Texas § OC.258.0511 - ACCESS TO DENTAL RECORDS
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§ OC.258.0511. ACCESS TO DENTAL RECORDS
ACCESS TO DENTAL RECORDS. (a) An owner, shareholder, partner, or executive officer of a clinic or other entity that provides dental services for the public shall designate a license holder as the dental custodian of records to provide records to the board or a dentist who has provided dental treatment and to comply with other law regulating dental patient records. (a-1) The board by rule shall establish conditions under which the board may temporarily or permanently appoint a person as custodian of a dentist's billing or dental patient records. In adopting rules under this subsection, the board shall consider the death of a dentist, the mental or physical incapacitation of a dentist, and the abandonment of billing or dental patient records by a dentist as conditions for appointment of a custodian. (b) On demand, the dental custodian of records shall give access to the board and produce for the board all records or other evidence related to the investigation or prosecution of an alleged violation of this subtitle or another law regulating the practice of dentistry in this state. (c) The board shall adopt rules regarding the designation and duties of a dental custodian of records. (d) Section 264.101 applies to a violation of this section. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1119 (H.B. 3876 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313 ), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section OC.258.0511 ("ACCESS TO DENTAL RECORDS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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