Tex. Occ. Code § 258.101 · Subchapter C. DENTAL PRIVILEGE
DEFINITIONS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Dental record" means dental information about a patient:
(A) created or maintained by a dentist; and
(B) relating to the history or treatment of the patient.
(2) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry.
(3) "Patient" means a person who consults with a dentist to receive dental care.
(4) "Privilege" means the confidentiality privilege created by this subchapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.086(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.258.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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