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| 1 | 1 | 89R5465 JTZ-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1117 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the administration of botulinum toxin by dentists. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 258, Occupations Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 258.0531 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 258.0531. USE OF BOTULINUM TOXIN. (a) A dentist may, | |
| 14 | 14 | for aesthetic purposes, administer to a patient's oral and | |
| 15 | 15 | maxillofacial regions a neuromodulator containing botulinum toxin | |
| 16 | 16 | or a biosimilar or bioequivalent neuromodulator only if the dentist | |
| 17 | 17 | has completed a course of training approved by the board on the | |
| 18 | 18 | administration of the neuromodulator. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the State Board | |
| 21 | 21 | of Dental Examiners shall adopt the rules required by Section | |
| 22 | 22 | 258.0531, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |