Text of section effective on April 02, 2015

1. (a) Except as provided by this section, the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is subject to Section 467.004.
2. (b) The board may add a surcharge of not more than $10 to its license or license renewal fee to fund an approved peer assistance program.
3. (c) The board may collect a fee of not more than $50 each month from a participant in an approved peer assistance program. Fees collected under this subsection shall be remitted to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the dental registration account.
4. (d) Subject to the General Appropriations Act, the board may use the fees and surcharges collected under this section and fines collected in the enforcement of Chapter 9, Title 71, Revised Statutes, and that are deposited in the dental registration account, to fund an approved program and to pay the administrative costs incurred by the board that are related to the program.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 195, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 19, eff. Feb. 6, 1995;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 493, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1314, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch; 1423, Sec. 10.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.