Section 34-9-89 Treatment of patients under 12 years of age. - Alabama Statutes

Section 34-9-89

Treatment of patients under 12 years of age.

When oral conscious sedation is used on any patient under 12 years of age, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) The drugs, dosages, and techniques used should carry a margin of safety which is unlikely to render the patient noninteractive and nonarousable.

(2) In offices where pediatric patients are treated, appropriately sized emergency equipment must be available.

(Act 2005-298, 1st Sp. Sess., §10.)