Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 262 - Regulation Of Dental Hygienists

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 262.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means the Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee. (2) "Dental hygienist" means a person who practices dental hygiene under a license...
• Texas Section 262.002 - Practice Of Dental Hygiene
  (a) A person practices dental hygiene if the person: (1) removes accumulated matter, tartar, deposits, accretions, or stains, other than mottled enamel stains, from the...

SUBCHAPTER B DENTAL HYGIENE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Texas Section 262.003 - Exemptions
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) a licensed dentist practicing dentistry in this state, except as provided by Subchapter D; (2) a physician authorized...
• Texas Section 262.051 - Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee
  The advisory committee shall advise the board on matters relating to dental hygiene. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
• Texas Section 262.052 - Advisory Committee Membership
  The advisory committee consists of six members as follows: (1) three dental hygienist members appointed by the governor; (2) one dentist member appointed by the...
• Texas Section 262.053 - Membership Restrictions
  (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to...
• Texas Section 262.054 - Terms
  (a) Members of the advisory committee serve staggered six-year terms with the terms of one-third of the members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered...
• Texas Section 262.055 - Presiding Officer
  The advisory committee shall elect a presiding officer from its members to serve a one-year term. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 262.0555 - Grounds For Removal
  (a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory committee that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS

• Texas Section 262.056 - Per Diem; Reimbursement
  (a) An advisory committee member is entitled to the per diem set by the General Appropriations Act for each day the member engages in committee...
• Texas Section 262.101 - Board Powers And Duties
  The board shall: (1) administer this chapter; and (2) regulate all matters concerning dental hygienists and the practice of dental hygiene. Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 262.102 - Rulemaking Authority Of Board
  (a) The board shall adopt and enforce rules that are necessary and advisable to carry out the purposes of and to enforce this chapter, including...
• Texas Section 262.1025 - Authority Of Advisory Committee To Recommend Rules; Adoption By Board
  (a) The advisory committee may make a recommendation to the board relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. A recommendation under this...

SUBCHAPTER D PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER

• Texas Section 262.103 - Notice Of Meetings
  To ensure that the advisory committee properly exercises its advisory powers, the board shall provide the advisory committee with timely notice of each board meeting...
• Texas Section 262.151 - Delegation Of Duties By Dentist
  (a) A licensed dentist may delegate orally or in writing a service, task, or procedure to a dental hygienist who is under the supervision and...
• Texas Section 262.1515 - Delegation Of Duties To Dental Hygienist Practicing In Certain Facilities
  (a) A licensed dentist may delegate a service, task, or procedure, pursuant to this section, to a dental hygienist, without complying with Section 262.151(a)(2) if:...

SUBCHAPTER E PROHIBITED PRACTICES; CIVIL LIABILITY; PENALTIES

• Texas Section 262.152 - Performance Of Delegated Duties
  Except as provided by Section 262.1515, a dental hygienist shall practice dental hygiene: (1) in the dental office of a supervising dentist licensed by the...
• Texas Section 262.201 - Prohibited Practice
  A dental hygienist may not practice or offer to practice dental hygiene under a name other than the name appearing on the person's license. Acts...
• Texas Section 262.202 - Civil Liability
  A dental hygienist who administers to a person cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other emergency care in an emergency situation is not liable to the person for...

Last modified: September 28, 2016