SECTION .0300 ‑ DEFINITIONS

21 NCAC 16O .0301         CONSCIOUS SEDATION

"Conscious sedation" means the use of drugs for controlling pain or apprehension without rendering the patient unconscious.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑29(b)(6); 90‑48; 90‑223;

Eff. July 16, 1980;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2016 (See S.L. 2016-31);

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.