45:6-19.6 - Additional authorized procedures - New Jersey Statutes

45:6-19.6.   Additional authorized procedures
     In addition to the procedures authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon may perform a history and physical examination on a patient admitted to a hospital for a dental or oral and maxillofacial surgical procedure, if the surgeon has successfully completed a postgraduate program in oral surgery accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the United States Department of Education.

    Whenever a qualified oral and maxillofacial surgeon admits a patient with a medical problem, he shall seek the consultative services of a qualified physician member of the medical staff.

    Each patient's general medical condition is the responsibility of a qualified physician member of the medical staff.

    L. 1988, c. 147, s. 2.