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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 111STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
RULE §111.4Prescription Monitoring by the Board
ISSUE 03/09/2018
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)The Board shall promulgate specific guidelines for dentists for the responsible prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.

 (b)The Board shall periodically access a dentist's prescription information through the Prescription Monitoring Program to determine whether they are engaging in potentially harmful prescribing patterns or practices. This determination will be based on:

  (1)the number of times a dentist prescribes opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol; and

  (2)patterns of prescribing combinations of those drugs and other dangerous combinations identified by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

 (c)The Board shall notify a dentist if the agency discovers that the dentist may be engaging in potentially harmful prescribing patterns or practices.

(d)The Board may open a complaint against a dentist if the agency finds evidence during a periodic check that the dentist is engaging in conduct that violates any laws or rules related to the practice of dentistry.

 (e)This rule is effective on September 1, 2019, in accordance with H.B. 2561 of the 85th Texas Legislature.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 26, 2018

TRD-201800822

Tyler Vance

Interim Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Effective date: March 18, 2018

Proposal publication date: October 13, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 475-0977

 

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