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TX Occ Code § 255.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 255 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 255.0055. Requirements for Certain Complaints

Sec. 255.0055.  REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Anonymous complaint" means a complaint that lacks sufficient information to identify the source or the name of the person who filed the complaint.(2)  "Insurance agent" means a person licensed under Chapter 4054, Insurance Code.(3)  "Insurer" means an insurance company or other entity authorized to engage in the business of insurance under Subtitle C, Title 6, Insurance Code.(4)  "Third-party administrator" means a person required to have a certificate of authority under Chapter 4151, Insurance Code.(b)  The board may not accept anonymous complaints.(c)  Notwithstanding any confidentiality requirements under Chapter 552, Government Code, or this subtitle, a complaint filed with the board by an insurance agent, insurer, pharmaceutical company, or third-party administrator against a license holder must include the name and address of the insurance agent, insurer, pharmaceutical company, or third-party administrator filing the complaint.  Not later than the 15th day after the date the complaint is filed with the board, the board shall notify the license holder who is the subject of the complaint of the name and address of the insurance agent, insurer, pharmaceutical company, or third-party administrator who filed the complaint, unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 255.0065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 255 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 255.0065. Composition of Expert Panels

Sec. 255.0065.  COMPOSITION OF EXPERT PANELS.  (a)  The board by rule shall provide for expert panels appointed by the board to assist with complaints and investigations relating to professional competency by acting as expert dentist and dental hygienist reviewers.(b)  Each member of the expert dentist panel must be licensed to practice dentistry in this state. Each member of the expert dental hygienist panel must be licensed to practice dental hygiene in this state.(c)  The rules adopted under this section must include provisions governing the composition of the panel, qualifications for membership on the panel, length of time a member may serve on the panel, grounds for removal from the panel, the avoidance of conflicts of interest, including situations in which the affected license holder and the panel member live or work in the same geographical area or are competitors, and the duties to be performed by the panel.(d)  The board's rules governing grounds for removal from the panel must include providing for the removal of a panel member who is repeatedly delinquent in reviewing complaints and in submitting reports to the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Occ Code § 255.0066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 255 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 255.0066. Determination of Competency

Sec. 255.0066.  DETERMINATION OF COMPETENCY.  (a)  If the preliminary investigation under Section 255.006(a) indicates that an act by a license holder falls below an acceptable standard of care, the complaint shall be reviewed by an expert panel authorized under Section 255.0065 consisting of license holders who practice in the same specialty as the license holder who is the subject of the complaint or in another specialty that is similar to the license holder's specialty.(b)  The expert panel shall report in writing the panel's determinations based on the review of the complaint under Subsection (a).  The report must specify the standard of care that applies to the facts that are the basis of the complaint and the clinical basis for the panel's determinations, including any reliance on peer-reviewed journals, studies, or reports.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Occ Code § 255.0067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 255 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 255.0067. Reports; Procedures for Expert Review

Sec. 255.0067.  REPORTS; PROCEDURES FOR EXPERT REVIEW.  (a)  A license holder on an expert panel authorized by Section 255.0065 who is initially selected to review a complaint shall:(1)  determine whether the license holder who is the subject of the complaint has violated the standard of care applicable to the circumstances; and(2)  issue a preliminary written report of that determination.(b)  A second expert reviewer shall review the first expert reviewer's preliminary report and other information associated with the complaint.  If the second reviewer agrees with the first reviewer, the first reviewer shall issue a final written report on the matter.(c)  If the second expert reviewer does not agree with the conclusions of the first expert reviewer, a third expert reviewer shall review the preliminary report and information and decide between the conclusions reached by the first two reviewers.  The final written report shall be issued by the third reviewer or the reviewer with whom the third reviewer concurs.(d)  In reviewing a complaint, the expert reviewers assigned to examine the complaint may consult and communicate with each other about the complaint in formulating their opinions and reports.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Occ Code § 255.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 255 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 255.007. Notice to Board Concerning Complaints

Sec. 255.007.  NOTICE TO BOARD CONCERNING COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The executive director shall notify the board of a complaint that is unresolved after the second anniversary of the date the complaint is filed.(b)  The executive director shall explain to the board the reasons that the complaint has not been resolved.  The executive director shall periodically provide the notice and explanation required by this section at regularly scheduled board meetings.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 255.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 255 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 255.008. Public Participation

Sec. 255.008.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  (a)  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction, except to the extent the communication would be ex parte under any law.(b)  The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.078(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 257.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 257 - License Renewal|Section 257.001. License Expiration; Term

Sec. 257.001.  LICENSE EXPIRATION; TERM.  (a)  A license issued under this subtitle is valid for a term of one or two years, as determined by board rule.(a-1)  The board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.(b)  Dates of license suspension and reinstatement after failure to pay the license fee shall be adjusted accordingly.(c)  For the year in which the expiration date is changed, license fees payable shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid.  On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license fee is payable.(d)  An initial license issued under this subtitle expires on the 30th day after the date the license is issued if the holder of the license fails to pay the required license fee on or before that date.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (S.B. 887), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 257.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 257 - License Renewal|Section 257.002. License Renewal

Sec. 257.002.  LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A person required to hold a license as a practitioner under this subtitle who fails or refuses to apply for renewal of a license and pay the required fee on or before the specified date is:(1)  suspended from practice; and(2)  subject to the penalties imposed by law on any person unlawfully engaging in a practice regulated under this subtitle.(b)  A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the expiration date of the license.  A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.(c)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.(c-1)  A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (d-1) or (d-2), a person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.(d-1)  A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license without reexamination.  The person must pay to the board a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.(d-2)  The board may renew the license of a person whose license has been expired for one year or more without requiring the person to comply with the requirements and procedures for an original license if the person places the person's renewed license on retired status and confines the person's practice solely to voluntary charity care under Section 256.102(f).(e)  Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, the board shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the board's records.(f)  The requirements prescribed by this section relating to the payment of license fees and penalties for the failure to timely renew a license do not apply to license holders who are on active duty with the armed forces of the United States and are not engaged in private or civilian practice.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.084(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 456 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 257.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 257 - License Renewal|Section 257.003. Refusal for Violation of Board Order

Sec. 257.003.  REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.  The board may refuse to renew a license issued under this subtitle if the license holder is in violation of a board order.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 257.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 257 - License Renewal|Section 257.004. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Requirements

Sec. 257.004.  CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A person holding a dental or dental hygienist license must submit at the time the person applies for renewal of the license:(1)  a written statement executed by the person stating that the person has successfully completed a current program or course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that includes a demonstration of skills and a written evaluation;  or(2)  if the person is not physically able to comply with the requirements of Subdivision (1), a written statement describing the person's physical incapacity executed by a licensed physician.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.(c)  A dentist or dental hygienist licensed by the board who resides in a country other than the United States on the renewal date of the person's license and has not practiced dentistry or dental hygiene in the United States during the license period preceding the renewal date is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (a) if the person submits proof of foreign residence with the person's renewal application.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1249, Sec. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2002;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 16, 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 257.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 257 - License Renewal|Section 257.005. Continuing Education for Dentist and Dental Hygienist

Sec. 257.005.  CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST.  (a)  The board shall develop a mandatory continuing education program for licensed dentists and dental hygienists.  The board by rule shall establish the minimum number of hours of continuing education a license holder is required to complete for each registration period to renew the license for a subsequent registration period.(b)  The board may:(1)  assess the continuing education needs of license holders;  and(2)  require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by the board.(b-1)  The board shall require a licensed dentist whose practice includes direct patient care to complete not less than two hours of board-approved continuing education annually regarding safe and effective pain management related to the prescription of opioids and other controlled substances, including education regarding:(1)  reasonable standards of care;(2)  the identification of drug-seeking behavior in patients; and(3)  effectively communicating with patients regarding the prescription of an opioid or other controlled substance.(c)  The board by rule shall:(1)  identify the key factors required for competent performance of professional duties under this subtitle;(2)  develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses;  and(3)  develop a process to assess a license holder's participation and performance in continuing education courses to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.079(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 2454), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 259.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 259 - Prohibited or Restricted Commercial or Professional Activities|Section 259.001. False Statements to Patients

Sec. 259.001.  FALSE STATEMENTS TO PATIENTS.  A dentist may not, in the practice of dentistry, make a misrepresentation or a false or misleading statement to a patient or prospective patient.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 259.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 259 - Prohibited or Restricted Commercial or Professional Activities|Section 259.002. Notification of Qualifications

Sec. 259.002.  NOTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS.  Each dental office shall post at or near the entrance of the office the name of, each degree received by, and each school attended by each dentist practicing in the office.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 259.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 259 - Prohibited or Restricted Commercial or Professional Activities|Section 259.003. Use of Trade Name

Sec. 259.003.  USE OF TRADE NAME.  (a)  A person may use a corporation, company, association, or trade name, provided that each patient shall be given the name of the treating dentist, in writing, either before or after each office visit.(b)  An advertisement under a corporation, company, association, or trade name must include prominently the name of at least one dentist practicing under the name.(c)  A person using a business or trade name described by Subsection (b) shall file with the board a list of each dentist who practices under that name and a list of each trade name used if that name is different from the name described by Subsection (b).(d)  If information provided under Subsection (c) changes, the person must file updated information with the board not later than the 30th day after the date of the change.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.087(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 259.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 259 - Prohibited or Restricted Commercial or Professional Activities|Section 259.004. Duties of Dentist in Certain Employment or Contractual Arrangements

Sec. 259.004.  DUTIES OF DENTIST IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS.  (a)  A person providing dental services under an agreement that allows another person to control or influence any aspect of the delivery of dental services, including a business or professional aspect, shall report to the board on request and in accordance with board rules:(1)  information concerning the agreement;(2)  the manner in which patients are billed;(3)  the manner in which the dental service provider is paid and any information provided to patients concerning payment agreements;  and(4)  information concerning the service provider agreement provided to shareholders of organizations contracting with a dental service provider.(b)  A person who practices dentistry and has another dentist practicing with or under the person is responsible for all professional acts performed under the name of the person, regardless of whether the dentist has an ownership interest or an employment or contractual relationship.  This section does not affect an individual license holder's responsibilities and rights under this subtitle.(c)  A statute relating to the practice of dentistry in this state may not be construed to prohibit a licensed dentist from maintaining more than one office in this state if the dentist:(1)  assumes full legal responsibility and liability for the dental services provided in each office;  and(2)  complies with the requirements prescribed by board rules.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 259.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 259 - Prohibited or Restricted Commercial or Professional Activities|Section 259.005. Authorized Advertising Restrictions

Sec. 259.005.  AUTHORIZED ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS.  Board rules adopted under Section 254.002 to regulate advertising may include restrictions that prohibit communications to the public that:(1)  are false, misleading, or deceptive;(2)  state an opinion regarding the quality of dental services;(3)  appeal to an individual's anxiety in an excessive or unfair way;(4)  intimidate or exert undue pressure or undue influence over a prospective patient;(5)  create unjustified expectations concerning the potential result of a dental treatment;(6)  refer to benefits or other attributes of dental procedures or products that involve significant risks without including realistic assessments of the safety and efficacy of those procedures or products;(7)  contain statistical data, representations, or other information that is not susceptible to reasonable verification by the public;(8)  refer to a fee for dental services without disclosing that additional fees may be involved in individual cases, if the possibility of additional fees may be reasonably predicted;(9)  offer a discount for dental services without disclosing the total fee to which the discount will apply;  or(10)  fail to make truthful disclosure of the source and authorship of any message published under a dentist's byline.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|