| (a) The executive director of the Texas State Board
of Dental Examiners must authorize a qualified military spouse to
perform delegated permitted duties as a dental assistant in Texas
without obtaining a registration in accordance with §55.0041(a),
Texas Occupations Code. This authorization to perform delegated permitted
duties is valid during the time the military service member to whom
the military spouse is married is stationed at a military installation
in Texas, but is not to exceed three years.
(b) In order to receive authorization to perform delegated
permitted duties the military spouse must:
(1) hold an active registration to perform delegated
permitted duties as a dental assistant in another state, territory,
Canadian province, or country that:
(A) has registration requirements that are determined
by the board to be substantially equivalent to the requirements for
registration in Texas; and
(B) is not subject to any restriction, disciplinary
order, probation, or investigation;
(2) notify the board of the military spouse's intent
to perform delegated permitted duties in Texas on a form prescribed
by the board; and
(3) submit proof of the military spouse's residency
in this state, a copy of the spouse's military identification card,
and proof of the military member's status as an active duty military
service member as defined by §437.001(1), Texas Government Code
(relating to Definitions).
(c) While authorized to perform delegated permitted
duties as a dental assistant in Texas, the military spouse shall comply
with all other laws and regulations applicable to the practice of
dentistry in Texas.
(d) Once the board receives the form containing notice
of a military spouse's intent to perform delegated permitted duties
in Texas, the board shall verify whether the military spouse's dental
assistant registration in another state, territory, Canadian province,
or country is active and in good standing. Additionally, the board
shall determine whether the registration requirements in that jurisdiction
are substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration
in Texas.
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