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Tex. Occ. Code § 258.051

DENTIST RECORDS

Known as the Dental Practice Act

The act spans §§ 251–267 (231 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The records of a diagnosis made and treatment performed for and on a dental patient are the property of the dentist performing the dental service.

(b) A dentist's records may not be sold, pledged as collateral, or transferred to any person other than the patient unless the transfer is made in compliance with Subchapter C and board rules.

(c) This section does not prevent the voluntary submission of records to an insurance company to determine benefits when consent for the disclosure has been granted under Section 258.104.

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