82R141 JAM-D
By: Zerwas H.B. No. 796
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to consent before a dentist or dental hygienist may clean
teeth without performing an x-ray.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 258, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 258.055 to read as follows:
Sec. 258.055. CONSENT TO CLEANING WITHOUT X-RAY. If, in the
dentist's professional judgment, a dental x-ray is necessary before
a patient's teeth may be cleaned, the dentist may clean the
patient's teeth without first making a dental x-ray only if the
dentist obtains the patient's voluntary, written informed consent
on a form prescribed by the board.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 262, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 262.153 to read as follows:
Sec. 262.153. CONSENT TO CLEANING WITHOUT X-RAY. If, in the
dental hygienist's professional judgment, a dental x-ray is
necessary before a patient's teeth may be cleaned, the dental
hygienist may clean the patient's teeth without first making a
dental x-ray only if the dental hygienist obtains the patient's
voluntary, written informed consent on a form prescribed by the
board.
SECTION 3. The State Board of Dental Examiners shall
prescribe a consent form for use by patients under Sections 258.055
and 262.153, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than
November 1, 2011.
SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
(b) Sections 258.055 and 262.153, Occupations Code, as
added by this Act, take effect January 1, 2011.