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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	12/06/2013
ACTION	Final/Adopted

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.

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 November 20, 2013

TRD-201305375

Julie Hildebrand

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Effective date: December 10, 2013

Proposal publication date: September 27, 2013

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

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