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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to testimony by members and former members of the State |
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Board of Dental 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) A member or former |
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member of the board may not express an oral or written opinion or |
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serve as an expert witness in a suit involving a health care |
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liability claim against a person licensed or registered under this |
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subtitle [dentist] for injury to or death of a patient or for a |
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violation of the standard of care or the commission of malpractice |
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[unless the member receives approval from the board or an executive
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committee of the board to serve as an expert witness]. |
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(b) This section applies to a former member of the board |
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until the second anniversary of the date the member's term expires |
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or the member resigns from the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |