{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-262.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 262.152","heading":"PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED DUTIES.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 262.1515, a dental hygienist shall practice dental hygiene:\n(1) in the dental office of a supervising dentist licensed by the board; or\n(2) in an alternate setting, including a nursing home, the patient's home, a school, a hospital, a state institution, a public health clinic, or another institution, under the supervision of a supervising dentist.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a dental hygienist who practices dental hygiene as a teledentistry dental service, as defined by Section 111.001, is practicing in an alternate setting in compliance with Subsection (a)(2).\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.091(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 270 (S.B. 97), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 262. REGULATION OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS","SUBCHAPTER D. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.262.htm#262.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"df5c4e1961d643c438c9e90591bf0560900d813369e64a73b1ace1299a6a4f2e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-262.1515","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-262.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}