Tex. Occupations Code § 258.051
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 258.051, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 258.051. DENTIST RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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