{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 256.052","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"A person may not practice or offer to practice dental hygiene in this state unless the person is licensed 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#256.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7c64588fcbf50433d36e89d826287eb9091f92597c0d479169931803468d7505","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}