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OCCUPATIONS CODE

TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY

CHAPTER 260. OPERATION OF CERTAIN DENTAL PRACTICES

Sec. 260.001. EMPLOYMENT BY ESTATE OF DENTIST OR PERSON ACTING

FOR MENTALLY INCOMPETENT DENTIST. (a) This subtitle does not

prevent a person who is the administrator or executor of the

estate of a dentist or a person who is legally authorized to act

for a dentist adjudicated to be mentally incompetent from

employing a licensed dentist to:

(1) carry on the deceased or mentally incompetent dentist's

practice for a reasonable period, as determined by the board; or

(2) conclude the affairs of the practice, including the sale of

any assets.

(b) This subtitle does not prevent a licensed dentist from

working for a person described by Subsection (a) during the

administration of the estate or the period of incompetency.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.002. EMPLOYMENT BY CERTAIN NONPROFIT HEALTH

ORGANIZATIONS. (a) The board shall, on a form and under rules

adopted by the board, approve and certify a health organization

to contract with or employ dentists licensed by the board if the

organization, in its application to the board, presents

satisfactory proof to the board that the organization:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit

Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil

Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986

(26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under 42

U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section

1396d(l)(2)(B).

(b) A dentist providing dental services under Subsection (a)

shall provide those services free of charge or at a reduced fee

equal to the patient's ability to pay in strict compliance with

42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c.

(c) The board may refuse to approve or certify a health

organization that applies to the board under this section if the

board determines that the nonprofit corporation is established,

organized, or operated in violation of or with the intent to

circumvent this section.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.003. EMPLOYMENT BY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED

POPULATIONS. A dentist licensed by the board may be employed by

or contract with an organization if:

(1) the organization is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas

Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's

Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) the organization is:

(A) approved by the board as an organization that provides

services to underserved populations for no fee or a reduced fee;

or

(B) a clinic that provides dental services primarily to

individuals who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the

human immunodeficiency virus.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.004. EMPLOYMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. A dentist

licensed by the board may be employed by or contract with a

governmental entity that provides dental services under federal

or state law.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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Statutes > Texas > Occupations-code > Title-3-health-professions > Chapter-260-operation-of-certain-dental-practices

OCCUPATIONS CODE

TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY

CHAPTER 260. OPERATION OF CERTAIN DENTAL PRACTICES

Sec. 260.001. EMPLOYMENT BY ESTATE OF DENTIST OR PERSON ACTING

FOR MENTALLY INCOMPETENT DENTIST. (a) This subtitle does not

prevent a person who is the administrator or executor of the

estate of a dentist or a person who is legally authorized to act

for a dentist adjudicated to be mentally incompetent from

employing a licensed dentist to:

(1) carry on the deceased or mentally incompetent dentist's

practice for a reasonable period, as determined by the board; or

(2) conclude the affairs of the practice, including the sale of

any assets.

(b) This subtitle does not prevent a licensed dentist from

working for a person described by Subsection (a) during the

administration of the estate or the period of incompetency.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.002. EMPLOYMENT BY CERTAIN NONPROFIT HEALTH

ORGANIZATIONS. (a) The board shall, on a form and under rules

adopted by the board, approve and certify a health organization

to contract with or employ dentists licensed by the board if the

organization, in its application to the board, presents

satisfactory proof to the board that the organization:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit

Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil

Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986

(26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under 42

U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section

1396d(l)(2)(B).

(b) A dentist providing dental services under Subsection (a)

shall provide those services free of charge or at a reduced fee

equal to the patient's ability to pay in strict compliance with

42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c.

(c) The board may refuse to approve or certify a health

organization that applies to the board under this section if the

board determines that the nonprofit corporation is established,

organized, or operated in violation of or with the intent to

circumvent this section.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.003. EMPLOYMENT BY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED

POPULATIONS. A dentist licensed by the board may be employed by

or contract with an organization if:

(1) the organization is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas

Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's

Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) the organization is:

(A) approved by the board as an organization that provides

services to underserved populations for no fee or a reduced fee;

or

(B) a clinic that provides dental services primarily to

individuals who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the

human immunodeficiency virus.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.004. EMPLOYMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. A dentist

licensed by the board may be employed by or contract with a

governmental entity that provides dental services under federal

or state law.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.


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OCCUPATIONS CODE

TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY

CHAPTER 260. OPERATION OF CERTAIN DENTAL PRACTICES

Sec. 260.001. EMPLOYMENT BY ESTATE OF DENTIST OR PERSON ACTING

FOR MENTALLY INCOMPETENT DENTIST. (a) This subtitle does not

prevent a person who is the administrator or executor of the

estate of a dentist or a person who is legally authorized to act

for a dentist adjudicated to be mentally incompetent from

employing a licensed dentist to:

(1) carry on the deceased or mentally incompetent dentist's

practice for a reasonable period, as determined by the board; or

(2) conclude the affairs of the practice, including the sale of

any assets.

(b) This subtitle does not prevent a licensed dentist from

working for a person described by Subsection (a) during the

administration of the estate or the period of incompetency.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.002. EMPLOYMENT BY CERTAIN NONPROFIT HEALTH

ORGANIZATIONS. (a) The board shall, on a form and under rules

adopted by the board, approve and certify a health organization

to contract with or employ dentists licensed by the board if the

organization, in its application to the board, presents

satisfactory proof to the board that the organization:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit

Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil

Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986

(26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under 42

U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section

1396d(l)(2)(B).

(b) A dentist providing dental services under Subsection (a)

shall provide those services free of charge or at a reduced fee

equal to the patient's ability to pay in strict compliance with

42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c.

(c) The board may refuse to approve or certify a health

organization that applies to the board under this section if the

board determines that the nonprofit corporation is established,

organized, or operated in violation of or with the intent to

circumvent this section.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.003. EMPLOYMENT BY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED

POPULATIONS. A dentist licensed by the board may be employed by

or contract with an organization if:

(1) the organization is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas

Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's

Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) the organization is:

(A) approved by the board as an organization that provides

services to underserved populations for no fee or a reduced fee;

or

(B) a clinic that provides dental services primarily to

individuals who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the

human immunodeficiency virus.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 260.004. EMPLOYMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. A dentist

licensed by the board may be employed by or contract with a

governmental entity that provides dental services under federal

or state law.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.


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