Texas § OC.258.054 - USE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT
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§ OC.258.054. USE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT
USE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT. (a) A dentist may authorize a qualified person to perform beam calibration and characterization, quality assurance, instrument specification, acceptance testing, shielding design, or protection analysis on radiation-emitting equipment or radiopharmaceuticals for a procedure that involves the diagnosis or treatment of disease or another dental condition in humans. (b) A dentist's authorization and the performance of authorized activities by a qualified person does not constitute the practice of medical physics under Chapter 602 . (c) A dentist may not authorize a dental assistant, other than a dental assistant described by Section 265.001 (d), to make a dental x-ray unless the dental assistant is registered under Chapter 265 . Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 810 (S.B. 610 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313 ), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2018.
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Section OC.258.054 ("USE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT") 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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