Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 108PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER EBUSINESS PROMOTION
RULE §108.74Call Coverage Agreements
ISSUE 12/24/2021
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth minimum requirements relating to a dentist's provision of call coverage services for another dentist's established patients.

 (b)Scope. This rule applies to all dentists providing call coverage in Texas, regardless of the nature and scope of technology being used to provide care to patients through the call coverage relationship.

(c)Dentists may provide dental services through a call coverage agreement (CCA) to established patients of another dentist. The CCA may be oral or written.

 (d)The covering dentist must provide to the patient's dentist of record who is a party to the CCA a report about the dental intervention or advice provided. The parties to the CCA can determine the timing and method in which the report is provided and who should receive the report.

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 December 11, 2021

TRD-202105002

Lauren Studdard

General Counsel

State Board of Dental Examiners

Effective date: December 31, 2021

Proposal publication date: October 15, 2021

For further information, please call: (512) 305-8910

 

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