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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 114EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL--DENTAL ASSISTANTS
RULE §114.11Exemption
ISSUE 05/07/2004
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)A dental assistant will not be considered to be positioning, exposing, or otherwise making dental x-rays if the dental assistant only performs radiological procedures:

  (1)In the course of training or for other educational purposes; and,

  (2)Is at all times under the direct supervision of the employer dentist.

(b)A dental assistant performing radiological procedures under this section in the course of on-the-job training may only do so for a period of 180 days.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 21, 2004

TRD-200402657

Bobby D. Schmidt, M.Ed.

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 6, 2004

For further information, please call: (512) 475-0972

 

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