Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 73.001
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 73.001, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 73.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Business support services" means business, management, consulting, or administrative services, facilities, or staff provided for a dentist, including:
(A) office space, furnishings, and equipment;
(B) staff employed by the dental support organization;
(C) regulatory compliance;
(D) inventory or supplies, including dental equipment and supplies;
(E) information systems;
(F) marketing and advertising;
(G) financial services;
(H) accounting, bookkeeping, or monitoring or payment of accounts receivable;
(I) payroll or benefits administration;
(J) billing and collection for services and products;
(K) reporting and payment of federal or state taxes;
(L) administration of interest expense or indebtedness incurred to finance the operation of a business; or
(M) insurance services.
(2) "Dental support organization" means an entity that, under an agreement, provides two or more business support services to a dentist.
(3) "Dentist" means an individual licensed to practice dentistry in this state.
(1) "Business support services" means business, management, consulting, or administrative services, facilities, or staff provided for a dentist, including:
(A) office space, furnishings, and equipment;
(B) staff employed by the dental support organization;
(C) regulatory compliance;
(D) inventory or supplies, including dental equipment and supplies;
(E) information systems;
(F) marketing and advertising;
(G) financial services;
(H) accounting, bookkeeping, or monitoring or payment of accounts receivable;
(I) payroll or benefits administration;
(J) billing and collection for services and products;
(K) reporting and payment of federal or state taxes;
(L) administration of interest expense or indebtedness incurred to finance the operation of a business; or
(M) insurance services.
(2) "Dental support organization" means an entity that, under an agreement, provides two or more business support services to a dentist.
(3) "Dentist" means an individual licensed to practice dentistry in this state.
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