The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts this amendment to 22 TAC §108.7, concerning the minimum standard of care. This amendment removes the requirements pertaining to the minimum standards for safe practice during the COVID-19 pandemic because the Board’s emergency rule pertaining to the pandemic has since expired on June 18, 2021. This amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 9, 2021, issue of the Texas Register (46 TexReg 4075), and will not be republished.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the 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.