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Tex. Labor Code § 408.0044: REVIEW OF DENTAL SERVICES.
Where this section sits in the code
- LABOR CODE
- TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
- CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
- SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) This section applies to a dentist who performs dental services under this title as:
(1) a doctor performing peer review of dental services;
(2) a doctor performing a utilization review of a dental service provided to an injured employee;
(3) a doctor performing an independent review of a dental service provided to an injured employee; or
(4) a doctor performing a required dental examination.
(b) A person described by Subsection (a) who reviews a dental service provided in conjunction with a specific workers' compensation case must be licensed to practice dentistry.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1218 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.
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