Treatment of Patients Under 12 Years of Age

Ala. Code § 34-9-89 — under Title 34.

Ala. Code § 34-9-89

When oral conscious sedation is used on any patient under 12 years of age, the following provisions shall apply: (1) The drugs, dosages, and techniques used should carry a margin of safety which is unlikely to render the patient noninteractive and nonarousable. (2) Appropriately sized emergency equipment must be available.

History: (Act 2005-298, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 563, §10; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)