The provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448 , inclusive, do not apply to an office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, if the office of a physician or the facility only administers: 1. A medication to a patient to relieve the patients anxiety or pain and if the medication is not given in a dosage that is sufficient to induce in a patient a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness similar to general anesthesia, deep sedation or conscious sedation. 2. General anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation to dental patients and the administration is performed by a physician who: (a) Is also licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS; (b) Holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 631.265 to administer general anesthesia, minimal sedation, moderate sedation or deep sedation to dental patients; and (c) Administers general anesthesia or sedation of any type only within the scope of the permit described in paragraph (b).
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