Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 254 - Board Powers And Duties
- Texas Section 254.001 - General Rulemaking Authority
(a) The board may adopt and enforce rules necessary to: (1) perform its duties; and (2) ensure compliance with state laws relating to the practice...
- Texas Section 254.0011 - Rules Relating To Control Of Dental Practice
(a) The board may adopt rules relating to the practice of dentistry as described by Section 251.003(a)(9) to prohibit a dentist from engaging in contracts...
- Texas Section 254.002 - Rules Regarding Advertising And Competitive Bidding
(a) Except as provided by Section 259.005, the board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding except to prohibit false, misleading, and deceptive...
- Texas Section 254.003 - Rules Regarding Infection Control
The board shall investigate infection control in the dental profession and may adopt and enforce rules to control the spread of infection in the practice...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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....
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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....
- Texas Section 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:...
- Texas Section 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...
Last modified: September 28, 2016