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Tex. Lab. Code § 408.0044

REVIEW OF DENTAL SERVICES

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1218 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 1, eff

(a) This section applies to a dentist who performs dental services under this title as:

(1) a doctor performing peer review of dental services;

(2) a doctor performing a utilization review of a dental service provided to an injured employee;

(3) a doctor performing an independent review of a dental service provided to an injured employee; or

(4) a doctor performing a required dental examination.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a) who reviews a dental service provided in conjunction with a specific workers' compensation case must be licensed to practice dentistry.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.