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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5	STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 107	DENTAL BOARD PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER B	PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS
RULE §107.104	Confidentiality of Investigations
ISSUE	09/27/2013
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Investigation files and other records are confidential, except board staff shall inform the license holder of the specific allegations against the license holder.

(b)No employee, agent, or member of the board may disclose confidential information except in the following circumstances:

(1)to another local, state or federal regulatory agency;

(2)to local, state or federal law enforcement agencies;

(3)to other persons if required during the course of the investigation;

(4)to other entities as required by law; and

(5)a person who has provided a statement may receive a copy of the statement.

(c)A final disciplinary action of the board is not excepted from public disclosure, including:

(1)the revocation or suspension of a license;

(2)the imposition of a fine on a licensee;

(3)the placement on probation with conditions of a licensee whose license has been suspended;

(4)the reprimand of a license holder; or

(5)the issuance of a warning letter to a licensee.

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 September 12, 2013

TRD-201303921

Julie Hildebrand

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: October 27, 2013

For further information, please call: (512) 475-0989

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