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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5	STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 108	PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER A	PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
RULE §108.6	Report of Patient Death or Injury Requiring Hospitalization
ISSUE	06/13/2014
ACTION	Proposed
Rule Withdrawn:	12/15/2014

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)A dentist must submit an official form [~~a written report~~] to the SBDE as provided in this subsection [~~below~~]:

(1)The death of a dental patient which may have occurred as a consequence of the receipt of dental services from the reporting dentist must be reported within 72 hours of the death, or such time as the dentist becomes aware or reasonably should have become aware of the death; or

(2)The hospitalization of a dental patient, as a possible consequence of receiving dental services from the reporting dentist, must be reported within 30 days of the hospitalization or such time as the dentist becomes aware of or reasonably should have become aware of the hospitalization. For purposes of this section, "hospitalization" shall be defined as an examination at a hospital or emergency medical facility that results in emergency room treatment or an in-patient admission for the purpose(s) of treatment and/or monitoring. Hospitalization does not include the scheduled treatment of a dental patient in a hospital.

(b)[~~(3)~~] In the evaluation of sedation/anesthesia morbidity or mortality, the SBDE shall consider the standard of care necessary to be that applicable to the patient's state of consciousness during the procedure.

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 June 2, 2014

TRD-201402570

Sarah Carnes-Lemp

General Counsel

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: July 13, 2014

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

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