Statutes, codes, and regulations
Indiana Administrative Code
Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANAArticle 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
Rule 844 IAC 5-5 - Standards for Procedures Performed in Office-Based Settings That Require Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, Deep Sedation/Analgesia, General Anesthesia, or Regional Anesthesia
Section 844 IAC 5-5-10 - "Local anesthesia" defined

844 Ind. Admin. Code 5-5-10

Download
PDF
Current through December 4, 2024
Section 844 IAC 5-5-10 - "Local anesthesia" defined

Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7

Affected: IC 25-22.5

Sec. 10.

As used in this rule, "local anesthesia" means a transient and reversible loss of sensation in a circumscribed portion of the body produced by:

(1) a local anesthetic agent; or
(2) cooling a circumscribed area of the skin.

The term includes subcutaneous infiltration of an agent.

844 IAC 5-5-10

Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 5-5-10; filed Apr 24, 2008, 1:41 p.m.: 20080521-IR-844070842FRA
Readopted filed 12/2/2014, 10:09 a.m.: 20141231-IR-844140391RFA
Readopted filed 11/22/2016, 12:11 p.m.: 20161221-IR-844160317RFA
Readopted filed 11/22/2022, 12:22 p.m.: 20221221-IR-844220255RFA
Readopted filed 2/27/2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR-844230772RFA