(a)Effective October 1, 2020, [September
1, 2019] the Board has established the following reasonable
and necessary fees for the administration of its function. Upon initial
licensure or registration, and at each renewal, the fees provided
in subsections (b) - (d) of this section shall be due and payable
to the Board.
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(b)Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §554.006,
the Board shall assess a reasonable and necessary fee on dental licensure
and renewal sufficient to permit the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
to operate the prescription monitoring program described by Texas
Health and Safety Code §§481.075, 481.076, and 481.0761.
The Board shall assess the fee in accordance with the General Appropriations
Act for the respective biennium applicable for the licensure or renewal
period, and in compliance with any other applicable Texas law.
(c)Pursuant to Texas Government Code §2054.252,
the Board shall assess a reasonable and necessary fee on all licensure/registration
and renewal types sufficient to cover the cost of subscription fees
to permit the Texas Department of Information Resources to implement
the state internet portal Texas.gov. The Board shall assess the fee
in accordance with Texas Department of Information Resources approved
fee rates, and in compliance with any other applicable Texas law.
(d)Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §254.010(b)(3),
the Board shall assess a reasonable and necessary fee on dental, dental
hygiene, and registered dental assistant licensure/registration and
renewal types sufficient to permit the monitoring of disciplinary
action taken against license and registration holders through reports
filed with the National Practitioner Data Bank. The Board shall assess
the fee in accordance with the approved fees announced by the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services for query and monitoring
of practitioners.
(e)The Board shall make available a list of all applicable
fees under subsections (a) - (d) of this section to licensees and
registrants on the public website of the Board, and shall provide
a list of applicable fees upon written request. The Board shall provide
a statement of due and payable fees to each licensee and registrant
in advance of the applicable renewal period for license or registration
renewal.
(f)Failure to timely renew a license or registration
may subject the licensee or registrant to disciplinary action for
practice with an expired license or registration, in addition to any
late fees assessed by the Board for renewal of a license. For purposes
of Board action, continuing to practice with an expired license or
registration in excess of one hundred eighty days past the renewal
date of the license or registration shall represent grounds for disciplinary
action absent good cause shown by the licensee or registrant for failure
to timely renew.
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 July 7, 2020
TRD-202002795 Casey Nichols
General Counsel
State Board of Dental Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: August 23, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 305-9380
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