CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 501Introduced by Senator GlazerFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 501, as introduced, Glazer. Dentistry: general anesthesia: definition.The Dental Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists by the Dental Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act prescribes requirements for dentists who administer or order the administration of general anesthesia and defines general anesthesia in this regard.This bill would redefine general anesthesia for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 501Introduced by Senator GlazerFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 501, as introduced, Glazer. Dentistry: general anesthesia: definition.The Dental Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists by the Dental Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act prescribes requirements for dentists who administer or order the administration of general anesthesia and defines general anesthesia in this regard.This bill would redefine general anesthesia for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 501
Introduced by Senator GlazerFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Senator Glazer
February 16, 2017
An act to amend Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 501, as introduced, Glazer. Dentistry: general anesthesia: definition.
The Dental Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists by the Dental Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act prescribes requirements for dentists who administer or order the administration of general anesthesia and defines general anesthesia in this regard.This bill would redefine general anesthesia for these purposes.
The Dental Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists by the Dental Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act prescribes requirements for dentists who administer or order the administration of general anesthesia and defines general anesthesia in this regard.
This bill would redefine general anesthesia for these purposes.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.
SECTION 1. Section 1646 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.
1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.
1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.
1646. General anesthesia, as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof. a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable even by painful stimulation, the ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired, patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, positive-pressure ventilation may be required, cardiovascular function may be impaired.