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Committee weighs multi‑provider rule for dental deep sedation after several deaths
Summary
Senators heard sponsor testimony citing multiple recent deaths tied to dental anesthesia and supporters from anesthesiology groups urged requiring a distinct anesthesia monitor during deep sedation; oral surgeons and dental academics cautioned the bill could duplicate existing WAC requirements and limit access.
Senators on Jan. 23 considered Senate Bill 6,138, which would require dental procedures performed under deep sedation to use a multi‑provider system in which the person sedating/monitoring the patient is a separate licensed provider from the treating dentist.
Jacob Ewing, staff, told the committee that current general anesthesia permits require dentists to meet advanced training and monitor vital signs, but SB 6,138 would make the multi‑provider model a statutory requirement: the person administering deep sedation must be a licensed healthcare provider distinct from the operating…
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