The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts this amendment to 22 TAC §102.1, concerning fees. This amendment will increase certain fees to account for the agency changing to biennial renewals for dental licensure. This amendment will correct the fee as it pertains to patient protection and the Texas.gov internet portal. This amendment will reduce the fee collected for the prescription monitoring program. This amendment will add a late fee for the nitrous oxide monitoring fee and remove the nitrous oxide monitoring fee duplicate certificate fee. This amendment will increase the fee for peer assistance to the maximum amount allowed under §467.0041 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and remove the fee from the rule. This amendment is adopted with no changes to the proposed text as published in the July 24, 2020, issue of the Texas Register (45 TexReg 5084), and will not be republished.

The Board received no written comments regarding this amendment.

This rule is adopted under Texas Occupations Code §254.001(a), which gives the Board authority to adopt rules necessary to perform its duties and ensure compliance with state laws relating to the practice of dentistry to protect the public health and safety.