| (a) Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle D, 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) Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle D, does
not prevent a licensed dentist from working for a person described
by subsection (a) of this section during the administration of the
estate or the period of incompetency.
(c) For purposes of subsection (a)(1) of this section,
"reasonable period" means a period of no more than twelve (12) months
from the date of the dentist's death or the date the dentist is lawfully
determined to be mentally incompetent, whichever is applicable.
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