
    other third party who advertises a dental referral service,
    unless all advertising of the dental referral service makes
    it clear that dentists are paying a fee for that referral
    service. ; or
        (4) Advertise To advertise or offer gifts as an
    inducement to secure dental patronage. Dentists may
    advertise or offer free examinations or free dental
    services; it shall be unlawful, however, for any dentist to
    charge a fee to any new patient for any dental service
    provided at the time that such free examination or free
    dental services are provided.
        (5) Use the term "sedation dentistry" or similar terms
    in advertising unless the advertising dentist holds a valid
    and current permit issued by the Department to administer
    either general anesthesia, deep sedation, or conscious
    sedation as required under Section 8.1 of this Act.
    This Act does not authorize the advertising of dental
services when the offeror of such services is not a dentist.
Nor shall the dentist use statements which contain false,
fraudulent, deceptive or misleading material or guarantees of
success, statements which play upon the vanity or fears of the
public, or statements which promote or produce unfair
competition.
    A dentist shall be required to keep a copy of all
advertisements for a period of 3 years. All advertisements in
the dentist's possession shall indicate the accurate date and
place of publication.
    The Department shall adopt rules to carry out the intent of
this Section.
(Source: P.A. 92-280, eff. 1-1-02.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2008