Bill > HB1742

This bill relates to the practice of dentistry and the provision of teledentistry dental services. The key provisions are: 1. It amends the definition of "teledentistry dental service" in the Occupations Code to mean a health care service delivered by a dentist or health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a dentist to a patient at a different physical location using telecommunications or information technology. 2. It requires the State Board of Dental Examiners and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to jointly adopt rules regarding the determination of a valid prescription in accordance with the requirements for establishing a practitioner-patient relationship through teledentistry dental services. 3. It prohibits dentists from prescribing controlled substances to patients as a teledentistry dental service and requires dentists who provide teledentistry dental services for an acute dental condition to follow up with the patient within six weeks. 4. It requires Medicaid to provide reimbursement for teledentistry dental services provided by dentists licensed in Texas at the same rate as in-person dental services. 5. It also adds provisions related to the practice of dentistry and delegation of duties through teledentistry dental services in the Occupations Code and Government Code.

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