{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 256.051","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"dental hygienist\" means a person who practices dental hygiene under a license issued under this chapter.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 256. LICENSING OF DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS","SUBCHAPTER B. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO DENTAL HYGIENIST"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.256.htm#256.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"916205873987b86760e4569f8adceb8faf5ed7469dfd8deecef63299bf63241c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}