Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section R4-22-505 - Sedation Monitoring StandardsA. An osteopathic physician who performs office-based surgery when minimal sedation is administered to a patient shall ensure from the time sedation is administered until post-sedation monitoring begins that a quantitative method of assessing the patient's oxygenation, such as pulse oximetry, is used.B. An osteopathic physician who performs office-based surgery when moderate or deep sedation is administered to a patient shall ensure from the time sedation is administered until post-sedation monitoring begins that: 1. A quantitative method of assessing the patient's oxygenation, such as pulse oximetry, is used;2. The patient's ventilatory function is monitored by any of the following: 3. The patient's circulatory function is monitored by: a. Having a continuously displayed electrocardiogram,b. Documenting arterial blood pressure and heart rate at least every five minutes, andc. Evaluating the patient's cardiovascular function by pulse plethysmography;4. The patient's temperature is monitored if the physician expects the patient's temperature to fluctuate; and5. A licensed and qualified health care professional, other than the physician performing the office-based surgery, is: a. Present throughout the office-based surgery, andb. Has the sole responsibility of attending to the patient.Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-22-505
New Section made by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 2655, effective 11/8/2014.