Tex. Health & Safety Code § 242.157 · Subchapter F. MEDICAL, NURSING, AND DENTAL SERVICES OTHER THAN ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
DENTAL EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall require that each resident of an institution or the resident's custodian be asked at least once each year if the resident desires a dental examination and possible treatment at the resident's own expense.
(b) Each institution shall be encouraged to use all reasonable efforts to arrange for a dental examination for each resident who desires one.
(c) The institution is not liable for any costs relating to a dental examination under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm
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