§30-4A-17. Appointment of Subcommittee by the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners; credentials review; and on-site inspections.
(1) The West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners shall appoint a minimum of a four member Subcommittee to carry out the review and on-site inspection of any dentist applying for or renewing a permit under this article. The Subcommittee shall also make a recommendation for issuing or revoking a permit under this article. This Subcommittee shall be known as the "West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners Subcommittee on Anesthesia," hereinafter referred to as the "Subcommittee." The Subcommittee shall consist of one member of the Board of Dental Examiners who shall act as chairman of the Subcommittee, and two members holding a Class 4 Permit and two members holding a Class 3 Permit. Further, the Board may appoint additional members to this Subcommittee provided they have the same credentials set forth hereinabove as necessary to carry out the duties of the Subcommittee.

(2) The Subcommittee shall have the authority to adopt policies and procedures related to the regulation of general anesthesia/deep conscious sedation, conscious sedation, anxiolysis, and relative analgesia with the same being approved by the Board. Said Subcommittee members shall be paid and reimbursed expenses pursuant to article four of this chapter.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session