§30-4A-17. Appointment of Subcommittee; credentials review; and on-site inspections.

(a) The board shall appoint a subcommittee to carry out the review and on-site inspection of any dentist applying for or renewing a permit under this article.

(b) The subcommittee shall make a recommendation for issuing or revoking a permit under this article.

(c) This subcommittee shall be known as the West Virginia Board of Dentistry Subcommittee on Anesthesia. The subcommittee shall, at a minimum, consist of one member of the board who shall act as chairman of the subcommittee and two members holding a Class 4 permit and two members holding a Class 3 permit.

(d) The subcommittee shall adopt policies and procedures related to the regulation of general anesthesia/deep conscious sedation, conscious sedation/moderate sedation, anxiolysis/minimal sedation, and relative analgesia/minimal sedation with the same being approved by the board. The subcommittee members shall be paid and reimbursed expenses pursuant to article one of this chapter.