(a) This section applies to a dentist who performs dental services under this title as:
- (1) a doctor performing peer review of dental services;
- (2) a doctor performing a utilization review of a dental service provided to an injured employee;
- (3) a doctor performing an independent review of a dental service provided to an injured employee; or
- (4) a doctor performing a required dental examination.
- (b) A person described by Subsection (a) who reviews a dental service provided in conjunction with a specific workers' compensation case must be licensed to practice dentistry.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1218 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.