A. In any matter involving a fatality or near fatality of a dental patient within forty-eight (48) hours of receiving anesthesia or that is required to be reported to the Board pursuant to Section 328.55 of this title, such matter shall be investigated by the Adverse Outcomes Review and Investigation Panel.
B. The Adverse Outcomes Review and Investigation Panel shall stand in the place of the Board's Review and Investigation Panel pursuant to Section 328.43a of this title during the complaint and review process.
C. Upon notification of a fatality to the Board, the President of the Board shall assign four members of the Anesthesia Committee pursuant to Section 328.17 of this title to review and investigate the matter.
D. Two of the members shall hold the same license type, whether general or specialty, as the licensee that is the subject of the complaint and two shall hold different types of licenses.
E. All other procedures as defined in Section 328.43a of this title regarding complaint and Board procedures shall be followed.
F. The Board may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 229, § 24, eff. July 1, 2015. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 151, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
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