Sec. 262.152. PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED DUTIES


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  • Except as provided by Section 262.1515, a dental hygienist shall practice dental hygiene:

    (1) in the dental office of a supervising dentist licensed by the board; or

    (2) in an alternate setting, including a nursing home, the patient's home, a school, a hospital, a state institution, a public health clinic, or another institution, under the supervision of a supervising dentist.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.091(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 270 , Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.