{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-73.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 73.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Business support services\" means business, management, consulting, or administrative services, facilities, or staff provided for a dentist, including:\n(A) office space, furnishings, and equipment;\n(B) staff employed by the dental support organization;\n(C) regulatory compliance;\n(D) inventory or supplies, including dental equipment and supplies;\n(E) information systems;\n(F) marketing and advertising;\n(G) financial services;\n(H) accounting, bookkeeping, or monitoring or payment of accounts receivable;\n(I) payroll or benefits administration;\n(J) billing and collection for services and products;\n(K) reporting and payment of federal or state taxes;\n(L) administration of interest expense or indebtedness incurred to finance the operation of a business; or\n(M) insurance services.\n(2) \"Dental support organization\" means an entity that, under an agreement, provides two or more business support services to a dentist.\n(3) \"Dentist\" means an individual licensed to practice dentistry in this state.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 603 (S.B. 519), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 73. REGISTRATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.73.htm#73.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"c3ce4cf69ad47c3c4c421443b3aaa065a2b8dfa176ff3fbcb6c0145621e23c2d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-72.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-73.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}