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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	07/20/2001
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

A dentist must submit a written report to the Board as provided 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;

(2)An injury to a dental patient requiring admission to a hospital, as a possible consequence of receiving dental services from the reporting dentist must be reported within 30 days of the injury.

(3)In the evaluation of sedation/anesthesia morbidity or mortality, the State Board of Dental Examiners shall consider the standard of care necessary to be that applicable to the patient's state of consciousness during the procedure. [The receipt of the report shall not be considered in the nature of a complaint unless the Enforcement Committee determines that the circumstances surrounding the patient death or injury should be investigated by the Board.]

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 July 9, 2001

TRD-200103899

Jeffry R. Hill

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: August 19, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 463-6400

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