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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to testimony by members of the State Board of Dental |
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Examiners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.018, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.018. [EXPERT] TESTIMONY. A member of the board may |
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not express an oral or written opinion or serve as an expert witness |
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in a suit involving a health care liability claim against a person |
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licensed or registered under this subtitle [dentist] for injury to |
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or death of a patient or for a violation of the standard of care or |
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the commission of malpractice [unless the member receives approval
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from the board or an executive committee of the board to serve as an
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expert witness]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |