Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 254.0035. RULES REGARDING CALL COVERAGE AGREEMENTS. The board shall adopt rules governing a call coverage agreement between dentists. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.

Sec. 254.004. FEES. (a) The board shall establish reasonable and necessary fees so that the fees, in the aggregate, produce sufficient revenue to cover the cost of administering this subtitle. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 , Sec. 31(l)(3), eff. September 1, …

Sec. 254.005. SIGNATURE AND SEAL ON LICENSE REQUIRED. A license issued to a dentist must be signed by each board member and imprinted with the board's seal. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 254.006. BOARD RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by this section, the investigation files and other records of the board are public records and open to inspection at reasonable times. (b) Investigation files and other records are confidential, ex…

Sec. 254.0065. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT OR LICENSE HOLDER. (a) In this section, "license" has the meaning assigned by Section 263.0001. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), all information, records, and proceedings of the board or an authori…

Sec. 254.007. RECORDS REGARDING PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE. (a) The board shall keep records of the name, permanent address, and place of business of each person authorized under this subtitle to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or another profession or business under the …

Sec. 254.008. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) In the absence of fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a member of the board, a full-time or part-time employee of the board, a person who contracts with the board, a witness called to testify by the board, or a consultant or hearing officer appointed …

Sec. 254.009. ASSISTANCE OF PROSECUTOR. (a) The board shall aid in the enforcement of state law regulating the practice of dentistry. (b) A board member may present to a prosecuting officer a complaint relating to a violation of state law regulating the practice of dentistry. (c)…

Sec. 254.010. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The board by rule shall develop a system to monitor a license holder's compliance with this subtitle. (b) Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to: (1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the…

Sec. 254.011. AGREEMENT WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION. The board shall enter into an agreement with the Health and Human Services Commission to improve coordination on issues relating to the state Medicaid program. The agreement must require each agency to: (1) refer …

Sec. 254.012. INCLUSION OF MEDICAID-RELATED INFORMATION IN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. The board shall include in the annual financial report required by Section 2101.011, Government Code, information on all cases handled by the board during the preceding fiscal year involving fraud…

Sec. 254.013. PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board may commission as a peace officer to enforce this subtitle an employee who has been certified as qualified to be a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. (b) An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this subt…

Sec. 254.014. USE OF ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and (2) appropriat…

Sec. 254.015. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and board employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the board's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions mu…

Sec. 254.016. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO LICENSE HOLDERS. At least once each biennium, the board shall provide to license holders information on: (1) prescribing and dispensing pain medications, with particular emphasis on Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances; (2) abus…

Sec. 254.017. POISON CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION. The board shall provide to license holders information regarding the services provided by poison control centers. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 254.01…

Sec. 254.018. TESTIMONY. A member of the board may not express an oral or written opinion or serve as an expert witness in a civil action that is: (1) related to an administrative matter within the board's jurisdiction; (2) brought against or for a person licensed or registered u…

Sec. 254.019. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this section: (1) "Business support services" has the meaning assigned by Section 73.001, Business & Commerce Code. (2) "Dental support organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 73.001, Business & Commerce Code. (b) The board shall collec…