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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to repealing certain provisions relating to dental support |
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organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.019(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The board shall collect the following information from |
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dentists licensed by the board in conjunction with the issuance and |
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renewal of each dental license: |
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(1) the number and type of dentists employed by the |
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license holder, if any; |
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(2) the name under which the license holder provides |
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dental services and each location at which those services are |
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provided by that license holder; and |
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(3) whether the license holder is a participating |
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provider under the Medicaid program operated under Chapter 32, |
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Human Resources Code, or the child health plan program operated |
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under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code[; |
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[(4) whether the license holder contracts or enters |
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into an agreement for business support services with a dental |
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support organization and, if so, the name and address of the dental |
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support organization; |
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[(5) whether the license holder owns all or part of a |
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dental support organization and, if so, the name and address of the |
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dental support organization and of each dental office at which the |
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dental support organization provides services to patients; |
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[(6) whether the license holder is a party to a dental |
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support agreement and, if so, the name and address of the dental |
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support organization that provides services under the agreement; |
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and |
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[(7) if the license holder owns all or part of a dental |
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support organization, whether the license holder's practice is a |
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party to a dental support agreement and, if so, the name and address |
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of the dental support organization that provides services under the |
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agreement]. |
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SECTION 2. The following laws are repealed: |
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(1) Chapter 73, Business & Commerce Code; and |
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(2) Sections 254.019(a) and (c), Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |