GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1991 SESSION

CHAPTER 658

HOUSE BILL 673

AN ACT TO LIMIT TO NURSE ANESTHETISTS THE EXEMPTION FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF ANESTHESIA.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 90-29(b)(6) reads as rewritten:

"(6)      Administers an anesthetic of any kind in the treatment of dental or oral diseases or physical conditions, or in preparation for or incident to any operation within the oral cavity; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to a lawfully qualified nurse or anesthetist who administers such anesthetic under the supervision and direction of a licensed dentist or physician;".

Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1992.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of July, 1991.

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James C. Gardner

President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives