Texas Register Table of Contents
State Board of Dental Examiners
Adopted Rules
Baseless or unfounded complaints
The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts new rule 22 TAC §107.110, concerning baseless or unfounded complaints. The purpose of this rule is to create the structure for dismissal of baseless or unfounded complaints as required by Texas Occupations Code §263.0074. Adoption of this rule is a requirement of Senate Bill 313 of the 85th Legislature. This new rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 5, 2019, issue of the Texas Register (44 TexReg 1635) and will not be republished.
State Board of Dental Examiners
Adopted Rules
Professional conduct/Professional responsibility
The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts an amendment to 22 TAC §108.14, concerning pediatric and special needs case management and protective stabilization. This amendment to the existing rule updates and clarifies the applicability of the rule in light of changes to the guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and stakeholder comment received by the Board during the rulemaking process. This rule is being adopted as a result of a petition for rulemaking filed with the Board by the Texas Dental Association. This amendment is adopted with no changes to the proposed text as published in the April 5, 2019, issue of the Texas Register (44 TexReg 1636). The rule will not be republished.
State Board of Dental Examiners
Adopted Rules
Sedation and anesthesia of pediatric patients
The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts an amendment to 22 TAC §110.17, concerning sedation/anesthesia of pediatric patients. This amendment to the existing rule clarifies to permit holders and Board staff the requirements for training related to observation of live cases and high-fidelity sedation simulator cases.
State Board of Dental Examiners
In Addition
Disciplinary matrix
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners’ (Board) Disciplinary Matrix was developed to outline Board policy when the Board takes public action in accordance with the Dental Practice Act (Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 251 – 267) and Board rules (22 Texas Administrative Code Chapters 100 – 125). The matrix also provides licensees, attorneys, the public and Administrative Law Judges ready access to the Board’s enforcement policies. Further, the matrix is intended to maintain flexibility in determining the most appropriate sanction for each violation and allows the Board to take into account aggravating and mitigating factors (i.e., the licensee’s compliance history, the seriousness of the violation, the threat to the public health and safety, etc.) when determining sanctions.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
In Addition
Public Notice – Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance Amendment, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act
The purpose of the amendment is to remove recent revisions to the inflation projection methodology for the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICF/IID) and to the nursing wage inflation methodology, which affect ICF/IID programs. The proposed amendment reflects HHSC’s decision to not use the revised methodology for the nurse inflator calculations at this time.