153.26 USE OF NITROUS OXIDE.

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A podiatrist may use an oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture for sedation or analgesia only under the following conditions:

(1)the patient is not rendered unconscious;

(2)the nitrous oxide concentration is 70 percent of the mixture or less;

(3)the oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture is administered only by nasal inhalator equipped with scavenging system;

(4)an individual other than the attending podiatrist monitors the equipment and the patient during the administration of oxygen-nitrous oxide sedation and is medically directed and supervised by the podiatrist;

(5)the podiatrist and the individual referred to in clause

(4)have successfully completed, after December 31, 1986, a course in nitrous oxide sedation approved by a school of podiatric medicine;

(6)the podiatrist and the individual referred to in clause

(4)have completed, after December 31, 1986, a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(7)oxygen-nitrous oxide is not used in conjunction with any other analgesic or sedative; and

(8)the machine used for administering the oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture includes:

(i)an automatic shutoff valve in the event the oxygen concentration is less than three liters per minute;

(ii)an immediately available oxygen flush capability utilizing a positive pressure mask for pure oxygen delivery;

(iii)an automatic control over maximum nitrous oxide concentration which prevents oxygen concentration from falling below 30 percent of the mixture when nitrous oxide flow is maximal; and

(iv)color-coded valves, tanks, and knobs, and pin index and diameter index safety systems.