{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-254.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 254.003","heading":"RULES REGARDING INFECTION CONTROL.","body":"The board shall investigate infection control in the dental profession and may adopt and enforce rules to control the spread of infection in the practice of dentistry as necessary to protect the public health and safety.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 254. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.254.htm#254.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7ee20390baf998b6f5d2a1f0c7d2f4c843952cd51a83d82b5a5af10ba5ff1049","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-254.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-254.0035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}