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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 108PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER APROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
RULE §108.8Records of the Dentist
ISSUE 03/28/2014
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)(No change.)

 (b)A Texas dental licensee practicing dentistry in Texas shall make, maintain, and keep adequate records of the diagnoses made and the treatments performed for and upon each dental patient for reference, identification, and protection of the patient and the dentist. Records shall be kept for a period of not less than five years from the last date of treatment by the dentist. If a patient was younger than 18 years of age when last treated by the dentist, the records shall be maintained by the dentist until the patient reaches age 21 or for five years from the date of last treatment, whichever is longer. Dentists shall retain records for a longer period of time when mandated by other federal or state statute or regulation. Records must include documentation of the following:

  (1)Patients name;

   (2)Date of visit;

   (3)Reason for visit;

   (4)Vital signs, including but not limited to blood pressure and heart rate when applicable in accordance with §108.7 of this title.

   (5)If not recorded, an explanation why vital signs were not obtained.

 (c) - (g)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 13, 2014

TRD-201401157

Sarah Carnes-Lemp

General Counsel

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: April 27, 2014

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

 

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