Section 256.1017 - Military Limited Volunteer License(a) The board shall adopt rules relating to the issuance of a military limited volunteer license under this section.(b) The board may issue a military limited volunteer license to practice dentistry to a dentist or a military limited volunteer license to practice dental hygiene to a dental hygienist who:(1) is licensed and in good standing, or was licensed and retired in good standing, as a dentist or dental hygienist in another state;(2) is or was authorized as a dentist or dental hygienist to treat personnel enlisted in a branch of the United States armed forces or veterans; and(3) meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:(1) holds a dental or dental hygienist license that:(A) is currently under active investigation; or(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction;(2) holds a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that: (A) is currently under active investigation; or(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or(3) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of: (B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.(d) A dentist or dental hygienist may practice dentistry or dental hygiene under a license issued under this section only at a clinic that primarily treats indigent patients. The dentist or dental hygienist may not receive compensation for dental or dental hygiene services rendered at the clinic.(e) A military limited volunteer license holder is subject to board rules, including rules regarding disciplinary action, license registration and renewal, and continuing education.Tex. Occ. Code § 256.1017
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 270,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.