{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-258.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 258.103","heading":"HOLDER OF PRIVILEGE.","body":"(a) The patient is the holder of the privilege.\n(b) The following persons may claim the privilege on the patient's behalf:\n(1) a person authorized to act on the patient's behalf;\n(2) a dentist acting on the patient's behalf; and\n(3) an agent or employee of a person listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).\n(c) A person's authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.086(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 258. PRACTICE BY DENTIST","SUBCHAPTER C. DENTAL PRIVILEGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.258.htm#258.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"e1a53d3bc70ee0b12fcff2f148c7a0062786de9811b44f0ea4b1d4476e1c6c06","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-258.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-258.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}