(a)The Board, pursuant to the Occupations Code, Chapter
257, §257.001, Texas Civil Statutes has established a staggered
license registration system comprised of initial dental license registration
periods followed by biennial [annual] registrations
(i.e., renewals).
(b)The initial, staggered dental license registration
periods will range from 18 [6] months to 30 [
17] months. The length of the initial license registration period
will be determined by [according to] the licensee's
birth month, but will be no less than 18 months. The expiration
of the initial license will be based on the licensee's birth month.
Initial dental license fees will be prorated according to the number
of months of the initial license period.
(c)Prior to the expiration date of the initial dental
license registration period, a license renewal notice will be mailed
to all dental licensees who have that expiration date.
(d)A license registration expired for one year or
more may not be renewed.
(e)An initial license expires on the 30th day after
the date the license is issued if the holder of the license fails
to pay the required license fee on or before that date.
(f)In conjunction with the license renewal, the licensee
must provide any information requested by the Board pursuant to §254.019(b)
of the Dental Practice Act. If a licensee fails to comply with this
subsection, then the licensee is subject to disciplinary action, which
includes administrative fines and public disciplinary sanctions.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 26, 2018
TRD-201800811 Tyler Vance
Interim Executive
Director
State Board of Dental Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 8, 2018
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0977
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